On Monday morning in the beautiful town of Denmark four lovely ladies gathered to cook up a storm at Pepper & Salt Restaurant at Forest Hill Winery. They were battling it out to take the coveted title of regional winner for the Great Southern Region for their chance to progress to the big final on WA […]

A lovely lady I know was soon having a birthday and had recently taken to raw desserts so I wanted to whip her up something raw for a dinner party we were both attending and I was on dessert. So the challenge was on so it was quick to the internet! I found a very […]

Many years ago now GG and I ventured to Claisebrook Cove for a very lovely lunch at Blackbird Restaurant. I had been meaning to head back for years now but just never got around to it. I recently spied a Dimmi special for 50% off food at Blackbird, which seemed like the perfect opportunity to finally head […]

I recently came home from food shopping and listed a few meals to GG that we could have for lunch or dinner over the next few nights. I mentioned a Roast Veggie Frittata but GG didn’t seem to like the idea too much because it was a meatless option. That’s when I told him I […]

Monday, April 28th is a very exciting day for four lovely ladies from WA. It’s the regional final for the WA Signature Dish Competition for the beautiful Great Southern region and it will be held at Pepper & Salt Restaurant at Forest Hill Vineyard in Denmark. The Great Southern region covers a 39,007km section of the South […]

Citrus caviar – have you tried it before? It’s wonderful and lucky for us in Western Australia it’s now grown very close to home in Pemberton. Say hello to Pemberton Finger Limes, a lovely WA company run by retired physiotherapists, Rob and Jill Baker. In looking for an interesting project they decided that they would […]

Since my initial foray into chicken parmigiana I was keen to relive the experience. So when GG and I caught up with his parents at the Windsor recently and I spied it on the menu – Chicken parmigiana, mixed salad & fries 25 – it presented the perfect opportunity to see how they dished up […]

It was a while back now but I had to give everyone a reminder that on one of the first Sundays of each month this year you should have totally have to get yourself to Lamonts Wine Store in Cottesloe. So on these first Sundays they put on a delicious tapas menu, available for either […]

West Australian lamb is amazing. I’ve cooked up lamb chops and cutlets many a time, but recently I decided it was time for my lamb roasting debut. I’d roasted pork, beef and chook before but never gotten around to lamb – clearly an oversight! But with my family coming around for lunch recently it was […]

A good mixed meat roll in a wonderful thing and Toscanini’s in Applecross do a sterling job of knocking one up. With your choice of white or grainy rolls they are jammed packed with your choice of fresh salad – lettuce, tomato, grated carrot, Spanish onion and cucumber and then attention turns to meat. It’s […]