Happy Retiree's Kitchen

This is a quick roundup of what has been happening in both my French and Australian kitchens and all things related, since I last posted an ...

Ratatouille is a French vegetable stew, originating from Provence in Southern France where it was cooked as a dish for the poor. However now...

 I'm home again after 2 months in Montpellier Mediterranee, in southern France, and two weeks in Cairns in Far North Queensland at the b...

  Lentil Soup is Food for Everyone, and I know you are thinking that there are just so many lentil soup recipes already on the planet. Why p...

  Lemon Delicious Pudding is a very popular self-saucing pudding in Queensland, and after harvesting the first crop of the year of precious ...

Red Dragonfruit and Custard Apples in the background  There is no shortage of signage at Rusty's market. Whenever we are visiting the Fa...

This fudgy chocolate cake with a decadent Malted Buttercream icing is the real deal for an Easter extravagance. It's not too late, this ...