• This is an eastern European plum dumpling recipe for gombóc. The version below has been adapted from Hungarian instructions. Perhaps the plums I [...]

  Gombóc smacked

  7 January 2013
• Every Thursday, it’s soup day at work. It’s an opportunity for the team to catch up, share a meal and sparkling conversation. One [...]

  Achin’ for some bacon?

  4 August 2012
• This is a little variation on a sticky Vietnamese rice dumpling called bánh it trán. I’ve heard these dumplings are often served [...]

  Super sticky snacks

  17 June 2012
• It is another cold winter’s night here in Canberra. The dark and dreary evening is a little brighter with these warm dumplings. Time to [...]

  Hot vanilla dumplings in strawberry syrup

  10 June 2012

• The last opportunity you’ll ever have to see the Transit of Venus is coming soon. On 6 June 2012, Venus will be seen moving across the [...]

  Transit of Venus celebration dumpling

  29 May 2012
• It’s time to party Eurovision style! I’m heading to a friend’s place tonight to celebrate the fashion, the windswept hair, [...]

  Eurovision dumpling challenge

  27 May 2012
• As it gets colder and colder, my dumpling cravings grow larger and larger. Earlier in the week I tore into a packet of ‘Pfanni’, [...]

  Surprisingly, ok

  29 April 2012
• It’s local lore that in Canberra, the ANZAC Day holiday heralds the start of the cold of winter. As if on cue, the air was chilly and the [...]

  Warm winter comforts

  27 April 2012

• I just spent an enjoyable weekend with friends making cheese. We took an amazing intensive course to learn to produce a range of cheeses [...]

  dumplings + cheese = awesome

  23 April 2012
• If I was asked to describe my latest dumpling project, I’d respond: An all-beef patty, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions [...]

  McDumplings

  16 April 2012