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When all else fails: what do you cook?
I broke my toe in a yoga class. I was trying to do my first headstand since I carried a lunch box that had my name and class written on it. I kicked up, flailed my legs in momentary excitement then fell down with most of my weight landing [read more]
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Everyone’s a food blogger
BY TIM ROSS Have you noticed that food bloggers have suddenly become the new wine wankers? At your local restaurant they present as normal diners, happily chatting away like real people. Then suddenly, as soon as their meal arrives, they whip out their iphone and artfully take snaps of their skate, parmesan and broad bean [read more]
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The weirdest cakes EVER
Ever heard of anyone celebrating their birthday with a nice fetus cake? Complete with sperm cupcakes? Well, now you have. Kim Deal and Kelley Deal of rock band The Breeders celebrated their 50th birthday with a cake created by the elé cake company. The cake – as you can see – was shaped like a [read more]
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‘Why I’ve had a gut full of the food police’
My diet is none of your business. There, I said it. This week alone I have been told to cut down my salt intake, count my calories, cut out corn and potatoes, limit rice and pasta, stop eating sugar (as if), eat anything I want as long as it is organic [read more]
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What do you eat when you are alone?
I had what I call my ‘single gal’ dinner last night. For all you foodies out there, grab a pen and paper and note this down: Cook some 2-minute Mi Goreng noodles, empty a tin of tuna on top and shove in a stalk of spring onion (to make it, you [read more]
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Kitchen disasters. Flaming moussaka, anyone?
Okay, I’ll admit it – I’ve had my share of kitchen disasters. The first was a layered dessert my young self wagged primary school to make. With three different colours and in individual glasses, the recipe for this chic affair was the most exciting thing I’d ever seen. At the supermarket [read more]
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Do you guard your recipes with your life?
Have you ever been to a friends house for lunch or dinner, or even afternoon tea for that matter, gobbled down something to die for and innocently asked “Can I get the recipe for that cake / salad / biscuit – It was AMAZING!” only to be smacked in the face by [read more]
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When food is a killer.
Hi, my name is Jo. I am a nice person, not at all unreasonable. If you met me you’d like me. We’d have coffee and get along. But you hate me, because I’m the reason you can’t pack peanut butter, Nutella or trail mix in your child’s lunch. My son Philip was born with food [read more]
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Does anyone eat anything any more?
Anyone else still eating sugar? Anyone? How about gluten? All around me, vast chunks of people are giving up vast chunks of food. Sugar. Gluten. Dairy. Meat. Carbs. Lactose. Caffeine. Anything processed. Anything not organic. Some are swearing off a single thing – sugar is a fashionable item to delete in 2012 – while others [read more]
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Your favourite ever school lunch. Discuss
If ever children have a finicky food preference, it will be outed the moment it is placed between two slices of bread. It is a morning – or evening, depending on how busy the day is – endurance test in many households and is often enough to defeat most parents. It is [read more]
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Who’s a better cook? You or your mum?
The other day my mother phoned me to ask me if she could use quinoa flakes to make a dish that clearly required just the plain old quinoa grain. I was thrilled, it was a personal victory. My mother is a brilliant cook. She can outcook any member of my [read more]
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“The best cooking tips ever”
I love to cook. More to the point, I love to eat (and let’s face it, cooking often leads to eating). I love the careful preparation that goes into cooking, the ceremony of sitting down to a nice meal, the smells and sights and most of all, the fact that meal-times usually [read more]
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Why I won’t be eating ham this Christmas…
Pigs have a similar intelligence to that of a three-year-old child. I learnt this a couple of days ago and I’ve found it hard to shake ever since. I don’t know a lot of three year olds, but the ones I do know are smart. Really smart. Not to mention sensitive, caring and cluey. Australians [read more]
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What are you cooking for Christmas?
Does the thought of having Christmas at your house make you: 1. Want to set your hair on fire; 2. Uncork the closest bottle; 3. Contemplate sticking pins in your eyes; or 4. Head for the nearest airport? We all feel a little rabbit-in-the-headlights at the thought of being responsible for [read more]
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What do your food choices say about you?
My husband is standing in the kitchen peering at the label on a jar of honey. He is puzzled. “Why are we buying our honey from India?” he wonders out loud. I don’t answer because I’m listening to an ad on the radio about canned tuna and learning it can kill [read more]
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What on earth should I cook for dinner?
It’s always a treat to sit down and watch shows like, My Kitchen Rules, Masterchef and Junior Masterchef where we see extraordinary dishes created from hard work and pure imagination. But I must admit, they have changed the way people throw a dinner party – and I’m not happy about it. I [read more]
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Are you a home brander?
I got outed last week. As a home-brand buyer. And now it seems that my preference for buying home-brand flour and sugar and washing-up liquid and jelly (actually, I thought the jelly was a bit crap) means that I’m guilty of crippling the Australian economy or destroying people’s livelihoods or eating small puppies. Or something. [read more]
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Fancy a quickie? My favourite 10-minute meals.
I’ve said it before: I am to cooking what Humphrey B. Bear is to mime. So every night is the same in our house. The goal is to have dinner cooked (or at least prepared and left to cook) in ten minutes. That’s right, baby. 10 minutes. You know people who find great joy in [read more]
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Like your coffee? Love a couple of free ones to share?
I’m a recent coffee convert. It’s awkward, because now I’m not allowed to make fun of ‘coffee people’. I used to scoff at packs of gents in Lycra sipping espressos after their Sunday morning ride on $10,000 bikes. And I’d snigger as I waited to pay for my bottle of juice while someone’s skinny double [read more]
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An act of defiance. With cake.
I’m not much of a cook but sister, do I love to bake. Lemon meringue pie that dissolves in your mouth. Apple and peach crumble that hums from the very first bite. Brownies and biscuits and my mum’s famous chocolate pud. But cake – a delicious, moist, makes-you-want-to-stand-up-and-sing cake — can spin the world on [read more]
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What would your last meal be?
If I mentioned pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup, lemon tart or maybe a dark chocolate and almond torte would I have your attention? And what if I threw in roast beef with a red wine glaze; linguine with garlic prawns and chili, or a roast pumpkin, spinach and ricotta pie? A big mac? Fish [read more]
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Video of the day: Cake. Lots of it.
Cakes and lollies and sprinkles, oh my! We couldn’t tear our eyes away from this short video by photographer Alexandre DUBOSC. Mainly because it features all sorts of delicious sweets, but also because it’s a great stop-motion. Check it out.
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Paula Joye’s famous pavlova recipe.
I’ve never met a dessert that I didn’t like and I’m not alone. If someone happens to bring a sweet treat into the office, the plate is emptied in less than 10 minutes (except for the time Lana experimented by making cupcakes with wholewheat flour and they were a little bit…. crunchy). And there is [read more]
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4 ways to find energy. What’s yours?
As we inch towards the end of the year energy can seem a little hard to find can’t it? Which is why I am thrilled to read the very easy solutions that Kate has come up with… “People talk about finding energy as if there’s a stash of it hidden somewhere. Like a $20 note [read more]
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Picky adults: why doesn’t anyone just eat FOOD anymore?
I understand picky eating. Growing up I made going out to dinner as a family a nightmare. I would only eat things that were white. The local Italian was the safest. I liked noodles. But if anyone dared adorn my dinner with cheese, tomato, or heavens above, pepper the reaction wasn’t pleasant. Pasta and melted [read more]
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The Breakfast Blahs
I’m in a breakfast rut. It used to be my favourite meal of the day and now I can barely be bothered to have it. I know, I know, breakfast is the foundation of your day, the source of your daily energy, blah blah blah but I’m Over It. My breakfast routine has always been [read more]
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Food. In Motion
Love food? You will love watching this. I did. STA Travel Australia sent friends Rick Mereki, Andrew Lees and Tim White on an amazing journey around the world. They crammed their six-week journey of a lifetime into one epic minute. You can see all their videos on Rick Mereki’s tumblr here
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Cooking with food scraps. (And 4 other Masterchef lessons).
Masterchef is just about over, and while I may very well be the only one still watching, I would like to think that we have all learned something from this season of amateur cooks in the kitchen. And I think we have. 1) You cannot keep remaking the same reality TV show in the hope [read more]
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Mamamia Kitchen: Chilli Tomato beans
It’s been a while since Mia has appeared in the kitchen but today she is appearing to complete your challenge. And she is armed with HEINZ BEANZ. You may remember that a couple of weeks ago we set Mia the challenge of cooking one of your dishes. The dish that won [read more]
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3 of the “slowest”, most delicious things you are likely to eat
How do I love my slow cooker let me count the ways? 1) the smell that fills my home 2) the ease of dinner preparation (you really just have to be patient and that’s about it) 3) the taste of real home cooking So I love my slow cooker 3 ways. To coincide with my [read more]