Brazil nuts, blue jeans and a broken heart. And some pesto.

The first man to break my heart isn't the one you think. His…

Peach and burrata salad

I know. I know. I feel a bit sheepish coming back, but I really really would like to explain where I've been. And also make my comeback along with a killer summer peach and burrata salad.

Roast capsicum bruschetta with tomato and parsley

So now I've shared with you where we've been staying for the last three months, can you picture it? Can you hear the waves breaking from your pillow as you lie in bed reading a book.

Almond tart with strawberries

I can't really keep it a secret any longer. If you visit here often you're going to notice sooner or later anyway, so I'd better come clean. For the last three months I have been living in a house with views.

A very easy garlic prawn entree

Prawns plus garlic. The perfect combination. Add some fresh bread and you have a very easy garlic prawn entrée. The best thing about this starter is that it's served 'en papillote' or in the bag.

Egg fried brown rice with chorizo

My freezer is full of chorizo. Of all shapes and sizes and with differing amounts of chilli. Why. Well, because it's such a great ingredient. Versatile. Flavoursome. Quick and easy to use.

Mozzarella salad with celery and walnuts

I realise that cooking in this pre prepared way may not be in alignment with everyone's personalities and that some people are more inclined to leave things until the last moment.

A baba ganoush recipe

'Your eggplants are burning' observed Mark. I'm sure the eggplants sitting directly over the gas flame on the stove could indeed look like they were scorching. I was making baba ganoush.

Tuscan kale and bean soup

After a glorious food focused weekend in Melbourne (just Mark and me, no Thea, eeek), back in the regularity of my home kitchen, I wanted to make something simple and warming.

A Balinese coconut salad

Incense. Birdsong. Smiling faces. Car horns. Cow bells. Lush rice paddies. Soaring kites. Bright Hindu offerings. Theses are the things that have flooded my senses over the last seven days in Bali.