Lamingtons
When I arrived in Australia, my wife Cath introduced me to the humble lamington and I was struck by its elegance, simplicity and, of course, flavour.
Read MoreA Plain Cake With Passionfruit Buttercream
Plain cakes are the ones I grew up with. They are not only my comfort zone, but my happy place, too.
Read MoreRound-the-World Game
Vicky Daddo discovers that football is not the same on the other side of the world – but now football is coming home. I’m nine years old, thumping my frozen feet on the concrete of the Carshalton Athletic Football Club stand, south of London, with my dad and brother. Mum’s at home, probably enjoying the…
Read MoreTommy Pham’s Bò Kho
There’s a reason why my son Miles will eat bowls and bowls of this – you just can’t beat a bowl of juicy, melt-in-your-mouth beef in a thick and flavoursome sauce. You just can’t.
Read MoreLiving Dolls
Melanie Saward inherited her nanna’s love of dolls – but her sister may have had other ideas. Nanna’s house is full of dolls. She has beautiful antique cabinets stuffed to the brim with vacant plastic faces staring out. All the wardrobes in her house are stacked high with boxes full of immaculate porcelain dolls bought…
Read MoreCoffee Chameleon
From the coffee cliques at university to the caff-fiends huddled outside during lockdown, a cup of joe, to many folks, means community. I knew what I needed to do to become a grown‑up, but I had been putting it off for years. By the time I got to university, it was clear: coffee was the…
Read MoreGreek Egg and Lemon Soup
This is the soup of my childhood. Every time I was sick with a cold or flu this would be the soup my mum would make for me. Simply eating this soup would actually make me feel less sick; it was home in a bowl. It would make me feel loved and cared for, nurtured,…
Read MoreEva Grinston’s Chocolate Walnut and Sour Cherry Cake
Sometimes a recipe is more than just a recipe. It comes with a family story and memories. It can transport you to another time and place. To your grandmother’s kitchen. To another country. To a more innocent era, before you were forced to leave your home.
Read MoreA Rich Blaze, A Bright Brilliance
by Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont
For Grace Fryer Mandy Beaumont’s debut novel The Furies is out now. Her short story collection Wild, Fearless Chests was shortlisted for the Richell Prize, organised by the Emerging Writers’ Festival and Hachette Australia. It was also shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Award, and won the Moth International Short Story Award. Mandy teaches creative writing…
Read MoreSteamed Fish
In Chinese culture, we always share food and the table is full of a mix of vegetables, meat, fish and rice, so that the food is varied for good health. At each meal, fish is the most important dish. The fish must be very fresh, and well-chosen in an Asian fish market. We prepare it…
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