Annette’s Pickled Herrings
2 cups white vinegar 2 cups sugar lots of cracked pepper 1 large onion 6 fillets of fresh herrings Dry the herrings on paper towels and cut into 10 cm slices. Combine the vinegar, sugar and cracked pepper into a glass container. Allow the sugar to dissolve before adding the herring slices and sliced onion [...]
Kathy’s Pikelets
2 cups self raising flour 2 cups milk dash of white vinegar 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp bicarb vanilla 2 eggs beaten 1 tblsp melted butter Sour the milk with a dash of vinegar. Combine all dry ingredients until mixed well. Add milk, eggs and melted butter. Stir. Spoon large tablespoons into a hot lightly [...]
Fielders Famous Sponge Cake
Sponge cake Hint: add one teaspoon of melted butter to cake mix
New event announced!
Sadly, the event in Georgetown has been cancelled, but I’m very excited to announce that Food Tales will host an exclusive event in Cairns! Join celebrity chef and MasterChef alumna Marion Grasby as she shares the stories behind the publication of Marion: recipes and stories from a hungry cook. Share your own food tales at [...]
Exquisite flavour: Conveying passion and experience in food writing.
My friend and colleague Perry Woodward writes wonderful reviews at her blog Black Wolf Review. Here she reviews the art of food writing. Worth a read if you’ve ever thought about combining your passion for food and words.
Mum’s stew
Very Australian – plain, but yummy. Everyone always comes back for more. Ingredients: diced topside steak onion salt carrots (diced) potatoes (diced) 1 parsnip (diced) flour (for thickening) Method: Add everything to the pot. The parsnip is the most important for flavour (do not leave it out!!). Cover with enough boiled water to cover entire [...]
Food Tales Laidley in the news!
Did you see The Queensland Times on Tuesday? Dominique’s recent visit to Laidley was profiled in QT this week. Check out the story and pic. Thanks for the folk in Laidley who kindly posed for photos! http://www.qt.com.au/story/2012/05/01/folklore-of-food-draws-top-writer/
Watermelon and Feta Salad
Fresh and tasty • Finely sliced watermelon (triangles) • Finely cut feta • Watercress • Walnuts or pecans • Light dressing (lemon/lime juice, little olive oil) • Salt and pepper to taste Watermelon to Fetta is 2:1 My location: Esk
Ayr
Join us at Ayr Library on Friday 8 June from 10.30am for an author talk, creative writing workshop, and morning tea with food blogger and author, Not Quite Nigella, aka Lorraine Elliott. Discover the many heritage attractions of Burdekin region
Charters Towers
Don’t miss food blogger and author, Not Quite Nigella, aka Lorraine Elliott, at Charters Towers Excelsior Library on Thursday 7 June from 12.00 for an author talk, creative writing workshop, and afternoon tea. Experience the goldfield legacy and diverse cultural heritage of Charters Towers
