What’s the perfect meal for the start of a Melbourne Summer? Is it a refreshing green salad??? Nope! Maybe some prawns on the barbie? Wrong again! What about a… Soup? Correct! You guessed it, Or maybe not… But because this Melbourne summer feels more like a London Spring… Than a Melbourne

Tomato & basil is a match made in heaven… But that’s where this story ends! So let’s start with “Norma”! Pasta alla norma is the simple, Yet famous Italian pasta dish… That combines tomato, eggplant and pasta. Rumour has it, That the famous Italian writer… Nino Martoglio, Exclaimed “Norma”

Sunflowers… Vineyards… And rolling plains, Is how I imagine Tuscany. I’ve never been to what many claim is the home of the Italian Resistance… But from what I’ve seen on TV, The stories shared from friends who’ve visited, And from travel magazines that keep showcasing these iconic

When I think Chinese food… I think dumplings, stir-fries, Peking Duck &… Spring onion pancakes! That’s right… I rate the spring onion pancake amongst the top Chinese dishes I’ve ever tasted… And I’ve had a few! There’s something so comforting about the Chinese Spring Onion Pancake. Crispiness, Simplicity

When our eldest son started eating whole food He loved veggies. Pumpkin, broccoli, potato, zucchinis… Veggie soup, mashed veggies and boiled veggies. Then he turned 4 and things changed. Potatoes, corn and cucumber were the only “veggies” he ate for most of the next 6

Minestra is literally Italian for soup! And adding the suffix “one” on the end… Or big for those who are more comfortable in my native tongue… Gives you a “soup that’s big”! I’m sure many of you have enjoyed a big, bold, hearty &

We move away from the Mediterranean this week… And head to South America, Where the staple of that region, corn, Features in our recipe of the week… Corn fritters with avo salsa! Our corn is Aussie grown, In Bowen, North Queensland… And it’s sweet, firm & pops

At only 99c… Cauliflowers and leeks are as cheap as I’ve ever seen them this week! Quality is superb… They’re both locally grown, And I needed no convincing to put them together in this week’s recipe of the week! But cauli being cauli, And kinda like

A few months back, One of our best friends popped over for lunch. Nothing fancy, Just a casual catch up. Being casual… We thought we’d have some lovely homemade meat pies…. And given the footy was on… That’s just what we do when we’re watching at home

It was the first time I’d ever done it… But I remember it like it was yesterday! Mum had warned me against it… But I just couldn’t resist! It was a frosty winter’s morning in Melbourne… And it was cold, Really, really cold! I was in Year