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I love Italian food. I grew up going to Leichhardt's Italian forum for all occasions with my family. For those who don't know, Haberfield an...

One of my winter favourites as a side is potato bake. It's a hearty dish that just warms up the soul. I was a bit hesitant in cooking this r...

I fell in love with tiramisu at the same time I fell in love with coffee, and when I was old enough the "adult" version with a shot of Frang...

Our second morning in Melbourne my boyfriend and I scoured Degrave Lane in Melbourne for something to eat for breakfast and soon stumbled ac...

With bags of oranges hanging around the entrance, it's easy to dismiss Tropicana . I stumbled across this place while I was in Melbourne wit...

I love meeting up with friends in their "hometown" (read: their suburb) because I get to be taken to new places I would never have been to o...

For Easter I decided to make a tasty chocolate cake but didn't want the typical heavy chocolate cake made with chocolate, so I switched it u...

I first stumbled across Pattison's Patisseries about 5 years ago when I lived in up north and drove past that St Ives branch daily. The mo...

Recently I paid a little visit to my second closest shopping Mall, Top Ryde. Although I've been to Top Ryde more times I can count on my han...

This recipe makes two very large servings or three decent ones. INGREDIENTS: Two pieces of steak - the better the steak, the rarer it c...

Over the Christmas/New Year break, while all my friends were soaking up the sun and enjoying a traditional Christmas feast, I was in China e...

This recipe makes two large servings. INGREDIENTS: 1 medium avocado 150g rocket and spinach salad mix 500g chicken tenderloin Pepper...

I first discovered Saigon Bowl when the tennis club around the corner was packed and it was the best discovery ever! The Saigon Bowl is whe...

When I went down to Melbourne with my best friend two years ago, her cousin told us that we HAD to visit Cookie  - a cocktail bar. Being a l...

For those pineapple lovers - this is the drink for you! INGREDIENTS: 60ml Riccadonna 30ml pineapple juice 15ml Skyy Vodka METH...

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I have seen taralli variously described as Italian bagels, Italian pretzels, and Italian oval bread sticks. So I guess we can at least safely say they're Italian. Since I haven't eaten these in Italy, I don't know whether the ones I made are anything like the authentic ones, but they did taste good with a glass of red wine. And they'll keep until your two-year-old is in college. The recipe is inspired by Royal Crown's Fennel Taralli from Artisan Baking by Maggie Glezer. I added some cracked pepper and made a few other adaptations for the ingredients I had on

Last week I attended the Ohio Rug Camp at Punderson State Park.  I was excited to be a student of Maggie Bonanomi!  She has written 5 wonde...