Bake: Strawberry milkshake tart
The skills I learned in France are some I hope to carry over into my professional life, but some of those techniques require equipment that I, and most of you, don’t have readily available in my own home kitchen. But…
Cook: Indian-style potato curry
While I was in France to learn French cooking, there was lots of time on the weekend to learn new recipes from other students. I became close with P, who is from India, and she taught me a couple of…
Cook: Chorizo and bean chile
It’s no secret I like to cook. Hell, I spent all of my 2014 savings to move to France to pursue a new career. However, sometimes I want food fast, but not necessarily fast food. This literally took me minutes…
Unemployment: Third time’s a charm.
This is my third round of unemployment and my first by choice. (The first was six months long after graduating from university and the second was when I was made redundant from my first job at the end of 2012,…
Bake: Macabella chocolate macadamia buns + enter to win a jar of Macabella spread!
It is absolutely no secret how I feel about chocolate. I’m absolutely obsessed with the stuff and keep a tin ontop of the fridge that is always stuffed with my favourite treats – namely, chocolate! But there’s something else I…
Cook: Roast lamb with best ever budget roast potatoes
Meat ain’t cheap, I’ll be the first to agree to that statement. That’s why my diet is incredibly high in veggies, because I’m just TOO broke to buy meat on the reg. However, legs of lamb aren’t all that pricey,…
Bake: Earl Grey Tea Biscuits
I’m broker than ever, but some ingenious part of me thought ahead to this scenario and left me a fully stocked baking cupboard – thank you past Georgia! So after I dropped a couple of dollars on eggs, butter and milk,…
Begin Again
I arrived home on Friday, after four months away at culinary school. If you want to catch up on those adventures, check them out here. I had the most magical time with my brand new French foodie family (pictured above),…
Hungry and too cold to go buy groceries? Win an EatNow voucher inside this post!
This competition has closed and winners have been contacted. Hey guys, It’s me! I’m alive! I check in every so often, but hey – I’ve been spending seven hours on my feet every day in the kitchen learning to whip…
Bake: Savoury balsamic tomato and mushroom feta tarts
I’ve spent the last week in the UK, bumming around friend’s houses, going on day trips and sitting in theatres. Unfortunately, the UK isn’t exactly the cheapest destination in the world and despite the free accomodation, my wallet is feeling the…
