{Happy 4th Blog Birthday} Peach & Raspberry Slice

by Iron Chef Shellie on January 24, 2012

Today Iron Chef Shellie turns 4!

It’s been another amazing year to be a food blogger. Making lots of new friends, I finally got up to Sydney to gorge myself on Zumbo treaties and there was even a trip to New Zealand!

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Gong Xi Fa Cai – Happy Chinese New Year & Pineapple Tarts

by Iron Chef Shellie on January 22, 2012

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Traditional new year biscuits are very tedious to make, and pineapple tarts are no exception. I usually help my mum make peanut cookies, or she will make kueh bangkit, and my aunty will make kuih kapit which I learnt to make last year.

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Chicken & Shiitake Dumplings

by Iron Chef Shellie on January 17, 2012

January is a busy month; Chinese New Year, Australia Day, Blog’s Birthday & Hamsley’s Birthday (and my lovely friend Katie’s Birthday!!). So you will be getting a range of everything this month.

I had this recipe in the ‘to try’ pile for a while now and finally decided it was time to give it a go. Well, let me just say, I had fun learning this new crimping pattern, and found it all rather soothing as I was zen and in the zone, but was rather disappointed with the taste. I found the Chinese 5-spice and coriander too over powering.

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Chocolate Fudge Cake

by Iron Chef Shellie on January 16, 2012

Thanks to Christina from The Hungry Australian for hosting this month’s Sweet Blog Hop. With the theme being ‘Death by Chocolate’, this one was right up my alley… but what to make?!

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Banh Mi (Vietnamese Chicken Rolls)

January 8, 2012 Asian

This is seriously the easiest, most tastiest dinner or lunch option you must try!! You basically do all the prep the day before, then just cook chicken, put it all in a roll and BAM! You have the best meal ever. I’ve included the full recipe below, but I left out the cucumber, and I also left [...]

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Tim Tam Tarts

January 6, 2012 Australia Day

Sorry in advance. This may be torture to those starting new years’ diets. I thought I’d share some ideas for Australia Day coming up, in case you are entertaining or need to bring a dish. What’s more Australian than Tim Tams? Everyone seems to love them, I personally could take or leave them, which my [...]

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Bondi Burger

January 4, 2012 Beetroot

Happy New Year readers! I know I’ve been a bit slack but I’ve been enjoying a bit of a break, melting slightly in the Melbourne heat the last few days. I trust you all started the new year with a bang. How are those new year’s resolutions going? I don’t have any, as I am [...]

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Homemade Bagels

December 27, 2011 Bagels

How are we all feeling after Christmas? I trust you all had an amazing few days, surrounded by loved ones, too much food and scored some good presents. I had three feasts, but only ate at two. The main feast was at Mum and Dad’s house, where 18 of us enjoyed a buffet style dinner, [...]

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Gingerbread House

December 19, 2011 Adriano Zumbo

I didn’t think I’d bother trying to do another gingerbread house after attempting one two years ago. My friend Katie and I said we would attempt the Zumbo Hanzel & Gretel house after seeing it on Masterchef, but after reading the recipe I was not prepared to go out and buy a whole lot of [...]

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Moroccan Couscous with Spiced Chicken

December 16, 2011 Carbohydrates

I found the couscous lurking the back of my pantry and instantly felt like creating something with it. I had seen this recipe in yet another Donna Hay book, it looked so pretty, but the flavours weren’t something I’d normally cook up. With Hamsley being from the country, he wasn’t exposed to loads of different [...]

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