Quiche or Pie?

Dish of the Week: Asparagus, Leek and Gruyere Quiche

Hi, 
Australians love their pies and I have never seen them come in so many shapes and forms as they have down here. They will even go as far as putting up slogans outside their cafe's claiming to have the best or biggest pie on offer in Australia, some have the right to claim this whilst others perhaps should have thought twice before boasting something they simply cannot deliver on. 

Vanilla Flavoured Icy Poles

Hi, 
I sincerely apologies for the silence on my blog the past month, I have been travelling for work, hence not much cooking done by me the past four weeks. Before I went on my overseas trip, Sydney was still bathing in sunshine and enjoying nice temperatures, but after my return autumn seems to have kicked in. I started working on today's blog post before going away, therefore it has more of a summer theme than being inspired by autumn..

Home Made Icy Poles

Hey, 

The weather in Sydney has been absolutely beautiful the past weeks, and with the temperatures in the low- mid thirties I have been craving something cold and refreshing. I often find that the ice creams and icy poles available in the shops are too full of sugar and artificial colouring so I decided to make my own.

Breakfast with a twist!

Dish of the Week: Poached Eggs in Chorizo and Bean Salsa

Hello and Happy New Year!
I hope 2011 has been treating you well so far, and that you are ready for some new recipes. Whilst away on my overseas holiday, I have been indulging in good food and exploring different style of cuisines. Funnily enough when we were travelling we discovered that often the hardest meal to find and get right was the first meal of the day- namely breakfast. This was particularly hard in Singapore, where they don't seem to have the same strong tradition for eating breakfast out as Australians. After asking some locals for tips though, we discovered Wild Honey in Orchard Road, and boy did they make good breakfasts. The menu is quite international, and the dish that I am making today is my attempt to replicate their Tunisian breakfast option. Link to Wild Honey: http://www.wildhoney.com.sg/10/index.htm#b

Christmas Traditions- Family Breakfast

Hey,
Generally Norwegian families will have a sit down family breakfast during weekends, and more frequently during Christmas. Bread is an important part of the Norwegian diet, and we grow up having bread for breakfast, lunch and what we call Norwegian supper. For this reason Norway has a wide range of toppings to put on their bread, such as shrimp salad, liver pate and brown cheese to name a few.During Christmas we also have a few seasonal toppings that we 'only' eat during Christmas, such as a particluar type of herring, 'julesylte' (pressed pork) and 'syltelabb' (boiled pigs feet) . There is nothing better than having a big breakfast spread, sitting around the table with your family and eating breakfast together. Hence I decided to share a roll recipe today, and show you how Christmas breakfast is served in Norway. We were so lucky we had lots of snow that fell overnight, hence it really put us in the festive season listening to Christmas carols whilst looking at the snowy landscape from the breakfast table.

Christmas Traditions - Lussekatter

Hey, 
I am so sorry that my blog has been so quiet the past three weeks, I have been busy at work preparing for a long holiday, and just arrived back in Norway last Friday. It's been great to be back home with family and friends, and there is nothing like a cold Norwegian winter to get in the Christmas spirit. Like any country Norway has its unique Christmas traditions, and the 13th of December is no exception, as we celebrate Saint Lucia Day. It is a big thing when you are a kid, and across all schools and kindergardens in Norway it is celebrated through some form of procession with children dressed in white clothes, and the procession is headed by one girl wearing a crown of candles (or lights) whilst others hold only one single candle each. Needless to say that every young girl in Norway wants to be selected to wear the crown, and I am still disappointed that I was never picked:)

Eating What's in Season...

Dish of the Week: Fettuccine with Asparagus, Broccoli and Smoked Speck

I always think it is good to eat what's in season, as you get to enjoy when it is at its best, most nutritional and affordable. Since it is spring in Australia asparagus and broccoli is in season, and I wanted to use these two vegetables in a dish that was subtle and easy to make, and where the vegetables were the centre pieces of the dish!