Marvellous Minestrone
on Oct 27, 2009 in Legumes & Pulses Pork Rice, Noodles, Pasta & Grains Stews, Soups & Salads Hi! Remember me? That’s right, it’s your friendly (virtual) neighborhood Kitchen Wench, finally burrowing out of the ether to confirm that yes, I am in fact still alive. I honestly can’t believe that I haven’t posted since t...

Peanut Butter & Dark Choc Torte w/ Strawberry Sauce
on Aug 2, 2009 in Cakes & Brownies Chocolate Fruit Flavour Those who know me know that while I quite enjoy chocolate, I don’t quite have the sort of intimate, loving relationship with it that many of my female (and male!) friends have. In fact, I can go weeks or even a month or two without having a mor...

A classic winter warmer – pumkin soup
on Jul 5, 2009 in Stews, Soups & Salads Vegetables & Vegetarian Talk about chilly, winter has arrived in Melbourne and sunk its teeth into the very bones of the city that I call home. Even the more hardcore members of Melbourne’s Miniskirt Mafia (the slightly insane girls who prance about in miniskirts rega...

A classic winter warmer – pumpkin soup
on Jul 5, 2009 in Stews, Soups & Salads Vegetables & Vegetarian Talk about chilly, winter has arrived in Melbourne and sunk its teeth into the very bones of the city that I call home. Even the more hardcore members of Melbourne’s Miniskirt Mafia (the slightly insane girls who prance about in miniskirts rega...

Peanut Butter Cupcakes – two ways!
on Jun 21, 2009 in Chocolate Cupcakes & Muffins Fruit Flavour When I bake, I have to be on constant lookout and ever vigilant from roaming fingers. You see, my family suffer from Finger Dippyitis – otherwise known as the compulsion to stick their unwashed fingers into my cake and cupcake batters. This som...

Decadent Delights - Dark Choc & Roasted Macadamia Brownies
on Jun 10, 2009 in Cakes & Brownies Chocolate Nuts & Seeds “I smell….chocolate!” My mother drifted into the kitchen, following the scent of the brownies I had just baked. I had just set the steaming tray onto the bench to cool, when I saw her nimble little fingers reaching for the pan. Quic...

Decadent Delights – Dark Choc & Roasted Macadamia Brownies
on Jun 10, 2009 in Cakes & Brownies Chocolate Nuts & Seeds “I smell….chocolate!” My mother drifted into the kitchen, following the scent of the brownies I had just baked. I had just set the steaming tray onto the bench to cool, when I saw her nimble little fingers reaching for the pan. Quic...

Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show 2009
on Jun 6, 2009 in Events Photography The Good Food & Wine Show is one of those events which, when it rolled around, perked my interest a little but had never quite inspired me to get off my arse and attend. It wasn’t that it sounded boring, but to me it was the sort of event w...

Humble gifts of milk & honey (milk & honey jelly)
on May 31, 2009 in Cheese & Dairy Desserts Jellies & Mousses “So, there’s meant to be this really fun market nearby, my friends have been and they said it’s lots of fun…do you want to go with me tomorrow?” I arched my eyebrow and looked at my mother rather suspiciously. “You...

English Muffin Magic
on May 18, 2009 in Bread & Pastry Finally. It’s here. My post on english muffins. You see, I stumbled upon this recipe from Barbara’s Winos&Foodies blog a few years back but never got around to trying it till a few months ago, and which point I became highly impresse...