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On reading through the posts I realised that we have lots of review and articles about cookware, recipes etc but nothing about the accessories that make a cook’s life easy.
I have a lot of gadgets that help with the preparation and cooking of food so in future there will be reviews about these smaller items with links […]

This weeks blog of the week is
‘The Foodie Princess’
Now this blog has some great recipes and one I particulary like is the Mediterranean Style Tuna Patties.
There are a number of really nice recipes combined with some chit chat - some personal some food and wine related. So why not head over and check out this […]

I recently brought the October copy of Woolworths ‘Australian Good Taste’ magazine. Now I am one of those people who buy cooking books and magazines and rarely use them. However the recipe on the cover drew my eye and off I went and purchased the ingredients.
Well today Paula and I made the Prosciutto, Zucchini and […]

Our latest cookware review has just been added and it is for the Calphalon One Non-Stick cookware range.
Just recently, Calphalon sent us a 5qt saute pan to review. We have since tried it out over a period of two weeks and are very impressed with the results.
One of our test meals was a paella and […]

Mauviel Copper Tarte Tatin

This elegant copper pan is made in France, and is specially designed for luscious apple desserts.
Included with your order is a recipe for this delicious traditional upside down apple cake.
The pan is lined with stainless steel and has sturdy brass carrying handles.

The pan measures 9.5″ across.
 
The story goes the the upside down […]

By Nia Sowden - author of Cooking with Nia
I guess I’ve burnt potatoes more than any other food and more often than any one else. I have a short attention span. I’ll be in the garden or at the sewing machine or cleaning the car and hear my kids call out to me “Mom, you’ve […]

Just recently we received a non-stick saute pan from the Calphalon cookware company to review. The review will be up on the site within the next few days but in the meantime we have been using this pan to see how it well it performs. (You can see  a little of the pan in the pic to the right.)
Tonight the […]

I found a great recipe for peanut butter cookies on one of my favorite blogs - Cookie Madness and had to give them a go.
I made them today and they would have to be one of the easiest recipes ever. It pretty much took about half an hour from the time I took the ingredients out […]

All-Clad 4-qt. Cop-r-Chef Braiser
One of the best metals for cooking is copper. And why is this? Well copper is the best conductor of heat and because its uniform conductivity surrounds your food with heat, it also cooks faster. This conductivity makes copper responsive to almost all your cooking requirements.
Keep in mind that copper has ten […]