It was a Thursday night and we didn’t particularly feel like cooking dinner so after a quick flick through the Entertainment Book we came across the Odin Tavern. Conveniently not too far from home and also a buy one mains get one free, so worth giving it a go. Wasn’t a problem getting a table […]

Spending a Saturday afternoon cooking is a delightful indulgence. Given the season I decided to embrace stone fruits in my recipes….. with the key ingredient being scallops. Sort of like an Iron Chef challenge. First up I worked on a recipe that I have done previously with mangoes, but replaced it with nectarines. Basically slice […]

Bruschetta is nice and fresh and tasty and a delight in summer. How do I do it? Dice up some nice ripe tomatos, add garlic, salt and pepper, fresh basil and some good olive oil. Then its as easy as stirring the above ingredients together and adding to some fresh slices of baguette. And just […]

Another day, another bargain voucher. This time for The Chimney Restaurant in Northbridge, where for $40 you got to have $120 worth of food and wine off the menu. It was an appetising menu and we started with seared beef carpaccio with caper, gherkin, red onion, tomato and oregano salsa…. I love carpaccio and this […]

Sometimes when the mood strikes I like to wander through Coles and really thoroughly peruse the isles to see if there’s something fabulous that I just totally need. On one such days my must have item was wooden skewers, with the grand plan of making kebabs at some stage….. these sat in the drawer at […]

A banker took a few work mates and myself to dinner the other night, and we headed to the Subiaco Hotel, a fabulous spot that to date had not disappointed me. We started the night we a cleansing ale – I favoured the James Squire Golden Ale – nice! To start we shared a platter […]

Sometimes it’s all about life’s simple pleasures. Bunnings hotdogs are one of those pleasures. Nothing like heading down to the Balcatta store on the weekend and getting within cooee of the entrance and the smell of cooking onion and sausages on the bbq greeting you like an old friend. They are hard nah impossible to […]

Recently I’d been around my parent’s place and my mum had told me about the night that my brother and his girlfriend had been around for dinner and they’d all worked on surf and turf together. Amy had the idea to replicate a recipe they do at her work, so they threw butter into a […]

  These  are some of my favourite burgers to do at home. Quick and easy and with the added bonus that turkey is meant to be a fairly healthy option. 500g turkey mince Zest of a lime and some lime juice Salt and pepper 2 eggs 1 onion 1 red chilli 2 cloves of garlic […]

Salt and Pepper Squid This was the first time I had cooked with squid. My dad had given me a vacuumed packed packet of squid. So I thought salt and pepper squid would be the way to go, but GG preferred it wasn’t battered, so I just marinated the lovely pre-cut squid rings….. Olive oil, salt, […]