No-knead easy crusty bread

Homemade bread. Just looking at this picture makes my mouth water.I love how a simple party involving yeast, flour and a sprinkle of salt can result in something so beautiful. I'm still learning my way around the potential of yeast so pulling this gorgeous loaf out of the oven did make my heart flutter just a little.This recipe has been doing the rounds all over the internet. It's not hard to see

Stomach's Eleven and a whole suckling pig

Crisping the crackling on the suckling pigI know. The irony of a post on suckling pig in the midst of a swine flu outbreak is not lost on me.But this pig. It was consumed last week in a world where pork still made people happy. It made us very happy. Oh happy indeed.Ru zhu quang tiBarbecue whole pigletPerhaps not so happy for the piglet. He in his silver-lined red cardboard box, skull flayed in

Grotta Capri, Kensington, Sydney

EDIT: Grotta Capri has now closed.

If you've been watching the second series of Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, you cannot have missed noticing the scenes featuring Robert "Aussie Bob" Trimbole in his favourite restaurant Grotta Capri.

I'd first noticed this restaurant when we'd dined at Sushi Tengoku, only a few doors up the road, but for many older Sydneysiders, it's one filled with

A Table for Nine

My camera parking spotGiven that we were in his 'hood, Billy was recently kind enough to invite us to an Easter barbecue lunch. It was not his usual Table For Two, but rather a table for nine, and a great chance to catch up with mutual friends over good food and tasty sangria.Snapper stuffed with lemon slicesIf there's one thing I admire in any home chef, it's the presence of calm. Billy has

Markets, Mingara and mementoes at The Entrance

The Entrance Lions Club MarketsMarkets. We'd barely left our holiday apartment at The Entrance when we pulled over to the side of the road upon spotting the local markets. I love scouring second-hand stalls - an irresistible combination of shopping and bargain hunting, not to mention a chance to mosey at other people's eclectic wares and ponder their history.Local ocean honey $4and Trinidad

Surf Spot Cafe, The Entrance

Jackie's Bowls ShopA week without internet? It's enough to make any twitterer clutch their chest with panic.But you know what? It is possible. Truly.I spent my Easter break up at The Entrance with family and it's amazing how much free time you have if you're forcibly disconnected from online distractions. I made good use of the pool and the sauna after dinner, or found myself curled up on the

Sydney Royal Easter Show 2009: The Racing and Diving Pigs

Mogul Miss Fontenot 12thBrahman cattle femaleAfter covering the Woolworths Fresh Food Dome and the cake decorating at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, it was time to move onto the animals and the food.But first we needed sustenance.Cheese on a stick with fresh lemonadeChocolatesuze likes her cheese. This was her second cheese on a stick for the day. She would later have one more for a personal Show