The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long.https://www.notquitenigella.com/Copyright 2007-2026 all rights reservedThis Halloween Ghost Focaccia is a spooky twist on homemade focaccia! The fluffy black focaccia is naturally coloured with edible charcoal powder and topped with adorable daikon ghosts, each with its own expression. This no knead focaccia is surprisingly easy to make and is perfect for Halloween parties, sandwiches or serving with dips. Includes tips for getting a crispy bottom and light, fluffy focaccia, plus a sourdough option.https://www.notquitenigella.com/halloween-ghost-focaccia/ Zanobia brings fine dining Levantine cuisine to Barangaroo. The restaurant is slightly hidden away on the first floor of One International Towers Sydney in Barangaroo with views of the water. The menu features opulent spins like caviar hummus, wagyu and black truffle hummus and lobster. Come and take a look inside.https://www.notquitenigella.com/zanobia-barangaroo/ This blood orange cake is soft, moist and packed with fresh blood orange juice and zest, then topped with a naturally pink blood orange buttercream. I'll also show you how to extend blood orange season so you can make this cake all year round. It's an easy seasonal cake that keeps beautifully moist for days.https://www.notquitenigella.com/blood-orange-recipe-cake/ This easy chicken larb recipe is ready in just 15 minutes and is packed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, fresh mint and coriander. The secret is homemade roasted rice powder, which adds a wonderful nutty, toasted flavour and texture. Great for a high protein low effort dinner!https://www.notquitenigella.com/larb-recipe/ Lucia is the brand new restaurant at Roche Estate in Pokolbin in the heart of the Hunter Valley. The concept and menu were inspired by leisurely Italian lunches with local wine and cocktails. It also caters for those wanting light bar snacks or something small. Come and take a look at the stunning new space and see what the food is like.https://www.notquitenigella.com/lucia-roche-estate/ Everyone wants to eat more fish and it's always an occasion when you bake a whole fish. I've got 5 spectacular ways to serve up baked fish from a tandoori glazed fish, a spicy paper bag fish, a salt baked fish, a sweet and sour whole fish and a whole side of salmon tarator style!https://www.notquitenigella.com/top-5-whole-baked-fish-recipes/ Pizza Studio Tamaki is a pizza restaurant chain that originated in Tokyo. The first branch opened in Higashi-Azabu by Chef Tsubasa Tamaki in 2017. Since then it has opened branches all over the world including New York's East Village, Singapore and Indonesia. Australia's first branch opened in May 2026 in Sydney. Find out what makes this Japanese pizza restaurant different.https://www.notquitenigella.com/pizza-studio-tamaki/ Make your own Halloween advent calendar with this easy haunted house craft and baking project! A wooden Christmas advent calendar is transformed with black spray paint, fake cobwebs and tiny spiders, then filled with Halloween lollies, trinkets and homemade mini cookies. It's a low-effort Halloween craft that adults and kids can enjoy, with ideas for keeping homemade treats fresh inside the drawers.https://www.notquitenigella.com/halloween-advent-calendar/ The Heritage Room is the newest restaurant by Rovollo restaurant. Located right next to Rovollo at 25 Martin Place in the middle of Sydney's CBD, Heritage Room by Rovollo is a 50 seater wine bar with snacks as well as substantial dishes. Plus their signature dish, a delicious schiacciata sandwich with two types of fillings.https://www.notquitenigella.com/heritage-room-by-rovollo/ Strawberry Mochi Daifuku or ichigo daifuku, is a Japanese sweet made with a whole fresh strawberry wrapped in red bean paste and soft, chewy mochi. This easy microwave mochi recipe includes all my tips for choosing red bean paste, getting the perfect pale pink colour and wrapping the strawberries without making a sticky mess. There's also another option if red bean isn't your thing!https://www.notquitenigella.com/strawberry-mochi-daifuku/ Asparagus wrapped in bacon is one of my favourite ways to eat asparagus! Tender asparagus spears are wrapped in crispy streaky bacon, roasted and then glazed with hot honey before a quick blast under the grill. This easy side dish is sweet, salty, crispy and perfect for spring asparagus. I also share my tips for getting the bacon crisp, keeping asparagus tender and alternatives to hot honey.https://www.notquitenigella.com/asparagus-wrapped-in-bacon/ Popular Japanese brand MUJI has branches of their MUJI cafe or Café&Meal MUJI in cities all over Asia including two in Singapore. Come along as we visit the MUJI cafe at Raffles City to see what the food is like!https://www.notquitenigella.com/cafe-and-meal-muji-cafe/ How does the saying go: an apple a day keeps the doctor away? How about an apple hand pie or turnover? These 5 snack size apple treats are perfect for when you have too many apples. Try apple turnovers with cream, apple shortbread slice, korean caramel apple hotteok, a bakery style apple slice or apple flower tarts!https://www.notquitenigella.com/apple-desserts/ What do you get when a third generation chef and a former Momofuku bartender, chef and front of house collaborate? Food that's creative, funky, fermented and full of flavour. Something Something Bistro is a pop-up by Nance Liong and Gaspar Tse. Find out what is on the menu!https://www.notquitenigella.com/something-something-bistro/ These Funfetti Cookies are oversized, chewy bakery-style cookies packed with white chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles. They have crisp edges, soft chewy centres and plenty of vanilla flavour, with tips for making perfectly round cookies every time.https://www.notquitenigella.com/funfetti-cookies/ Steersons Steakhouse is located along King Street wharf in Sydney Harbour with a view of Darling Harbour. It has reopened after a 4 month refurbishment with a new menu, chef and philosophy of Salt, Fire and water. Come and take a look at what it is like now.https://www.notquitenigella.com/steersons-king-street-wharf-sydney/ Make an authentic Chicago Style Hot Dog at home with an all-beef frankfurter, poppyseed bun and all the classic toppings. This easy recipe includes all of the classic Chicago Hot Dog trimmings of mustard, onion, tomato, pickle, relish, peppers and celery salt.https://www.notquitenigella.com/chicago-style-hot-dog/ These 2 Ingredient Brussels Sprouts are impossibly crispy, tangy and addictive! Deep fried until golden and seasoned with vinegar salt, this easy Brussels sprout recipe tastes restaurant-worthy with minimal effort.https://www.notquitenigella.com/brussel-sprout-recipe/ Meribella is the fine dining restaurant at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific hotel with sweeping views of Terrigal Beach and a fantastic new menu under the direction of the new chef Mitchell Beswick (formerly of Muse in the Hunter Valley). Find out what their signature dishes are and what is a must order!https://www.notquitenigella.com/meribella-terrigal/ Asparagus is in season and that means it's spring! I've got 5 recipes where you can use up anything from 1 bunch to 4! There's an easy asparagus and prosciutto tart, an egg and asparagus restaurant dupe salad, a whole roasted fish with asparagus, scallops with asparagus risotto and a gorgeous asparagus, broad bean and sugar snap salad with creamy ricotta!https://www.notquitenigella.com/top-5-springtime-asparagus-recipes/