Daily decadence doesn’t mean you’re a slave to the stove
Creating and preparing food is a part of my life. I’ll admit, some days when I get home from work buttered toast is about as bothered and I feel like being. It all comes down to one question though. What to have for dinner? Everyone has lamented this question at least once. More […]
Read MoreYou don’t win friends with salad….but I still love them
The title refers to one of my favourite episodes of the Simpsons wherein Lisa begs Homer to have a vegetarian BBQ and the family starts a song reminding her that ‘you don’t win friends with salad’ yet come summer and BBQ season, a good salad is always appreciated. So what makes a good salad? To […]
Read MoreRecipes for success – five easy ways to choose a great recipe
As a lover of food, chef and blogger extraordinaire *tongue in cheek* I am always on the lookout for recipe inspiration. There are some go to favourites that allow you to know what’s in vogue/season/trending which is always interesting to read if not inspirational. Gourmet traveller and Vogue Food and Travel are great monthly mags […]
Read MoreOne Fish, Two Fish, Whole Fish, Cooked Fish
Here at Casa Toaldo we love fish and seafood. Nothing excites me more than a bowl of steaming mussels cooked with tomatoes and plenty of heat from chillies or squeezing lemon over freshly peeled prawns. It is also hard to go past a piece of well cooked fish. It is a source of pride for […]
Read MoreEasy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
Finding inspiration can be a little elusive sometimes but I have been lucky lately and had it handed to me each day. I have been participating in Stephanie Alexander’s A to Z food photo challenge – A letter a day relating to food. It has been lots of fun and today was the letter L. […]
Read MoreDressing up is always more fun – 8 easy peasy salad dressings
Dressings – salad dressing and sauces to be precise can create fun and interesting lift to the most basic of salads. I have to admit, I have my go to favourite of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. When balsamic was ‘discovered’ in the 90’s by Australia, it was everywhere and I mean everywhere. Suddenly the […]
Read MoreWhat herbs suit which dish? Taking the guesswork out of the recipe
Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice – That’s what girls are made of…so what are great dishes made of? Certainly not bugs and snails and puppy dog tails. Well, not in my kitchen anyway! One of the requests that was made recently was some more information into what herbs match what types of dishes. […]
Read MoreLet Them Eat Cake (birthday cake that is)
It was my boyfriends birthday recently and course we had to celebrate with cake! What is a birthday without cake after all! I have always enjoyed making birthday cakes for friends and family and watching their delight as everyone sings a song in their honour whilst embarrassing them with how off tune it all is. […]
Read MoreEasy Peasy Lamb Burgers
Creating interesting and nice dinner options can be a bit of a chore when you really aren’t sure what you feel like and the thought of opening a recipe book seems too much like work. Well for me it’s a lot like being at work but that’s another story! I decided burgers were on the […]
Read MoreMy 4 top tips for creating a signature dish for dinner parties
One of the questions I am frequently asked when people learn I am a chef is “what’s your signature dish?” This question is like a giant spotlight on me as I feel like how can can I choose just one thing that I like to cook? But then I realised there are dishes that I […]
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