Last week we packed our bags full of miso, mirin, dashi, daikon and other tricks and headed on a Kitchen Invasion at our Godparents' Eden-like farm, just around the corner from Bald Knob (Knob - more than a hill, not quite a mountain) in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. 

After what feels like years of sopping wet national holidays (including several significant floods) we celebrated the 4 days of fine Easter weather this year with bonfires, mountain climbs, outdoor bbqing,
and garden dining.

On the food front, the feature meal involved a 3-day marinated 12-hour roasted lamb leg, pistachio & green olive tabbouli, fig & labneh salad, and some homemade naan to mop it all up.

When visiting Harlem recently to see the sights and eat some soul food we checked out the Studio Museum, which had an awesome little shop attached to it. We found a cookbook on African food, which turned out to be by Marcus Samuelsson, chef and owner of Red Rooster, where we had been trying to eat all week (unsuccessfully, as it seems to be booked out well in advance). So we decided to recreate some of his dishes at our own dinner table.

Last year the shores and dancefloors of Australia were graced with Brainfeeder record label artists Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, Thundercat and Ronald Bruner Jr. The Bookery Cook ladies had the pleasure of cooking dinner for the crew before their Brisbane show and the warehouse afterparty.

Sunday afternoon at our parent’s house/farm on the Sunshine Coast… outside fire, platter, beers… then Japanese banquet (^_^) !

The first affair was a Sunday night Indian-Benglai curry feast, which was well in order after a swashbuckling Saturday night out spent walking the plank from the dancefloor to the bar at Dank Morass’ pirate-themed Davy Jones’ Morass.

For this year's Mother's Day feast we headed to the Yandina markets for produce.