The first time I tasted baked ricotta cakes was when I was living near the Gourmet Platter store in Corrimal, NSW. Once a week they had tastings of new products and I fell in love with the texture and flavour of their ricotta cakes with ham and capers. Tonight I decided to make some…
One of the things I miss most about living in Tasmania (2000-2002) is an amazing little cafe in Moonah called ‘Cafe Eva’. It was run by the lovely Eva, a Hungarian friend I met through my husband who had been part of a babysitting ring of parents who would babysit for each other when their…
To celebrate our move to the house we bought we had a housewarming and invited some friends and family to a very morrocan lunch of lamb tagine with couscous, whilst the kids had chicken schnitzel burgers. I am relatively new to tagines, having heard rave reviews for cooking with tagines (also known as tajine -…
ZUCCHINI BREAD This is the second time I have made this bread but this time I took photos along the way. Whisk 3 eggs until light and fluffy Stir in 400g Sugar Add 235ml Vegetable Oil Stir well Next, add 225gm of shredded zucchini 375gm plain flower…
We are giving away a Carcamos Gourmet Caramel Apple via the An Instant On The Lips Facebook page. All you need to do is to be a fan of the page and like the post to go into the draw. You will get another entry if you share the post. You will receive yet another entry…
Schottlander 100% pure blood wagyu beef dinnerThursday 12th March 2015 Furthering my efforts to use quality local produce I have bought a pure blood Wagyu heifer from Schottlander’s farm in Gerringong. Not only is it local, it is some of the tastiest beef I have ever had. With the assistance of the farmer, I am…
Have your camera “and eat it too” with this set of three camera shaped cookie cutters. You get three different designs: an SLR, a classic rangefinder, and an old-school twin reflex camera. The set also comes with a dough stamp, perfect for stenciling out camera details with frosting and sprinkles (take that, Ace of Cakes).…
I was contacted by Josh from Menulog, who asked if I would be interested in a voucher to purchase some takeaway through Menulog. Menulog is a site where you can order your take-away and food delivery online. I would receive a coupon in return for a review. As you can guess I jumped at the…
I can’t believe it! I won five tins of Griffiths Coffee in the Jarrah Jungle giveaway. It arrived today. Four tins of Espresso and a tin of Mundial coffee (a World Cup special blend). Griffiths Coffee, established in 1879, roast coffee in their state of the art facility, and are proud to produce Just Fair Coffee; the only Fair Trade organic product on the market…
Taylor’s Aioli – a french-style Mayo with garlic. Hubby came home with a jar of Taylor’s Aioli one day and I just love the flavour. The jar says that it is delicious with fish and chicken but there are so many combinations it works with. My favourite of late is ham, cheese, tomato and aioli.…