Product Reviews

Take-away pizza party

July 11, 2011 | 565 views

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So, I’m not a huge fan of take-away pizza since I prefer making my own, but I’ll admit to ordering it every now and then when I’ve got a particular hankering for that deep, wood-fired flavour that you just can’t replicate with a standard domestic oven. Thankfully I have an INCREDIBLE little Italian restaurant a [...]

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Pulled Pork – stovetop style!

June 7, 2011 | 6,180 views

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Anyone who spends a reasonable amount of time in the kitchen will be able to tell you that every cook has their preferences for cooking utensils. Some people, for example, say there’s no need to spend hundreds on expensive pots and pans and that a $5 jobby from the supermarket does the job just fine. [...]

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O-bento!

February 20, 2011 | 836 views

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Earlier this month, the folks from the online kitchen supplies store Kitchenware Direct decided to drop me a line and ask me whether I would be interested in a sort of sponsorship deal – they would send me random kitchen items for me to try out and then post honest reviews about. The fact that [...]

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People often avoid various foods for any number of reasons. For example, my kid sister sat at the dinner table tonight, very carefully corralling the rather chunkily cut mushrooms to the side of her dish in anticipation of relocating them to another dish where they might be more happily welcomed. Personally, I used to loathe [...]

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About a month ago, I was invited to try a few products from the range of McCormick’s Slow Cooker recipe bases, so I agreed to give them a try. Any of you who are long-time readers of the blog will know my personal feelings on premade flavour packages and instant products, but I’m open-minded enough [...]

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