Monthly Archives: January 2013

It’s stock-making Sunday! On the agenda: A gallon of brown chicken stock, which is one of the most useful things one can have around to make sauces and soups and enrichen dishes where plain old white chicken stock won’t do…so … Continue reading →

And I mean, I love this town, but the hell you can’t get a bite to eat at this hour? It’s like a nursing home! Back in New York we’d go out to dinner, then hit a bunch of bars … Continue reading →

Well the show’s had a couple of airings on Lifestyle and by now the secret is out: The Prick’s menu was beaten, coming second to Danielle, her mechanical bull, and her plate of (I can’t believe I’m typing these words) … Continue reading →

Barramundi, grilled prawns, spinach, “Romesco-ish” sauce, basil oil: Not the prettiest plate of food ever cooked at Stately Prick Manor, but notable for three things. One, it was healthy, and not just in the “yeah but cheese and cream prevent … Continue reading →

Making an evening G&T in the kitchen of Stately Prick Manor last night, young Nick With a Fork wanders in and starts examining the bottle of Bombay Sapphire on the counter. “Dad, this doesn’t make any sense. It says on … Continue reading →

Australian students’ performance on international tests has lately come under fire, and now researchers wondering why we’re not measuring up are pointing to a surprising culprit: A LACK of iodine may partly explain why Australian schoolchildren are being beaten in … Continue reading →

So tonight’s the night: At 8:30pm AEDT the Lifestyle Channel will screen the first episode of the new series of Come Dine With Me featuring yours truly. The episode will also be available online. I have no idea what they’ve … Continue reading →

So Santa Mrs Prick was very generous to the inhabitants of Stately Prick Manor this year and the batterie de cuisine is all the better for it. Two new toys rate a special mention. First off, a beautiful hand-hammered Shun … Continue reading →