Hearty Minestrone
26.06.2011 This is my recipe for minestrone. Not too sure where I originally found the recipe but after years of cooking it, I think I have tweeked it to my version of it. It’s so easy and great for a...
View ArticleBarolo on Beaufort
08.07.2011 Celebrating Simone’s birthday, we all headed along with her family to Barolo for dinner. We’ve been to Barolo before but wasn’t impressed at that time. We were hoping this time around maybe...
View ArticleJohn’s Cream Chicken Fettuccine
10.07.2011 This is one of mine and my mum’s favourite dish that John’s made for us. And this dish is very close to my heart as it was one of the very first meal that John made for me. 11 years ago...
View ArticleGalileo Buona Cucina
20.07.2011 We have been looking forward to having dinner at Galileo for awhile now. We’ve had heard many of good things about the place. So off we went and shared the experience with Oscar and Jonita....
View ArticleSandy Bay Beach Wood Fired Pizza
12.09.2011 Our last night in Hobart and we were also catching up with my niece before we head to Melbourne tomorrow. Pizza was on my mind and my niece recommended Sandy Bay Beach Wood Fired Pizza. With...
View ArticleBrunetti
15.09.2011 After dinner, we headed down to the other side of Lygon St to meet Sharon, an old friend of mine. Brunetti was the place to be! I had heard of it but never been there. I was rather...
View ArticleCicciolina
16.09.2011 We are today at the end of our babymoon, how quickly did this week go by? We checked out of our hotel around 11 and decided to head into St Kilda for a wonder and find a place for lunch. St...
View ArticleRoast beetroot & goat’s cheese risotto with thyme dressing
25.09.2011 Back at home from our trip and back to cooking in our kitchen! Yay! I saw this recipe in October’s Delicious magazine that I wanted to try. Beetroot is one of my favourite vegetable and with...
View ArticleModo Mio
12.11.2011 How time files when you’re having fun. Stacy’s birthday has come around again quickly from our celebrations at Cantina last year. This year, we wanted to try Modo Mio and celebrate a...
View ArticlePrawn & roasted tomato spaghetti
04.12.2011 This is a recipe that John knocked up and it’s absolutely delicious. The sweetness from the prawns and tomatoes makes the dish special. I managed to find a punnet of a variety of different...
View ArticleDough Pizza
10.02.2012 Our first dinner out as a family and we had heard many good things about a new pizzeria in Northbridge called Dough so off we went to check it out. Set up by the same owners as Mela Indian...
View ArticleKappys Italian
17.04.2012 With the lovely mum-to-be Gabby’s birthday around the corner, the usual crew headed out for a quiet dinner celebrations at Kappys. In the tiny town of Guildford that embodies a personality...
View ArticleRigatoni with roasted cauliflower, saffron, currants, pine nuts and...
29.06.2012 This is an awesome recipe from my Karen Martini cookbook. The roasting of the cauliflower for this southern Italian-style pasta makes all the difference. It’s a terrific combination of...
View ArticleDa Paolo Bistro Bar
02.08.2012 Da Paolo Bistro Bar Firstly I would like to apologise for the lack of blogging lately. It’s been a crazy few months since returning from Singapore. So I’m taking us back to our trip to...
View ArticlePizzeria Mozza
10.08.2012 So we’re nearing the end of our holiday and I have made it a point with this trip that we had to try Pizzeria Mozza. This was the night and we shared this experience with my cousin and her...
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