Now that we’re all well and truly freezing our arses off down here in Melbourne, I think it’s a perfect time to start making some navegado. What the fuck is navegado? It’s the Chilean version of mulled wine. This variation is popular in the south of Chile, cheap to make, and just in case...
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If there’s ever a time I’m desperately in need of hot chocolate or chai it’s winter. Chai is easy to make at home, it’s making a good, like really fucking good, hot chocolate that eludes me. I think my standards have also been raised from what they used to be with all of the...
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I heard a bit of a debate raging yesterday about the correct spelling and definition of a macaron. To start (and for the record), Masterchef got it right – they were making macarons, not macaroons. Macaroons are slightly different and full of coconut, not two biscuits sandwiched together with a filling. That’s all I’ll...
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