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Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic 2012

January 16, 2012

In spite of looming clouds and a 90% chance of rain, 68 food bloggers braved the weather all the same to attend the annual Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic.

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Recipe: Vanilla Panna Cotta & Florentine Tuile (DBC Feb. 2011)

February 28, 2011

A return to the Daring Bakers Challenge with a very simple recipe of Vanilla Panna Cotta & Florentine Tuile.

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Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake

February 11, 2011

A recipe for strawberry shortcake; an effortless dessert made from inexpensive, readily available ingredients. The perfect thing for a Valentine’s Day dinner or afternoon tea with your girlfriends.

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Experiments in Dulce de Leche 2 – A Question of Time

January 14, 2011

Experiments in dulce de leche gets a revisit, this time investigating the question of cooking time and doneness.

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The Surreal Gourmets – Sydney Food Bloggers Christmas Picnic 2009

December 16, 2009

Imagine, if you will, the following scenario. It’s a wonderfully moderate Summer’s day with a nice, cool breeze. You make you way out to a park, perhaps to walk the dog. Before you, a large gathering of people (you estimate around fifty) are having what looks to be a picnic. Rugs laid out on the [...]

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To Lay an Egg – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2009

December 1, 2009

Ok, I’ll level with you. The little birds nest creation above looks nothing like what this month’s Daring Bakers challenge is meant to look like. This creation was born out of the need to improvise; part inspiration and desperation alike. This is in fact meant to be a reasonably well known Italian pastry. Can you [...]

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Apple Pie of My Eye – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2009

October 28, 2009

Macarons. Those delicate, and often mispronounced French pastries are a delight to the senses. Attractive round form, initially crisp texture that soon melts away to nothingness, not to mention the cornucopia of flavours limited only by ones imagination. So, it was with great delight that I found that my very first Daring Bakers Challenge would [...]

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