by Marcellina In Cucina | Aug 28, 2016
This month I hosted a Daring Kitchen challenge and challenged the members of the Daring Kitchen to make a pavlova. I know, not that daring really, is it? But that was the whole point. I wanted this to be more of a creative challenge…take the main ingredient of a...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Oct 16, 2011
Some time ago I spotted a cheese making kit at my local deli. Already having prepared ricotta using Mrs G’s method, I was ready to move on in my cheese making endeavours but not ready to do it on my own. This kit was perfect. The Begininners’ Italian...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Sep 20, 2011
While in most areas summer is tomato season, in tropical North Queensland tomato season is in our mild winter. Really there are only two seasons in the tropics – the cool and dry or the hot and wet. Traditional vegetables don’t cope...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Mar 15, 2011
This post has been a long time in the making. Eighteen months ago the Daring Baker’s Challenge for November 2009 was Cannoli. At the same time I had a telephone call from my sister inviting me along to a ricotta making lesson. Well, the two went hand in hand,...
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by Marcellina In Cucina | Jul 5, 2010
Watching Masterchef Australia’s team challenge the other night really had me thinking. Each team was given recipes from the Country Women’s Association (CWA) for neapolitan cake, fruit cake, lamingtons, scones and jam. The idea was to...
