Delightful, spicy Chili for the Game Day Chili is the short for world famous chili con carne, essentially spanish for ‘chili with meat’. It’s a hearty, simple dish-mild, dried chiles mellowed with garlic and sparked with cumin. This dish originated more so in the Norther Mexican region; cooking chiles with meat was in full gear […]
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There’s no Super Bowl party without buffalo wings! No, buffalo do not have wings. The ‘Buffalo’ referred to when we talk about buffalo wings is in fact the city in New York and is where this delicious dish came from. The spicy wings are in fact chicken wings and absolutely everyone loves them. They are […]
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Wattleseed to continue our focus on Australian foods this week A wattleseed is the edible, aromatic and nutritious seed that comes from various types of Australian acacia trees. It was invented by Vic Cherikoff in 1984. Wattleseed is roasted before being used in cooking and has a flavour of coffee, hazelnut and cocoa making it […]
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Celebrate the Australia Day with some classic dishes Australia Day is all about celebrating what is great about Australia. Originally the 26th January was the first docking of the first fleet of British convict ships in Sydney and over the years has developed into a day of patriotism and a celebration of the Australian heritage. […]
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Pavlova – the magic of meringue A meringue based dessert with a whipped cream topping; the pavlova is a sweet cake that was invented in the 1920s. Originally named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, Australians and New Zealanders both lay claim to having invented this world-famous dessert. It is said that a chef in Wellington […]
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