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Dear Diary, Just needed to put it out there, that I am so inside-out-kinda-happy that my fantabulous camera has arrived.  This is a *good* thing, as it means my photos are now going to be A1 Schmicko! My 3rd child, delivered to me today is a Canon 5D Mark II with a 28-135mm lens and a little bit [...]

Duende 662 Newcastle Street, (cnr Carr Place) Leederville, WA Telephone: (08) 9228 0123 Lunch; 30th June 2012   As most of you know already, Spanish food brings out the frills in me, the hair comes down and the swirls and twirls begin.  Spanish cuisine is full of life and colour and history and deep, deep, flavours. [...]

Il Circolo 22 Angove St, North Perth Telephone: (08) 93287667                   How many times have I traipsed up and down Angove St in North Perth and walked right by Il Circolo? A nook of Little Italy, in…Little Italy. My…isn’t Angove St fast becoming a hub of all things [...]

Ok. Please don’t freak out about the quail.  Not everyone can debone a quail, and if that includes you…use chicken!  This dish was originally made very famous amongst the dinner party divas of the 70′s and 80′s after it reached its fame in the cookbook The Silver Palate.  I like taking things to another level, [...]

    Many people ask me… “So what did you cook to get into Masterchef?!” And I tell them, “Black Pasta”… and they go… “WHAT?!” The truth is, black pasta is a delicacy in Italy. The Sicilians claim it to be theirs…being on the coast and the Venetians swear it belongs to them. You even [...]

              This is silky smooth and very suave version of a standard chocolate pie…but it’s far more simpler than it looks! It’s one of my favourites and it’s a keeper. If you take a look at the way the meringue shell is made, it’s quite similar to a pavlova. If [...]

World Kitchen A Singing Chef Restaurant 42 Cobblestone Street, Bunbury Telephone: 08 9791 9700 I often go to the South West. I love the drive, and to end up in Margaret River is always a treat. This weekend I didn’t get so far south, but I did get to a restaurant I’d been meaning to [...]

Navelli is an area in Abruzzo, Italy, considered to be the world capital for high quality saffron. Most people know what saffron looks like. Most of us know it’s expensive but not all of know just why. It’s because saffron is harvested from the crocus flower, which blooms only in the Autumn months. In Navelli, [...]

  The beauty of this next dish is that you can make your own ravioli sheets… or you can do it the ‘smoke ‘n mirrors’ way… and use pre-made wonton wrappers. To be honest with you, I actually prefer to use the wonton wrappers, not even because it’s easier…but because it’s so delicately light, and [...]

Does this picture have your attention?  Good. Now I’m going to do a bait ‘n switch because this is not the cheesecake I’m about to share with you.  Mine is better. And I’m making this Corsican Lemon Cheesecake tomorrow for you, so I’ll be posting the photo on Tuesday. I love cheesecake. Achieving that dense [...]