the indolent cook

Another new year has arrived, according to the lunar calendar. My parents visited recently, and while they didn't hang around in Austr...

Papaya carob smoothie. Surprisingly, this January hasn't been stupidly busy at work as previous years have indicated, but there ar...

When it's not ridiculously hot, it's hard to beat a long summer's day for life's simple indulgences. I love that it can stil...

Hot smoked trout salad. Happy new year, everyone! This year is going to be exciting. Plans are a-brewing; this is the year of big deci...

A cool lavender green tea plum wine, served on the rocks. We're closing in on the end of another year and the beginning of a new one...

Green tea shortbread with raspberry sugar. Season's greetings! It seems that it has become a bit of a blog tradition for me to put u...

Christmas comes early with a mini hamper containing Itha's traditional pudding + a brandy butterscotch dessert sauce. Last week I re...

OverDosa pop-up in Fitzroy. It doesn't get more Fitzroy than this. A pop up Indian shack selling vegan, gluten-free dosas and drinks...