Some tips on how to take photos of food

Photographer Jeremy and stylist Tracey hard at work Hey I'm no photographer, or even photographers assistant.. but I do like to take a photo or two - especially of my frills!  These days I'm taking a lot of photos of food and when I was offered a day on a photo shoot with Australian Good Taste it was an offer I wasn't going to pass...

Sunday Baking Project: GUEST POST: Cooking with toddlers and for those you love - LEBKUCHEN

Well that's a mouthful that title isn't it? The lovely Megan from Writing Out Loud has so very generously shared her family recipe for Lebkuchen below and shared her tips on both cooking with toddlers and seeing past the mess, what long term benefits it can bring to your child's approach to food. It's a wonderful piece and I really couldn't...

Quickie afternoon tea - raspberry and almond tea cake

I am the type of person who always has a few things on the go at once.   Like when we watch TV together I am usually cooking, putering or doing something else aswell.  Even if it's the show I've been looking forward to for aaaages once the ads come on - you don't see me for dust.  I'm fiddling in the kitchen, putting a load...

Fresh, quick and yummy - Yabby salad

Yabbies you say?  Yabbies?  Are you sure? If you grew up near or have holidayed near freshwater creeks, odds on you may have been yabbying.  Yabbies I would describe as like a mini-lobster with the taste or a gamey-like prawn.  You cook them similar to a lobster - if they are fresh - freeze them first to put them to sleep...

A shift is coming my way...

And I can feel it...  I'm a mixture of excited and sad.  I'm going back to the corporate workforce. Not just yet though - mid this year - I'll have the frills settled into school and I'll be ready.   I'm very lucky to love what I do - I'm a project manager/consultant and have worked in my field and specifically this role...

Mug'o'vanilla almond muesli? For those naughty people who forget breakfast (like me!)

I'm a terrible breakfast eater. Terrible.  And I find it's getting worse since all girls are now at school because I have three times as much nagging to do (Ok, it's not too bad but I seem to repeat myself A LOT).  I really need to get myself on the breakfast bandwagon - and I think I've found something that might get me on it. Muesli...

The 'other stuff' we're learning at school - as twins

When people learned we've made the decision to put our twins in separate classes at the start of school there's about a 50/50 split:  Those who think it's a great idea and those who pause then tell me it's a great idea.  I'm guessing that last 50 percent aren't exactly sure why I'd do it. I mean it is more work for me and I do...

Sunday baking project - Make yourself some buns for lunches of hamburgers!

Call me cheap - I prefer frugal but I actually resent paying $4-$5 for 6 bread rolls for a hamburger etc.  I know you can get cheaper ones but for my hamburgers I do like them a little on the sweet side - sweet-ish bread rolls can make such a difference when serving chicken burgers in particular so I last week I made some and I'm going...

Fast Food on a Friday: Tasty Thai Turkey nuggets

OK I'm a bad parent.  I lied to my kids and told them these were chicken nuggets with some extra flavour.  But you know what?  They didn't care!  I was craving some thai fish cakes and didn't have any suitable fish and turkey to use.... and also wanted to prepare something quick and easy to reheat for a night hubby and...