Healthy salmon goes a wee bit naughty

We were reading about smoked salmon with maple syrup while we were away which we’re very keen on trying out in our home made drum smoker. In the mean time Sasha made steamed salmon with a salad that’s probably looking familiar by now and all drizzled with maple syrup. Sash’s take on nectarine salad 2…

Mexican: Chicken tacos

This was my first attempt at making something as authentically Mexican as I could which is a little tricky as sourcing the correct ingredients is impossible. The are only about 3000 Mexicans living in Australia which solves my long pondered problem as to why Mexican food in Australia is so crap. The key to really…

Celebrity fish curry

I’ve had a bit of a rethink in terms of the way I approach this blog. I’m finding that I often don’t really have time to update it as regularly as I like and pinning my bf down for his recipes can be a tricky process but it seems such a waste to leave them…

Our first home cooked Aussie meal

Now this is nothing fancy. Taking into consideration the 24 hours in transit via four aeroplanes it’s a minor miracle we managed to cook anything at all. I was dreaming about roo steak on the flight home so I followed dreams and hey presto, a simple dinner of nectarine, pine nut, lettuce and halloumi salad…