Here’s another cake from Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh’s SWEET. Instead of mini cakes with chocolate ganache I opted for one 6″ cake and kept it plain. This cake performs a balancing act between hazelnut cake and baked ricotta cake. With little dots of dark chocolate throughout it’s dense, super moist and keeps incredibly well.…… Continue reading hazelnut, ricotta and chocolate cake
mexican brunch
We love our lazy late breakfast or brunch. And Mexican food is the perfect way to wake up your tastebuds. Finely chop 1 onion, 1 red pepper, 1 chorizo and 1 fresh chilli and fry them in a little oil until the onions are translucent and soft. Add a drained can of kidney beans, some…… Continue reading mexican brunch
cooking in the fire
It’s winter here and when the wood-burning stove is going we take the opportunity to use it for cooking. Sadly, the previous owners who installed the stove didn’t buy one with a stovetop but cooking in coals is an age-old method and seasoned cast iron camp ovens (Dutch ovens) have been used for hundreds of…… Continue reading cooking in the fire
Milk Bar
Being an Australian, I grew up with the Milk Bar – our version of a corner store. They were the place to go for a milkshake and would sell lollies (candy) by the piece. Now there’s a new kind of Milk Bar – a chain of dessert and bakery restaurants in the U.S. Christina Tosi…… Continue reading Milk Bar
New York casual and fast food
Here are a few more New York foods served in a less formal setting. Definitely worth trying, though. Barney Greengrass has been around since 1908 and since their window says ‘The Sturgeon King’, that’s what we decided to try. Absolutely delicious both with scrambled eggs and onions and served with a bagel, cream cheese, tomato, onion and pickle.…… Continue reading New York casual and fast food
New York
I’m back in New York with the luxury of time – time to try some more wonderful food! Here are just a few of the stand-out establishments: Balaboosta (a Yiddish term that means the perfect housewife and mother) is a modern Israeli restaurant by chef/owner Eidnat Admony. On the menu are Mediterranean dishes packed full of…… Continue reading New York
salmon in Canada
You can’t avoid salmon if you travel to Canada, especially in a coastal community like Gibson’s in British Columbia where we spent 2 fabulous weeks. There are six varieties of Pacific salmon – Pink, Sockeye, Coho, Chum, Chinook and Steelhead. While in Gibson’s we visited a salmon hatchery and learnt about the salmon life cycle. This…… Continue reading salmon in Canada
pie
While in Pittsburgh I took part in a cooking and baking day. We all cooked food that we had grown up with which resulted in a delicious array of savoury and sweet dishes from Australia and the US. The final dish was the star – a blueberry pie made by Jon. Pie is the quintessential American…… Continue reading pie
Pittsburgh
Still travelling – this time in Pittsburgh. Here’s a little taste of some of the food. Amazingly delicious ribs from Fine Smoke at the 2018 Heinz Field RibFest; Tacos with grilled shrimp, rice and beans, guacamole, pineapple and black beans on the side from Bea Taco Town; KFC (Korean fried chicken) with a wasabi and honey dipping sauce,…… Continue reading Pittsburgh
dumplings
New York’s second-largest Chinatown in Flushing, Queens, is worth a visit. It really feels like you’ve been transported to China. We headed for the Golden Shopping Mall, home of Xi’an Famous Foods, where we intended to try Xi’an noodles. But the call of dumplings was too strong and I have to say they were some of…… Continue reading dumplings
michelle picker cooks 