Mike’s Monday Meatloaf

It’s time to bring the humble Meatloaf back, but did it really go anywhere? This Meatloaf recipe is easy to make and absolutely delicious.

Mushrooms stuffed with Chicken

A healthy eating plan doesn’t need to be restricted to boring salads and uninteresting flavours. Spice it up with my Mushrooms stuffed with Chicken recipe.

Tomato Brushetta Recipe

Pronounced “brusketta”, this tasty Italian snack is like ‘summer on toast’ for me. I love finding beautiful ripe tomatoes or raiding my mum and dads tomato vines to get that extra earthy taste you often don’t find on the supermarket shelves. Alternatively visit your local organic markets and if in season you’ll smell the delicious and…

Curried Sausages Recipe

It is Autumn in Australia and finally in Sydney it is starting to cool down a little after a longer than expected summer. Not that I’m complaining, Summer is my absolute favourite time of the year but with the cooler months come the opportunity to create classic comfort foods just like mum used to cook. I…

Little Italy in Sydney

Sydney Italian cooking school. Authenticity is the only way to define Italian Cooking. Book a class with Luciana and discover it for yourself.

Meeting Guillaume

Guillaume is one of the most inspiring chefs in the world, not only for his cooking, but also for his leadership and integrity.

Re-defining the art of bread making

I came to the realisation on Sunday that I’ve perhaps been worried unnecessarily about eating too much bread. I have always loved bread, but after Sunday I have a new found appreciation thanks to 3 generations of knowledge from a hard working Italian family.

Mum’s Savoury Slice Recipe

Without further adieu here is Mum’s savoury slice. It’s great to keep in the fridge for a snack or to add to your BBQ buffet table. It’s also a great “fridge passing snack”, you know, when you walk past the fridge and discreetly grab a little bite to eat. We all do it, lets not pretend we don’t.

Getting Fat

I need your help! Have you overcome a weight loss challenge?

Pickles made from the heart.

Cooking was a natural talent of my Nana’s, she could whip up a batch of scones or piklets in minutes without leaving a trace of mess behind. She also made beautiful cakes, biscuits, slices, puddings and pickles. We grew choko’s at home and when the vine was bare we’d source them elsewhere. Choko’s have that prickly feeling…

Corned Beef. Cooked to perfection.

Reinventing the classics – Corned Beef. How can you not love corned beef? To be honest as a kid I didn’t like it at all, it’s only been the last 15 years or so I have become to appreciate this classic dish. I was dining in chef Jeremy Strode’s Surry Hills eatery Bistrode many years…