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

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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

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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

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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

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If it’s good, make it thrice.

The title of this post is probably the mentality my parents took towards having children, but it applied better to my recent cake ventures, as number three was as good as one and two. Unfair digs at my only mildly … Continue reading

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The Perks Of Succumbing To Peer Pressure

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