Author Archives: Nicola Macri
Gettin’ Paid
A few weeks ago, Mum told me that a lady she knows from her work asked her if I would be interested in making cakes for her sons’ birthday party this Saturday. Apparently Mum talks about my baking escapades enough … Continue reading
The First In A Potential Series Of Culinary Representations Of Linguistic Trickery
The other day, Bradley, one of my favourite friends, brought up the linguistic phenomenon where grammatically correct sentences are sometimes formed by the repetition of just one word, provided the word can be both a noun and a verb. My … Continue reading
Naaaaaaaan. Naan naan naan naan naaaaan. *
*To the tune of Elton John’s ‘Crocodile Rock’, obviously. Today I made naan. I don’t like making curry unless I can also make naan. But it takes time because it is a bread that requires a very long rising time, … Continue reading
Armadillo!
A few years ago, my sister Aly and I started experimenting with what were basically mexican quesadillas. At the time we weren’t really sure on what the exact nature or even pronunciation of the authentic quesadilla was, so after a … Continue reading
The Perks Of Succumbing To Peer Pressure
This is a test entry. Stop reading it. STOP IT. IT IS ONLY FOR ME