We can't believe that we helped bring Dean Lahn's Beat Heat Eat recipes to the public. Coke chicken?? Really??! What's even worse is that the damn thing tastes delicious … You’re not going to find this dish in any self-respecting kitchen – that’s why you are going to make it in yours. Give in to the Dark Side. PARTS: (A) 1 litre Coke (B) tomato sauce (optional) (C) 4 chicken breasts (or similar quantity of drumsticks and/or wings) Pork…
Continue readingThis is a laugh: an Italian drive to work, according to Vincenzo Cerami's by turns witty, delightful and vicious A Very Normal Man, translated into English for the first time in 2015 by Isobel Grave. Giovanni’s 850 was parked at an angle over the footpath outside UPIM, a big department store. He had to be in the office by half past eight. The Ministry was only a short distance from Rome’s central station and since Giovanni lived at…
Continue readingOkay guys, it's been a while since we've done one of these, but it's Friday funday! That's a thing, right? Anyway, there've been some pretty cool links around recently and we wanna share. First, we have the ultimate test of Aussie English. Okay, so it's Buzzfeed, which means it's a laugh, but there are some little beauties on this list – or should we say bloody rippers? Next, to take it up a notch, Merriam-Webster have a…
Continue readingOne of the many great stories in Liz Harfull's The Blue Ribbon Cookbook comes from Paul Hansen, and his delicious orange cake: You would be hard-pushed to describe Paul Hansen as a typical show cook. Born and bred at historic Kulcurna Station near Lake Victoria, Paul counts taxidermy, song writing and photography among his many skills. He also makes a mean orange cake. Although he has been known to whip up a six-course dinner party for 80 people to raise money…
Continue readingDon Loffler must be one of our most prolific authors at Wakefield Press, and he's one of our most popular, too! His books on the early Holdens and their history have been read and reread, printed and reprinted, with the sixth in the series released late last year. With each book there's a flood of interest and new material for Don to work with – he's got several more books in the pipeline. Below we have…
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