- Recipe: Singapore Chilli Crab
To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, Mr. Taste decided he would make me Singapore Chilli Crab for dinner.
There’s nothing that says ‘I love you’ better than seeing Mr. Taste wrestling a 1.2 kilo crab around the kitchen, trying to find a way for it to die a relatively painless death.
My mum used to cook [...]
- Recipe: Gingerbread Christmas Tree
I love seeing new recipes that take a fresh spin on an old classic. And who better to inspire me this Christmas season than the master of reinvention, Adriano Zumbo?
This month’s Gourmet Traveller magazine features a collection of Christmas themed recipes from Adriano Zumbo. The gingerbread christmas tree in particular wowed me and it was [...]
- An afternoon affair – High Tea at home
What better way to spend your Sunday than a High Tea brunch with your very best girls?
I always feel a little cheated paying $45 a head for High Tea. So I set out trying to recreate the special experience at home. I made all the staples the night before – scones, cupcakes, sandwiches and macarons, [...]
- Recipe: Chocolate Macarons with Chocolate Buttercream Filling
On a high after my first winning batch of macarons, I cracked four eggs and aged the egg whites over the work week in anticipation for a mega macaron making session on Friday night.
But when Friday rolled by, Mr. Taste spilt most of my egg whites over the kitchen counter when I was downstairs [...]
- Recipe: White Chocolate and Rosewater Macarons
Two dozen eggs, four packets of almond meal and a kilo of icing sugar later…. I finally made my first successful batch of macarons.
All in all, I tried three methods, six different recipes and read another 20 – and it was a recipe by Frosted Envy that gave me success. That’s not to say the [...]
- Recipe: White Chocolate and Rosewater Cupcakes
Our office decided to spend Melbourne Cup inside this year and we were each asked to bring in some afternoon tea. I immediately decided on cupcakes, a safe and reliable option after failing at four disastrous batches of macarons the weekend before.
With a simple vanilla cake bottom, the cupcakes have a deliciously light white chocolate [...]
- Recipe: Paw Paw Salad
The tantalising yet refreshing flavours of Paw Paw Salad is a specialty across South East Asia, with many variations – from the vibrant Vietnamese version topped with prawn and pork to the Laotian version which is intensely spicy.
I’ve seen Mr. Taste’s aunts prepare the Laotian version, which is heavily reliant on a mortar and pestle [...]
- Recipe: Three Cup Chicken
When I finished the HSC so many years ago, I took up a part time job waitressing at a local Chinese restaurant. The stint only lasted a few months, but offered me an insider’s look at how some Chinese staples are prepared. It was also during this time that I discovered Three Cup Chicken [...]
- Recipe: Lamingtons with Jam Filling
I woke up last Saturday realising I needed to use up the eggs in my fridge as they were a day away from expiring. So I decided to make a batch of Lamingtons with Jam Filling (which requires a whopping 6 eggs!). I can’t even remember the last time I had these, but boy did [...]
- Recipe: Layered Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Frosting
We celebrated birthdays with the parents this long weekend and I couldn’t find a better way to celebrate than dedicate Saturday to baking a big, indulgent birthday cake for my mum and father-in-law.
I’m always a little stumped when it comes to making a cake that everyone will love. What can I say, I’m a crowd [...]
