Throughout the history of cooking, there has been one essential tool in the hand of every chef – the knife. Without it, we couldn’t cut through meat or vegetables to get them down to the right size for cooking and eating. Continue reading
Did you know that popcorn has been around since 4700 BCE? Popcorn sure has a long history, with the knowledge of it having spread north from Guatemala to the Native Americans, who then taught the practice of making popcorn to the English in the 16th century. Continue reading
A lot of you may not know who Adriano Zumbo is; he’s a very famous patissier here in Sydney. He’s been featured on MasterChef Australia where contestants had to bake and prepare his wild desserts Continue reading
Pie is one of those special foods that always makes me remember my family, my grandma particularly. She is the queen of pies and always serves up a banquet of them at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Continue reading
If you’re browsing recipes online for cupcakes or cakes, chances are you’ll come across a handful or cupcake pops or cake pops. They are so “in” these days and everyone is doing it! Continue reading
What better occasion to get back into the blogging spirit than Valentine’s Day! Kitchenware Direct has kindly sent me some more products to review and I decided to do a Valentine’s Day theme. Continue reading
As a child, one looks forward to many events throughout the year – birthdays, Easter, Christmas, to name a few. I looked forward to all of those myself! Continue reading
I’ll be the first person to admit that I do not like being outside. I hate bugs, I hate dirt, I’m not even a real big fan of being in the sun. Continue reading
I love chocolate so much. I love white, milk, semisweet, bittersweet, dark, I just love it all. For me, chocolate is a food to slowly enjoy, to eat little bits at a time, to hide away so no one else will steal it from me, Continue reading
I love to be in the kitchen mixing and baking; there isn’t really anywhere else I’d like to be. I’ve stated before that I prefer baking over cooking and this is probably because I don’t like all the prep work that cooking involves, namely chopping vegetables! Continue reading