Firing up Big Bertha the pizza oven | Julie's Blog

Our magnificent new pizza oven . And it's time to fire her up and get cooking. Cameron Williams, the talented potter who made all the ceramic work, is also a pizza maker extraordinaire. You will find him cooking pizzas at the … [...]

A Daughter's Memories of a Beloved Father's Food

Our huge Jewish-cum- Italian -style family dinners at my dad’s home in Healdsburg (accompanied even by the Italian toast “a la familia!”) are among my most precious memories. Thanks Julie, for making us all pause and remember our beloved … own memories made me smile in recognition … like Nani, I too have many happy recollections of being taken by my father to out-of-the-way restaurants, or to experience food that was new or unusual in Australia during the 70s and 80s. … [...]

Introducing after posting… – ChefTalk Cooking Forums

My favorite food to cook is italian and I am currently cooking my way through Marcella Hazan’s “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.” I plan to tackle Julie Child’s “Mastering The Art Of French Cooking” in the coming year, probably right after New Year’s. I think my all-time favorite cookbook, however, is Patricia Wells’ … DC Sunshine Offline. [...]

YG NEWS: Poh Ling Yeow Winner of 2009 Masterchef Australia

The show is a farce and I’m really disappointed. I for one won’t be watching the final [...]

MasterChef Australia – Shock Final Two? | reality ravings

I am dreaming about Gary and George in my bedroom hollering at me, said Poh as she was describing how MasterChef Australia has seriously mind her. For. … I have to be honest I have complained about Andre being one dimensional with his italian cooking, but Chris and his unusual meat cut mixed with boutique beer cuisine was starting to get a tad predictable [...]

Phillip Island Penguin Parade – Victoria, Australia | Fun Things to Do

Thank you so much to my guest author, Julie Friedman, lover of Australia for this post. It’s amazing the variety of cool places to go in Australia ! Website: Phillip Island. I love comments but hate spam, so please comment but don’t spam … [...]