I recently wrote this article for Foodbuzz and thought I’d share it with you…

For us epicureans there inevitably comes a time when our creative juices dry up and our inspiration gets whisked out the window. After all, we can’t be culinary geniuses all the time!

If you’ve hit a creative slump, try these 10 easy ideas to bring the flavour, innovation and excitement back to your cooking!

1. Focus on a particular colour
Choosing a colour and sticking to it forces you to be creative within boundaries and sometimes restrictions like that bring out the best in us. How about making a trio of pink desserts or featuring an orange ingredient in each dish of a three course meal? Selecting a difficult colour which occurs quite rarely in nature, like blue, will give you a good challenge. [Read more →]

[First organic cherries of the season. Dipped in 80% chocolate and coconut]

There’s no better way to celebrate my 1st Blogiversary than with the very first organic cherries of the season! I am delighted that these two events have coincided and that I had some delicious 80% chocolate to dip their sweet little bodies in. [Read more →]

I’m back! It was an extremely hectic but very successful trip to London and now I’m finally home again.

And guess what? I really really really missed cooking!

I’ve got quite a few reviews to write up and lots of fresh inspiration from my many eating adventures - so watch out. A big thank you to all my British friends that kept me company and took me out to new restaurants almost every night. You know who you are. [Read more →]

[Pear, cheese and cracked black pepper snack]

I go through trends with the snacks that I have for morning or afternoon tea and this is my latest obsession. [Read more →]