Foodie Stuff
Festive Baking Swap 2026 – Registrations now Open
Festive Baking Swap 2026 – registrations now open! [REGISTER HERE] What is the Festive Baking Swap? The Festive Baking Swap started in 2019 when I was a new mother to a toddler, and living overseas during the pandemic. I wanted to share some joy during a globally dark time. To me there is nothing...
Story – A real happy meal
In this memory I reflect on childhood and the lengths my mother went to, to prepare us real food. A real happy meal By Jen Curcio It was the school holidays. Every single day, my younger sister and I would beg our mother for the smartest meal marketed at children on the planet. Hint: it...
Zuza Zak – Foodie Profile
Zuza Zak is a Polish-British cookbook author and nutritionist based in the UK. In our Foodie Profile, Zuza talks about her journey into food writing and the themes and food stories that inspire her work. We of course also discuss Zuza’s fifth and latest release, The Gutsy Kids Cookbook – a gut-focused cookbook for children....
Story: Lasagna and last meals
This story is about lasagna but it is also about my dear late Uncle Frank and the memories that dishes carry. Lasagna and last meals By Jen Curcio A few weeks ago I was lying in bed when a memory from my childhood resurfaced. Many years ago, when I was about 10 years old, my...
Rosa Mitchell – Foodie Profile
Rosa Mitchell is the face and name behind one of Melbourne’s most beloved, authentic Italian restaurants, Rosa’s Canteen. She showcases and celebrates the food from her regional homeland of Sicily, and champions using local and seasonal produce. Rosa also runs food tours in Sicily, as well as Sardinia. In this Foodie Profile she tells us...
Irina Georgescu – Foodie Profile
In this Foodie Profile I chat to the award-winning, cookbook author and food writer, Irina Georgescu. Irina hails from Romania and though now based in the UK, she is a culinary and cultural champion of her homeland. In addition to authoring three cookbooks, Irina also runs food tours in Romania. Read on to discover more...
Ursula Ferrigno – Foodie Profile
Foodie Profile – Ursula Ferrigno Ursula Ferrigno is one of Britain’s best-known voices on Italian food. A chef, cookery teacher and prolific cookbook author, she has spent decades writing and teaching about the regional cuisines, ingredients and traditions that define Italy’s food culture. In this Q&A, we talk about her latest cookbook, Cucina dell’Emilia-Romagna: Recipes...
Domenica Marchetti – Foodie Profile
Domenica Marchetti – Foodie Profile Today we are joined by Italian-American food writer and cookbook author, Domenica Marchetti. Her latest release, Italian Cookies is her ninth cookbook. In our q&a Domenica shares a little bit more about Italian Cookies, how her heritage has influenced her work, a personal recommendation for exploring and eating in Italy,...
Adelina Fiorito Pulford – Foodie Profile
Foodie Profile with Adelina Fiorito Pulford Adelina Fiorito Pulford is a Calabrian-born, Victorian based chef, cookery teacher and author of 8 cookbooks. In this Foodie Profile q&a she talks to us about her career, how her heritage has influenced her cooking and why she started sharing her cooking online. Adelina has also very kindly shared...
Antonia Curcio – Foodie Profile
Foodie Profile – Antonia Curcio In this Foodie Profile I interview the greatest influence behind my cooking, my mother, Antonia Curcio. Mum was born in Sardinia and moved to Rome as a young woman. In her 30s she decided to move across the world to Melbourne, Australia. Her life has been an adventure but she...
Mini Tiramisù Cups (festive edition)
Mini tiramisù cups (festive edition) This is a little festive twist on my family’s tiramisù recipe. Instead of making a tray of this creamy layered dessert, you serve them in individual portions. For a wintery effect you add a short sprig of rosemary that’s been dusted in icing sugar. Alternatively, you can also use raspberries,...
Nadia Fragnito – Foodie Profile
In this Foodie Profile I chat to Italian-Australian cookbook author, Nadia Fragnito. Nadia specialises in Italian vegan cuisine and has authored three cookbooks, the third of which is her newest release called Natale. She talks to us about her titles, staple ingredients to ‘veganise’ your pantry, her tips for visitors to Italy and also kindly...
