Camera review: Nikon Coolpix P330
The Nikon Coolpix P330 is a compact zoom camera that fits in your pocket.
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Restaurant.com.au online reservation service and C Restaurant, Perth
I was recently invited to try a new online restaurant reservation service, Restaurant.com.au The way it works is simple: Sign up for a free account. Pay an AU$8 fee per reservation at participating restaurants and get 30% off the total bill, including drinks, with no menu restrictions. Screenshot of Restaurant.com.au Restaurant.com.au is a national…
Urban Locavore
A few days before Christmas, a nice fellow named Paul delivers a box of locally made goodies to my door. Urban Locavore box His name is Paul Kilmurray and we chat about his new business, Urban Locavore. Paul explains “locavore” was the Oxford American Dictionary 2007 word of the year and describes a person committed […]
Product review: Philips airfryer
I’ve been tweeting recently about the Philips airfryer, a new product launched in April this year which offers a healthier alternative to deep frying, using 80% less fat to cook food. I don’t mind admitting that I love fried and deep-fried food, so a healthier, less messy way to fry (especially fries/chips) sounded like heaven [……
Product review: Cuisinart electric pressure cooker
In perfect time for hearty cold weather dinners, KitchenwareDirect sent me a Cuisinart electric pressure cooker. My memories of pressure cookers are of the old-school stove-top one my grandma used to use cook anything from whole chickens to vegetables to abalone for Chinese New year dinner. I was absolutely terrified of it as a child […]
That’s not a mushroom sauce…THAT’S a mushroom sauce
Regular readers know I’m a fan of Beerenberg Farm. They recently sent me a sample pack of three of their newest sauces. I was eager to try one in particular: Creamy Mushroom Sauce. I’m a big mushroom fan and I love mushroom sauce. For dinner, Jac panfried boneless skinless chicken thighs so they were crispy […]
Product review: Cuisipro foam pump
This post isn’t about food – it’s about an item that has come in very handy in our kitchen. After all, cooks (well, everybody!) need to wash their hands! KitchenwareDirect recently sent me a Cuisipro foam pump for review. It’s a liquid soap dispenser with a difference: it converts liquid soap and water to foam. […]
Product review and competition: Peters Overload ice cream
I recently got to sample Peters Overload ice cream, which is, according to Peters, “chunky, smashed up parlour-style ice cream”. From the top, moving clockwise: Violet Crumble, Rolo and Caramel Cookie Madness There are three Overload flavours: Violet Crumble – a bright yellow and brown ice cream that makes me think of bumblebees. …
Product review and competition: Dreamfarm clongs and supoon
Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s start 2011 with a competition! This competition is open to Australian AND international readers! The winner is…Thank you to everyone who entered! The winner is AZ! Congratulations, AZ! Hope you enjoy using these awesome Aussie kitchen tools all the way in Arizona! In this post: Clongs overview Supoon over…
East Perth, morning and night
I took this photo at Claisebrook Cove, East Perth using the Lumix G2 at around 7:20am. In a stroke of luck, the bird perched at the dock turned its head at just the right moment to give me a nice shot of its silhouette against the shiny lake. I was waiting to have breakfast (that […]