Recipes

RASPBERRY ROSE + PISTACHIO PAVLOVA // VIDEO

My mum is a proper Aussie, meaning, she raised me on pavlova and regret-drenched love ballads sung by the torchiest torch light singers of the 60s.  And Abba.  Australians looooooove Abba (if you don’t believe me, just watch Muriel’s Wedding). But back to Pavlova and my mum.  My mum baked a lot of fabulous things when I was growing up. […]
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OYSTERS TWO WAYS

My love of this delicious bivalve is pretty well documented, and I couldn’t help but return to it. I’ve been digging through cookbooks from the 30s and 40s, and let me just say, the oyster was a VERY popular bite then. And way not? It was cheap and wonderful to eat every which way. Fried, stewed, baked, grilled, raw, FRIED. […]
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OUR PIZZA TRADITION

Henry and I have officially started a tradition. Well, we’ve done it twice, so that counts, right? It’s called Pizza Night, and though I make pizza for the fam at least a couple of times a year (or at least whenever Henry badgers me about it), its big moment is on Christmas day. After presents and breakfast Henry and I […]
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RASPBERRY PINK PEPPERCORN TRUFFLES // VIDEO

Raspberry Pink Peppercorn truffles are probably my favorite thing at Compartes, the lovely store of my friend and amazing chocolatier, Jonathan Grahm. After shooting my sister’s lookbook video, Jonathan came over and we had some fun with the the slow motion camera and his chocolates. The result? This little 20 second video showing off Jonathan’s gorgeous truffles and their new […]
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CHRISTMAS TREATS

CHOCOLATE COVERED COFFEE CRACKLE CRUNCH Inspired by the crackle cake from old school LA spot Blum’s, which my aunt Tina resurrected as the best birthday cake ever this year, I covered my crackle in chocolate to make for the perfect holiday gift. Homemade violet crumble, anyone? INGREDIENTS Vegetable oil, for baking sheet 3 cups sugar 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee […]
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VANILLA SCENTED YAMS WITH MARSHMALLOW

I feel like this is everyone’s favorite dish at Thanksgiving.  Yeah, the turkey is the centerpiece, and stuffing is pretty awesome, but let’s be real. Yams. Sweet potatoes.  They’re a vegetable that kind of tastes like dessert, but somehow manages to stay savory.  Like a chocolate covered pretzels or something. Mmmm…chocolate covered pretzels. Yams are officially my cousin Erica’s domain.  […]
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APPLE CITRUS SALAD

Though sweet, apple is jus as well known for its acid. Without it, there wouldn’t be apple pie or apple sauce, it couldn’t walk that line of sweet and savory, and apple cider? Not happening. This acid inspired me to make a dish celebrating that bright apple pop, so I paired thinly sliced apple with orange and fresh fennel. Fennel […]
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