The 5 Minute Cheesecake-I kid you not! Low fat and cooked in 5 minutes. Life does not get any better than that!

Chef Cheong Liew at the Sydney International Food Festival’s World Chef Showcase which hosted overseas and Australian chefs.

The Cafe Canario at Delicado Foods is a thick, syrupy coffee courtesy of the sweetened condensed milk (& easy to make at home!)

Bacon Jam – your wildest dreams comes true! It’s so good and you’ll wonder why the supermarket doesn’t carry it.

I was delighted to interview Fergus Henderson of St John restaurant about things such as Offal, P*rn, Death Threats & Anthony Bourdain

Spaghetti meatball cupcakes! No, not a savoury version but a sweet version of the cupcakes using Ikea candy string! :)

A cake with potato, parsnip, carrot, apple and orange? And it’s fabulous? Say it isn’t so!

A coconut version of the very delectable Portuguese Custard Tart.

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I was lucky enough to get a private class with the famous Victor Pisapia where he showed me how to make his famous Chilli Chocolate Truffles!

As bizarre as it sounds, this chocolate avocado cake was delicious although the avocado buttercream was a little challenging…

A Strawberry Jam Donut Pudding-bring the Diet Coke! ;)

Too cute not to make! And yes it’s funny to bite into a buttercake and chocolate mud cake burger!

Have you ever had a chef whose recipes you never gel with? Yup that’s me and Karen Martini sadly…

Finally! I got a hold of some Meyer lemons. I thought what better to make than a classic Lemon Meringue Pie!

This was my very first time co-hosting a Daring Bakers challenge and it was fun! We chose a Dobos torte-a traditional Hungarian layer cake.

Did you know that ice is the most important part of a cocktail? Bartender of the year Oliver Stuart told me a bit about ice & cocktails

Love Pulled Pork but want to eat leaner? Using the Pressure Cooker method means that you can use a leaner cut of pork. And it pulls too!

Each year the RSPCA holds a cupcake day where bakers bake cupcakes and people buy them. My contribution was the Koala Cupcake :)

There’s nothing better than a hand-me-down recipe and this is no exception. This Chicken Hor Fun is all slippery noodles and aromatic sauce.

One of Black Star Pastry’s Ginger Ninjas (gingerbread men) resting against a wall of brownie!

I used to be petrified of choux pastry but using a great recipe conquered my fear making a French favourite, a Saint Honore!