Coming from the Philippines where adorning homes with Christmas decorations has become a national pastime that begins in September, my first impression was that Australians weren’t very keen on Christmas. I couldn’t get used to Santa in a body suit, trading turtlenecks for singlets, or a “white Christmas” referring to spending time in Bondi beach. [...]
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A Very Aussie Christmas & A Very Simple Berry Pie
Posted in Bake, tagged berry pie, Christmas, dessert, easy recipe, food, nigella lawson, pie, recipes on December 28, 2010 | 41 Comments »
Easy Homemade Christmas Gifts: Queso de Bola (Cheese) Spread for Kulinarya
Posted in Cook, Uncategorized, tagged canape, capsicum, cheese, Christmas, easy recipe, food, holiday food, peppers, pimiento, queso de bola spread, recipe, recipes, toasted cheese on December 20, 2010 | 34 Comments »
Because the holiday season is already so stressful, there are some things that you should never do in December. Getting married is one of them. This of course is from first hand experience when eight years ago, three days after Christmas, I said “I do.” When I got engaged my then fiancé said “pick a [...]
Donna Hay’s Strawberry & Macaron Trifle Plus My New Favourite Macaron Book: Secrets of Macarons by Jose Marechal
Posted in Bake, Book Reviews, tagged Christmas, dessert, food, jose marechal, macarons, recipe, secrets of macarons, strawberry and vanilla macaron trifle, sweets, trifle, vanilla macaron on December 8, 2010 | 56 Comments »
If you regularly read my blog (and if you don’t: why not?!?!), you might know that this year I started teaching macaron making at The Essential Ingredient. It’s been a fantastic and rewarding experience (especially when I get sent pictures of finished macarons from former students) and I look forward to more classes next year. [...]
Philippine Style Stuffed Crab (Rellenong Alimasag) for Kulinarya Cooking Club
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alimasag, Christmas, crab, filipino food, kulinarya, philippine cuisine, recipe, relleno, stuffed crab on November 21, 2010 | 28 Comments »
One of the greatest food writers in the Philippines was a lady by the name of Doreen Fernandez. When I was in the Philippines I took for granted her contributions to our cuisine and so I rarely paid any attention to her works which was a pity since I have been crazy looking for some [...]
Santa Choux – and the end of my innocence…
Posted in Bake, Holiday, tagged choux pastry, Christmas, profiteroles, santa on December 8, 2009 | 38 Comments »
At age one, I was very scared of Santa. I can’t remember actually crying but pictures don’t lie – and there I am, in the little red outfit, with my mouth wide open, howling as any baby would if you put them infront of a strange pudgy man with a red suit and a long [...]
Christmas Starts in September!
Posted in Bake, tagged bibingka, Christmas, galapong, Simbang Gabi on September 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Bibingka – A Philippine Favourite! Why is she talking about Christmas in September?!? If you aren’t Filipino or if you have never spent Christmas in the Philippines you probably wouldn’t understand. You see, Filipinos are notorious for having the longest celebration for Christmas. Once the “ber” months roll around (September, October, November etc) we start [...]
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