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Warning. Do not read this post if hungry.
By PHOODIE Mickey and Minnie. T-shirts and shorts. The sun and the sea. What do all of these things have in common? They’re perfect pairs, that’s what! Just as some people were always meant to be together, so too were certain inanimate objects. Today I would like to write specifically about [read more]
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The 6 mistakes us mums make when talking to kids about food.
By PHOODIE We’ve had a few posts here on Mamamia about things we should and shouldn’t say to women, men, children, pregnant people, straight people, gay people, people who are suffering from illness, people with mental or physical disabilities and so on. And today I am writing about things we are not [read more]
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5 recipes using the 5 ingredients your pantry should never be without.
By PHOODIE By the end of the season of any reality TV cooking show, I always find myself getting annoyed at the overuse of certain phrases. “Plating up.”Pointy end of this culinary journey.” “Balance of flavours.” Just to give you a few examples. “Favourite key ingredient” is another one. The things is [read more]
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BLOG: Your favourite food. Go.
by PHOODIE As you well know, food is a massive part of my life. I am a loud, proud member of Team ‘Live to Eat’ and no matter what conversation I’m having with friends and family on any given day, I’ll always bring it back to chocolate, cheese or chopsticks. As far [read more]
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BLOG: Yes, this is actually a recipe for chocolate lasagne.
By PHOODIE I love chocolate. Everyone loves Chocolate. Okay, not EVERYONE, in fact my BFF, Jacquelin, hates the stuff. I remember once when we were in high school we went to get ice cream and upon entering the store, Jacquelin’s face started to look a little funny. All of a sudden [read more]
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SHARE: 20 life lessons in food and philosophy.
By PHOODIE There’s a saying that I have always really liked, “When an old person dies, a library is lost.” I’ve been pondering this a lot recently and I think the quote should be modified to “When ANYONE dies a library is lost.” People, young and old, are amazing tanks [read more]
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BLOG: Uni students, put down the packet of Mi Goreng and read this post.
By PHOODIE I’ve got a black clutch that I’ve owned since 1921. Ok, not really, but I’ve had it for over 10 years. I bought it for one cent (again, not really, but you know what I mean!) from a small store in the Greek Islands. I use it pretty much every time [read more]
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The little piece of heaven in my day
By PHOODIE Despite the fact that I’ve always been an “excellent student” (report card’s words, not mine!), I’ve never actually enjoyed studying. I’ve devoted a pretty hefty chunk of my life to it, but it’s never been something I have loved. In high school, especially in my final two years, hours and hours [read more]
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The ultimate Easter Egg hunt. Details here.
By PHOODIE “What on EARTH are you doing!?” said my husband as he walked into the lounge room to find me hunched over in my pyjamas holding a stencil in one hand and a shaker-can of icing sugar in the other. “Well, what does it LOOK like I’m doing!?” I replied [read more]
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Why don’t they give this lesson in schools?
By PHOODIE People who claim that they cannot cook often say “I can’t even boil an egg!” as though that’s the first and most basic thing that anyone who CAN cook can do. It’s quite bizarre. Boiling an egg to the degree that you would like, is a skill that is [read more]
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This is the most important thing you’ll learn today.
By NATALIA JASTRZAB I have an irrational fear of getting to a restaurant last and having to sit at the end spot at the table. You know, the spot where nobody else wants to sit. But now I will never have to worry, ever, ever, ever again. Thank you INTERNET. If you can’t read [read more]
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BLOG: “The one thing standing between me and MKR glory”.
By PHOODIE I have always loved reality TV. Back in the day when it was just Big Brother, my friend Jane and I would spend each and every Sunday night on her couch eating Thai curry and Cookies & Cream ice cream, watching the eviction episode. We had our favourite housemates who [read more]
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BLOG: What’s your food quirk?
by PHOODIE Apple Pie is high on the list of my top ten favourite things to eat. As is my Mum’s Tomato Pasta Sauce. But give me a washed and chopped Granny Smith or Pink Lady and you’re likely to see my dry retch. Ditto for apple juice, or raw tomato. Vomatron-central. My [read more]
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BLOG: “My failed attempts at copying MKR”.
By JO ABI I am a food show fan. I love them all. I love My Kitchen Rules, all of the Masterchef series except the one where kids cried and cooked better than I do and Top Chef. I even love Cupcake Wars and Cake Boss. And need I add My Reservations [read more]
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BLOG: “There are no kilojoules in birthday cake. Fact.”
by PHOODIE Lying to yourself can be easy. For example, I often find myself saying “Oh they won’t care if I don’t show up” knowing that “they” are old friends who will be VERY offended if I don’t turn up somewhere. “It’s NOT going to rain!” I’ve been known to say that in a [read more]
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BEC: Dear schools. Stay out of my daughter’s lunchbox.
By REBECCA SPARROW That’s it. My mind is made up. Should anything happen to me or my husband Brad, I want Julie Goodwin to raise my children. Which may come as a surprise to my husband. And my mother. And, you know, Julie Goodwin since she and I don’t technically [read more]
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BLOG: Perfect pancakes. Only 3 ingredients required.
By PHOODIE Have you ever met anyone who doesn’t love a pancake? Seriously. Be truthful. Ever?? I haven’t. But I know people, myself included, who get very frustrated with a bad pancake. An unfluffy pancake, a raw pancake, a burnt pancake. That said, I’ve been guilty of making them in all [read more]
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BLOG: The one cooking lesson everyone needs to learn.
When it comes to cooking, my philosophy is that anybody can do it. Let’s not fool ourselves though. Just because anybody CAN cook, does not mean that everything will always go according to plan…
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The restaurant that bans customers from photographing their food.
Restaurants in the United States are reportedly banning their customers from taking arty iPhone photographs of their food because it disrupts the ambiance of the venue. That’s right, these restaurants want you to sit and they want you to eat…. no demonstrate your creative brilliance, filter it ‘just so’ and [read more]
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8 easy ways to make food ‘fun’ for the kids.
By PHOODIE. According to a few of my friends, food is just food. You buy it or grow it, prepare it, eat it, then move on with your life. Even though I most certainly don’t think this way, I can kind of understand why they do. It comes back to that [read more]
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When did food get so bloody confusing?
by NATALIA JASTRZAB Help me out here. Because I am really bloody confused about what I am supposed to be eating. Imagine if an alien landed on my doorstep tomorrow morning and asked me how to eat healthily on Planet Earth. I would have no idea what to tell that poor [read more]
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The post where you describe (in delicious detail) what you’re cooking for Christmas Day.
by PHOODIE When I hear the word “Christmas“, the very first image that pops into my head is a large table absolutely packed with delicious platters of food. Of course, I also think of gorgeously decorated trees, beautifully wrapped presents, colourful lights, red and green hanging door wreaths… oh, and of course [read more]
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Food: 10 easy ideas for making life with fussy kids bearable.
by PHOODIE I know this may come as an outrageous shock to everyone but……I love food. Obsessively. Always have. Always will. And when I say love, I mean LURRRRRRRRVE. From the moment I popped into the world I’ve been chowing down on something. At first it was milk but pretty soon after it was rice [read more]
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‘I hate fish. Don’t judge me’.
by KATE HUNTER Last Monday, my friend Lou asked me over for lunch, ‘We’ll be healthy,’ she said, ‘I’ll cook you an nice piece of salmon.’ ‘Lou,’ I replied, ‘We’ve known each other since we were seven. Have you ever seen me eat fish?’ ‘Oh my God!’ she said, ‘Are [read more]
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Matt Skinner’s wine tips: What to buy this summer.
Welcome to my new desk. The best part of any new job is finding out where you sit. Desks matter on so many levels, but not least of all because you’ll probably end up spending more time at your desk than just about anywhere else. As desks go, mine is pretty special; [read more]
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BLOG: What do you cook when the fridge is bare?
And the point of this post is to show you how from very, very little, from the bare basics, from ingredients that every home across Australia would or should have at hand at all times, I (and thus, you) can whip up something outrageously delicious and super impressive! Something cheap.
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FOOD: 7 Salads. Go hard.
by PHOODIE When I was growing up, about half an hour before dinner every night whoever was in the kitchen would help Mum whip up ‘the salad’. We had ‘the salad’ each and every night. Irrespective of what the main meal was, ‘the salad’ went with everything. And I know our family [read more]
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FOOD: What’s your favourite food memory?
by PHOODIE Every time I suck on a Chupa Chup I’m immediately 10-years-old again. I’m at tennis camp with my siblings and cousins and it’s hot, it’s really hot. It’s Summer time and Christmas is just around the corner. I have not a worry in the world. Oh happy [read more]
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Foodie Friday: what’s your desert island food?
My least favourite question in the world: “So really, what’s your favourite food?”
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Foodie Friday: 3 ways to make rocky road
by PHOODIE “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”…..Yes or no?! Whenever I cook I feel the need to throw myself into the pan. Figuratively speaking, of course. Whether I’m meant to be strictly following a recipe or attempting to simply copy something I’ve watched my grandmother make for 3000 years, I feel the need [read more]