Although I love to cook the electric gadgets in my kitchen are pretty thin on the ground. There’s the obvious kettle and toaster as well as my ‘can’t live without’ stick blender….but that’s about it. I don’t even own a microwave let alone a slow cooker. In our last apartment we installed a fancy Miele …
It doesn’t take much to get me excited when it comes to fresh ingredients. And for as long as I can remember ‘free’ has been one of my favourite words – music to my ears as they say. Pair these together and you can imagine my joy when I received a whole box of free, …
Being hangry is now official. Why? Because in early 2018 it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary along with over 1,000 other new entries. In my last post I talked about ‘me time’ as a new dictionary entry and when I spotted ‘hangry’ on the new words list I couldn’t resist sharing this news …
If you’re always looking to fill up and fuel on ingredients that promote your health today and your future longevity then it’s worth being in the know on resistant starch. What is resistant starch? Essentially it’s a type of fermentable fibre that fuels the healthy bacteria in our gut. Also known as a prebiotic. You …
A sneaky feeling that I was about to come down with something caught me off guard on Saturday. Something unpleasant enough to be energy zapping without making me bed ridden. Just days earlier my husband had been under the weather and his symptoms started with a tickle in his throat. Exactly the kind of tickle …
My inspiration for this post came from my mum, a lifelong jam lover. Growing up I remember her enjoying lashings of jam spread on toast at least once a day. In hindsight it was far from nutritious but 25 years ago little did we know about added sugar…. A huge amount of sugar is typically …
Moving house is pretty stressful – so much so that research suggests more than half of us put it at the top of our stressful life events list. I’m currently preparing for a house move later this week and even for me, the queen of planning and organisation, there’s going to be a little stress …
My soft spot for ice cream goes back for as long as I can remember. The chimes of the ice cream van driving into our street on hot summer days remains a fond childhood memory. I’d rush to join the queue and then deliberate over which ice cream to spend my pocket money on. Usually …
A few weeks ago I read a celebrity chef interview in one of those glossy newspaper magazines. The chef, a meat eater, said something that really stuck with me. He said that with daily access to Indian food he could envisage happily being a vegetarian. Similar thoughts have been shared by another famous chef, Rick …
It’s funny how time seems to pass so quickly as you get older. With the start of 2017 I couldn’t believe how the last year had flown by. And then January disappeared in a flash. Speaking of time flying by, WordPress recently sent me a ”Happy 3rd Birthday” message. It reminded me how far Feast Wisely has come since early 2014. …
Over the Christmas period, during my almost digital detox, a couple of posts by Elaine at Foodbod caught my attention. Her posts were all about spices – where to begin with spices, how to use whole spices and more. Whether or not you’re a spice expert I’d recommend checking them out here – because, as Elaine …
‘Hearty, authentic curry made from scratch’ and ‘Effortless & quick curry to prepare’. Sounds appealing? The challenge is finding a recipe that features both of these sentences. That’s because, as anyone who’s cooked a curry from scratch knows, there’s usually a labour of love involved. Provided, like me, you shun short cuts like store bought …
“The main meal of the day, taken around midday or in the evening. A formal meal, typically in honour of a person or event.” These intrigue building words greet guests as they enter the long dark corridor that separates the Crown Towers hotel from Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. October 2015 saw the opening of Dinner …
You can’t beat using a wet and dreary Sunday as the perfect excuse to spend a few hours in the kitchen. I welcomed a recent downpour for just this reason. After whipping up my weekly loaf of paleo bread I moved onto these bites of gluten free goodness. My inspiration for these muffins was twofold …
What can I do with a bag of red capsicums that are going soft? I asked myself that question this week, with way too many almost past their best red peppers sat in my crisper drawer. Of course this was because of my ‘can’t resist buying specials in bulk’ shopping behaviour – something I do way …
I’ve been officially off sugar since early 2012. Today, a few years on my sweet tooth is easily satisfied. Where once I could easily devour a whole (large) bar of milk chocolate I’m now happy with a few squares of 85% dark chocolate. Giving up sugar hasn’t meant giving up my favourite desserts – because so …
I was having a pantry clear out last week expecting to find a few items close to their best before dates. To my surprise I only found one – a full bottle of premium fish sauce containing 72% anchovies (with salt the other ingredient). With a month to go before it passed its prime I had …
Australia boasts golden beaches and iconic landmarks, unique native wildlife and a laid back Aussie lifestyle. More recently it’s also becoming known for producing some of the world’s best food and wine. And when it comes to the food and wine there’s no better experience than overindulging for a carefree day or two in a wine region.
Sydney does so many things well when it comes to spoiling locals and tourists with top places to feast. Like restaurants with glorious water views. And menus that showcase the best local produce. Affordable food prices that allow you to justify becoming a regular. And drinks lists that hero Australian wines and craft beers. But …
I have many fond memories of Indian feasts growing up in the UK. And it’s these memories (and the end of the mango season) that inspired this, my 100th blog post……. In most British towns curry loving parents introduce their children to the local Indian restaurant or take-away at a relatively young age. Many of …
An extravagant Sunday brunch is a must do experience for any foodie visiting Bali. Every week restaurants around the island offer all inclusive brunch packages, each one a feast of local and international cuisine. After some research I booked ‘The Astor Diamond Champagne Brunch’ at Kayuputi Restaurant in The St. Regis hotel.
The simple pleasures in life are often the most neglected. Too easily they’re overlooked in favour of costly or complex adventures. Like fancy restaurants, round the world trips, designer accessories….I’ve been thinking a lot about the simple pleasures as I embark on a 12 month career break from work. Squeezing more of them into my now … Continue reading
We’ve all been there. You buy a fancy new ingredient, something you haven’t tried before, and have grand plans to experiment. Months pass by and it remains unopened at the back of a kitchen cupboard. Then by the time the ingredient gets a second thought the best before date is fast approaching. In my case … Continue reading
Apparently it’s set to be one of 2018’s hottest food trends. It ticks the vegan, sugar free, gluten free and paleo boxes and is a trend I’m passionate about. ‘Root to stem’. Root to stem cooking is all about minimising food wastage and finding creative ways to use every single bit of a vegetable, rather … Continue reading
We just moved house. Well strictly speaking we moved units. I say that because house prices in Sydney have skyrocketed so much in recent years that you now need a cool $1 million (and more) to purchase an ‘average’ Sydney house. It’s a city where opting for a unit/apartment can be the only way to … Continue reading
“Que Sera Sera”. As a small child these were the first non English words I learnt – thanks to a song my mother sang in her rocking chair to entice me to sleep. The phrase means ‘whatever will be will be’ and it came to mind this week when I was thinking about the new year. Looking … Continue reading
Until recently my red cabbage repertoire was limited to two recipes – one a conventional raw cabbage slaw and the other Jamie Oliver’s braised Christmas red cabbage. But after reading more about the health benefits of all things purple I wanted to find another way to use red (also called purple) cabbage. Hence my welcomed … Continue reading
Too often I’ve been tempted by a Middle Eastern recipe only to be disappointed after spotting preserved lemons on the list of ingredients. Not because I dislike preserved lemons but rather they’re not a pantry staple and, until recently, making them myself hadn’t crossed my mind. But my ‘preserved lemons recipe disappointment’ is now a thing of … Continue reading
