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There’s a neat-o post over at the new Voodoo Kitchen on cupcakes.
Don’t forget to update your links and feeds to the new Voodoo Kitchen!!!!

Tastespotting is Back!!!

Yay!  Tastespotting (food porn par excellence!!!) has made a comeback!
*goes mad with the ra-ra gear*
I don’t know how or why, but it’s back (and no longer a part of the not.cot stable) and it’s beautiful.  There’s been a little redesign, but essentially it’s as it was and that makes me happy.
Other food-porn has sprung up [...]

Creamy Citrus Cheesecake

I am such a sucker for cheesecake.  It is one of my favourite foods and I haven’t met one that I didn’t like.
Anyhow, I had a real craving for cheesecake the other day and rather than buying one I decided to bite the bullet, pull out my sinfully creamy cheesecake recipe and whip up some [...]

Dong Po Pork – The Reckoning

One of the most popular things on this blog is my recipe for Dong Po Pork. It’s basic, easy and delicious.  Could it be possible to make it even better?
Well…..
Yes.

The original recipe I used was very basic and used only a few ingredients.  The new improved version is even more delicious.  To the original seasonings of [...]

Tastespotting Part 2

Ladies and gennulmun, there is a new contender for the Tastespotting crown!  With only 75 posts (and counting) it has been live for only a little time. 
I give you (via SlashFood) ….  Food Gawker
They acknowledge that they are a homage to Tastespotting and list a small number of rules-of-usage on their About page.  Registration is [...]

Tastespotting is No More

Alas, the legal rats out in the metaverse have added another notch to their weasely belts – Tastespotting has been folded up and done away with.
Apparently there were legal issues with usage of photographs on the site – what that might be, I couldn’t say.  I was a contributor (caveat: I contributed only my own [...]

Update

Well, it’s official.  We have exchanged contracts and now have a house.  We’re currently negotiating when we can move in, but it’ll be sooner rather than later.
Which is just fine by me as the disaster in the backyard keeps getting worse.  So far we’ve had tree-loppers next door with an industrial shredder who have removed [...]

One Thing After Another

If the pending house-buying wasn’t enough, there was a news story on Channel 10 on Saturday about poisonous moroccan tajines killing people with lead!!!!
As it turns out, ONE particular importer in South Australia only was selling the defective items (and possibly, it was a case of people buying decorative items and using them to cook it [...]

Naan Bread – A Very Easy, Authentic Recipe

I love fresh naan bread.  I eat too much of it when we go to an Indian restaurant because it’s never so good as when it’s fresh.  I have bought pre-made naan to go with curries and they have universally been disappointing.  One brand that I bought for a dinner party was the driest, most unappetizing [...]

Mixed Bag

What a day.  I’ve had two orders this week and have been completely wiped out of large tajines.  And I scooped getting into a flu vaccine trial for the US market – I get paid $100 to get a perfectly normal flu jab (or not – I’ve a 1/3 chance of getting the placebo) and [...]