A table for two

  Gobble, Quack, Bo-kokkk! I’ve always wanted to roast a Turducken for Christmas, and this year I finally picked up the courage (or being talked into) and tackled the beast! It was a full on 3 days saga but the reward was oh so worth all the effort I put in. Let’s the crazy feasting [...]

A jolly winter solstice celebration. I love Christmas, any excuse for me to throw another turkey or leg ham on the table really; soon we found ourselves quickly adapted to the idea of having Christmas during winter months every year. Last year we had a get together here at ATFT’s HQ and gorged ourselves stupid [...]

What does a hungry turkey sound like? “Gobble, gobble, gobble!” Now say that ten times faster. Sorry, can’t help myself with the lame obligatory Christmas joke but have to admit I sure felt like a turkey after stuffing myself stupid on Christmas and Boxing Day, two full days of gluttonous debauchery. I hope you all [...]

I have so many Christmas recipes to share but I am afraid this will be the last recipe post before Santa comes tonight – the good old humble shortbread. I have made different types of shortbread by using the leftover dried cranberry from the biscotti, the bacon chips from the salted caramel, and also introducing [...]

All I want for Xmas is chew… I don’t want a lot for Christmas There’s just bacon I need I don’t care about the raisins Underneath the biscotti I just want to chew on my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is… Chew…. Tweet

[donotprint] Biscotti and milk for Santa. Only four more sleeps till Christmas, but I’ve been slacked and took me quite some time to finally get into the whole festive season spirit. The Pom and I have decided not to have a big celebration this year, there will be no expensive presents, there will be no [...]

[donotprint]“How would someone who really knows you describe your WORST qualities?” That is one of the questions from the Masterchef season three online application form. There is a whole lot more questions in the application – 82 questions to be exact but this question is one of the toughest, after that silly “Where would you [...]

[donotprint] It’s Ham-mertime! Question – What is a must have for you during Christmas? A leg ham, a turkey or a kilo of prawns? Seafood is undeniably the biggest seller here in Australia during the summer Christmas. For me (and also the Pom), is always about the meat but having said that, we actually haven’t [...]

I ♥ YULE. Celebrating Christmas in July here in Australia makes absolutely perfect sense. For those who migrated to Australia from the Northern Hemisphere will never get used to having Christmas in a scorching hot summer in December. The Pom who has moved here for more than 9 years still prefer hot roast dinner with brussel [...]

Season‘s greetings! I have to admit, overeating is a bitch! I feel fat and lethargic from excessive consumption, and have to visit the bathroom two or three times a day is simply abnormal. (I know is too much information, tough!) When I thought I finally have some down time to relax from all the frenzy [...]

Is it wrong to start thinking what food to make for this Christmas already? Hence, I present you the pistachio chocolate marshmallows. Trick ‘cha! These were actually made for the Halloween over the weekend. I actually had not prepare anything for the Trick or Treaters, so decided to churn up these quick and easy pistachio [...]

“one… two… one… two…  am I still alive?” I am over-eating, over indulged, and overloaded over this Christmas and is not even over yet! The Christmas Day lunch this year probably one of the best I’ve had for a long time. Since Mr P and I don’t have any family members here in Australia, we [...]

Yes! I did! I went to Oxfam unwrapped website and bought a little superfly piglet for someone less fortunate in Solomon Islands this Christmas! I am guilty as charge as I know that I don’t get involved in charity causes as much as I would like to. Hence I always try to give as much [...]

If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then this festive rum ball will be everyone’s BFF this Christmas. Every year around festive season, it has become a tradition for me and Mr D to get together, sit down and make a massive batch of rum balls to give it to relatives and friends. There’s no [...]