Cookware Tests

I am a bit of an appliance freak. I love trying out new kitchen gadgets and the best part of writing this blog is testing new products and working with great brands.

No gadget is too small or too big to review, so if you have one then please get in touch via my PR/Advertising page.

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Book review: Paris by Janelle McCulloch

Posted on November 2, 2011

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A few weeks ago I arrived home from an overseas trip to Paris, Budapest and Mallorca to find this book on my desk. How coincidental!

We were visiting relatives in Paris – my brother in law and his wife are pregnant (congrats guys! So excited to have a cousin for Poppy) – so we got treated to awesome home cooking and got the low-down on where to eat, play and shop. Magnifiques!

If you aren’t lucky enough to have relatives in Paris (sorry!), and want to visit, then this is the book for you. (more…)

Ginger chicken and pumpkin casserole

Posted on October 31, 2011

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Hands up who loves Tupperware? My hand is up. All the way up.

I am one of those freaks that needs to have everything in a container. My pantry is neatly stacked with everything decanted. My husbands ‘lunch box’ is a series of different containers filled with treats.

My fridge has all leftovers placed into individual containers: nuts are stacked on one shelf and half-cans of beans, beetroot and olives decanted and stacked on another shelf. Even cheese is taken out of its nasty plastic wrap and placed inside a container, sometimes wrapped in greaseproof paper, if necessary. Yes, I’m pedantic. (more…)

Cooking with KitchenAid: all you need to know!

Posted on September 19, 2011

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Today I’m very happy to share an interview I did recently with Jo Richardson. Jo works with KitchenAid Australia and New Zealand as their official home economist. Doesn’t that sound like a dream job?

Jo is an absolute wiz at using all KitchenAid products but I quizzed her specifically about the Artisan Stand Mixer. The beautiful one pictured above in ‘pistachio’ was kindly gifted to me by KitchenAid so that I could have a play. I just love the muted retro colour and it works like a dream! (more…)

Coffee muffins w/ mascarpone icing + Nespresso Pixie

Posted on July 31, 2011

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Warning: Lots of muffin recipes will be appearing on Fig & Cherry over the next month or so.

Will that be a problem with you? No, I didn’t think so!

I am currently working on creating eight different muffin flavour combinations for Vitasoy and will be revealing them all to you in the coming weeks. My neighbours absolutely love me right now because they get to be my tasters – but don’t get too jealous, they have to eat the stuff-ups too!

These rich coffee muffins, however, were one of the good batches. Flavoured with freshly brewed coffee, moistened with ground almonds and topped with a creamy mascarpone and boozy marsala icing (that’s frosting, for you lovely American readers), they are totally irresistible. (more…)

Marion: Recipes and stories from a hungry cook

Posted on July 13, 2011

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Marion Grasby was my favourite contestant from series 1 of Masterchef Australia, so when I received a copy of her new cookbook I was more than a little excited. I am also just a little bit, OK a lot, obsessed with Thai food and love seeking out new recipes to try (even though they never taste as good as at my local Thai restaurant!).

Her cookbook is exactly how I expected it; equals parts quirky and stylised. Kind of like Marion. It has gorgeous typography with interesting fonts, colours and cute line drawings in my favourite colour – pink! Fluro pink, no less. It is divided up into easy to navigate sections with short names like ‘Mornings’, ‘Sweetness’ and ‘Big Plates’ and each recipe has a little story to go with it, written in Marion’s friendly voice. (more…)

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