http://thestonesoup.com/blog all good things to eat... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:34:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en apple chocolate & hazelnut crumble On the road this week and having some technical difficulties.... tune in wednesday for the recipe to this tasty winter dessert. http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/07/the-accidental-crumble/ chocolate hazelnut birthday cake with frangelico poached prunes There has to be something to be said for hosting a house party in your own place. Sure there is the downside of having the mess to clean when the guests do depart, but to my mind the positives far outweigh that little ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/06/party-party/ the pizza love salamino As a girl who tends to move house on a regular basis and a girl who seems to attract kitchens in the more shoe box end of the size range, over the years I've developed a policy of avoiding kitchen appliances that only have a single use. ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/06/pizza-love/     bread & butter pudding  Short on time this week folks, so just dropping in to quickly tell you about my latest favourite mid-week dessert. Yep good old bread & butter pudding. It has to be up there as one of the most comforting sounding foods. I mean there aren't too many ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/06/the-magic-pudding/   raw beet salad Well there's no secret around here that I love beetroot. A quick scroll through the stonesoup recipe index bears testament to that: From roast beet soup with dukkah and yoghurt, to a beetroot puree to accompany a salt baked leg of lamb, to the ever versatile beetroot ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/06/in-the-raw/ fig & walnut pavlova with yoghurt sour cream  A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my brother and his life long obsession with that classic dessert lemon meringue pie and well it got me reminiscing about all the great desserts from my younger years: cheesecake, rice pudding, baked custard, apple ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/06/pavlova-fit-for-winter/   roast mushroom ragu with soft polenta & marscarpone There are times when I am just so glad I love to cook. Times when it gives me an opportunity to bring people together, times when it relaxes me, times when it allows me to indulge my creative side, times when it comforts ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/05/a-vegetarian-feast-for-the-newlyweds/ shaved cabbage salad with parmigiano reggiano & aged balsamic If it is true that imitation is the highest form of flattery, then chef Andy Bunn of Café Sopra at Fratelli Fresh in the inner city Sydney suburb of Waterloo should consider himself well and truly flattered. You see it was Andy, ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/05/a-cabbage-obsession/ bbq tuna steaks with pretty pomegranate & coriander They say that often when one door closes, another opens and I'm thankful that in my experience this does seem to be the case. You see in the weeks leading up to Mother's Day last Sunday, I've found my thoughts turning to my ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/05/for-mothers-old-new/   mum's legendary lemon meringue pie   Mention that classic dessert, Lemon Meringue Pie and my thoughts turn instantly to my gorgeous not-so-little brother. For as long as I can remember Dom has been fanatical about his pie, think Homer Simpson and his devotion to beer or doughnuts and you're not even in ... http://thestonesoup.com/blog/2008/05/a-boy-and-his-pie/