Many of you already know about my alter-ego – Essjaymoo.  Every year I participate in the Tour de France by way of the local cows of France.  Yep – lots of different varieties of cows in France, and they have very specific uses. It’s a thing .. ok? Anyway – this year we’ve decided to […]

Ultimately, I cook for others because I want to be liked.  If you bring the cake, someone will always be your friend.  So I like to have a few standby, easy to make, crowd pleasing recipes on hand. Tonight we had a gathering to celebrate my neighbours 86th birthday.  No small occasion I’m sure you’ll […]

I’ve been splurging on cookbooks lately – the strong Aussie dollar has been making it too difficult to resist. The Momofuku Cook book (by David Chang and Peter Meehan) arrived after Christmas and has been inspiring me non-structurally for a few weeks. By that I mean I haven’t sat down, read through a recipe, gone […]