I didn't disappear in a sugar coma... I decided this year to take a break, take a few days off my very demanding work at www.tricotin.com and put my cooking to a minimum to enjoy being served and finally relax a little bit. I rarely take a day off but this year, most of our suppliers were … Read More
PRODUCTS REVIEWS
Here I open the doors of my pantry and my fridge. I have a passion for ingredients such as spices which I collect in my "Spice Library" built by Wendell to fit 75 "Bonne Maman" jam jars full of spices, plus a few little glass bottles. I have great collection of peppers (black, white, green, long, mini, Sechuan, etc.). As much as I like simple cooking, I adore rare fruits, vegetable, nuts, seeds, cereals, spices of course. Let me take you through my discoveries and trial and errors :)
Blackall Gold Washed Rind by Woombye Cheese Company
Karen and Graeme Paynter have escaped a corporate and busy life to settle in the luxurious green hills of Woombye in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Passionate about cheese making they have been very impressed with the first batches they managed to produce in 2013 and soon after they started to sell … Read More
A gorgeous cheese platter from Blackwattle Deli at the Fish markets in Sydney
We had this gorgeous cheese platter after our visit to the fantastic Blackwattle Deli at the Fish markets in Sydney. We were impressed by the great service, the fact that you can actually taste the cheese before buying it and that Clio and Penelope, the two lovely cheese mongers are very … Read More
{market finds} shopping at The Lolly Bug in Little Hartley, look what I found…
Returning from the Jenolan Caves the whole family stopped at The Lolly Bug in Little Hartley. On the side of the busy road, there is bright yellow ladybug in front of a funny wooden house. Push the door and find a kid's paradise: a very large lolly store! But the parent's aren't forgotten either … Read More
{market finds} shopping at La Factoria, look what I found…
I had an great time visiting La Factoria, at Wetherill Park (Sydney), an Italian providore next to a large Italian restaurant situated in an unsexy industrial type of area but which managed to make it a Romantic little part of Italy. This is what I bought. Starting from the top left, … Read More