Only six days to go! Win tickets to the 2008 Lovedale Long Lunch

Have you submitted your entry to win free tickets to the 2008 Lovedale Long Lunch?So far I have 107 entries. Is yours one of them? There are only six days to go!Read all the competition details hereand don't forget to submit your entry by 6.00pm Tuesday May 6, 2008.My pics from the media launch can now be seen on the official Lovedale Long Lunch website too.

Green tea marble cake

Gung Che Num PlaKing prawn cocktail with spicy garlic and lemon dressingwith Khai Look Koei son-in-law eggsThe G-man always feeds us well.At a recent dinner party for eight, we knew we were in for a feast. We started with a fancy looking prawn entree surrounded by quartered son-in-law eggs. A barely-cooked prawn curled its way into a plunge pool of hot and tangy dressing, intensely flavoured with

The Australian Heritage Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney

BBQ emu pizza $14.50 small
with Spanish onion, fresh basil leaves and cherry tomatoes

There are few things better than beer and pizza with friends, bathed in a late burst of autumnal sunshine in the bliss of a long weekend.


Crispy bacon pizza $19.50 large
with mushrooms, tomatoes, spanish onions
and tasty cheese

The Australian Heritage Hotel has long been a favourite with locals, office

Sunday brunch: French toast with caramelised banana and crispy bacon

The perfect indulgent breakfast.Dunk stale bread (I used up my bread crusts) in a beaten mixture of eggs with a splash of milk. Remove the bread and set aside whilst you heat your frypan.Add a small amount of oil to the frypan and swirl. Briefly dunk the bread in the egg mixture again and then fry both sides until golden.At the same time, panfry one banana sliced lengthwise and a few strips of

Brigadoon at Bundanoon: the 32nd Annual Highland Gathering

Who doesn't appreciate a man in a kilt?We made the trip to Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands for the 32nd annual Brigadoon Highland Gathering a few weekends ago. The promise of haggis, black pudding and shortbread was too good to resist, let alone the excitement of watching the Highland Games that included caber tossing, haggis throwing and lifting of the Stones of Manhood, a feat that features

Mere Catherine, Potts Point

Lucifer soupIntimate and cosy are the first two words I'd use to describe Mere Catherine, an old-fashioned (some would say "retro") French bistro in Potts Point that has fostered a legion of loyal fans over the years.It used to be that one would have to knock at the heavy door of Mere Catherine, whereupon the curtains would twitch slightly, and, legend has it, Nanette would peer out the window

Hooters, Parramatta

Now I'm not normally one to hang out at Hooters on a Tuesday night but mention chicken wings and I'm all there In The Name of Research.KIDS EAT FREE TUESDAY proclaims the huge banner outside, and I'm wondering whether families do actually head here for a different type of Happy Meal. Yes, they do, I discover, as we head inside, two families arriving shortly after us. Most patrons are male, as I'd

Life can get in the way of blogging. Sure things have been quiet around here, but the eating has continued, even if the backlog of posts steadily grows.And whilst eating out is always fun, the best type of meal is always a home-cooked one. There's nothing more satisfying than converting a jumble of random ingredients into a delicious meal. I love the flexibility and speed of pasta, and within an