My blog. My mission. My rules.

Thats right faithful readers. Since this is my blog I will be re-writing my rules of my 'book of the year'. I am cutting, dismissing, skipping, even tearing out the page on porridge. I'm not Julie... I'm Danielle and I am not interested in cooking four types of porridge. This is my version of aspic & I'm manning up and putting my foot down. I HATE porridge.

I also don't like baked apples or sultanas but alas I am not completely destroying my cook book. I will make the baked apples with sultanas. I feel one for one is a good motto!

And one more thing... 10 min until the last day of 2010 and I still have over 50 recipes to cook! So here is the deal... I can take as long as I like :) plus i'm holiday-ing soon and will be eating my way through New York, Whistler and Vancouver!

Even after my Christmas belly I can still think of food. And they say it is the way to a man's stomach... What's my excuse?

I will try and post pics of lovely and probably some hideous foods on here but need to also find a local maccas while I'm away to use free wifi.

A belated Merry Christmas to my readers where ever you are out there, I hope Santa was kind and you all ate your selves silly during the silly season!

Happy New year everyone!

Lots of love x

The best thing about Summer: Tomatoes.

Woke up and had breakie which was greek yoghurt, oats, honey and strawberries. No this is not a diet breakfast as I had full fat delicious creamy greek yoghurt :) My diet lasted about 2 weeks which I think is pretty good for me. I did loose a little weight but over the past couple of weeks I've eaten and drank my fair share at Christmas events that its all back on... hopefully not all but I'm too scared to attempt any scales unless their kitchen scales. 

I'm a bit of a Nigel no friends today. Everyone is busy so I got out my trusty friend the mix master and baked a cake. I chose a Karen Martini recipe from her new book 'Feasting'. I have to say that this book would probably be one of my favourites at the moment. I chose the coconut butter cake with passionfruit icing out of the 'High Tea' chapter. I want to cook everything out of this book and have platters and platters of food! Everything looks so delicious. 


I cannot wait to move out of home purely to have dinner parties and weekend feasts! note: house (haha I'm dreaming! More like studio apartment) must have a good outdoor area for entertaining :) If its got a good oven and a working stove thats a start.


Probably fish and chips at the beach tonight with the bf. Yay Nigel has at least one friend.


You want to know something extra exciting? I am going to MasterchefLive tomorrow! Wahooo! Thanks Clo :) I am pumped! don't really know what to expect but still soooo excited!