Katrina Meynink is a freelance food writer and recipe developer who lives and breathes all things food. She is particularly fond of butter, Persian fairy floss and bacon. She is a prolific lover of cookbooks, which led her to write her own, Kitchen Coquette (Allen & Unwin) -- available now at all good bookstores.
Homemade Snickers
How to get away with being a glutton
Katrina Meynink Eating a slab of homemade snickers bar is socially acceptable, right?
Roast chicken
Miraculous roast chicken
Katrina Meynink Yes, we've been here before. No, we will never tire of roast chicken.
Recipes
The biggest (and best) kind of morning tea
Katrina Meynink A good cause, and lots of cake. Excellent combination.
Indulgence
Oh yes, it's a cake in a jar
Katrina Meynink Pushing aside initial suspicions, we've embraced the 'delicious and pretty things in jars' trend.
Warming recipes
The comfort curry
Katrina Meynink Nothing puts things right like a spicy, comforting curry.
Slabs of decadence
A posh caramel slice
Katrina Meynink You might think you shouldn't mess with a classic, but here's why it works.
Tequila!
A recipe to keep summer going
Katrina Meynink This tequila infused steak salad will preserve the memory of cocktails by the beach.
Easter treat
Oh, the things you will do with Easter eggs
Katrina Meynink For example, whip up a fallen chocolate souffle studded with 'birds eggs'.
Easter brunch
Blurring the lines between dessert and breakfast
Katrina Meynink So, the perfect recipe for Easter brunch, then.
Vegetarian ideas
A new way to do burger night
Katrina Meynink This is a burger capable of silencing even those who believe that meat and only meat belongs on a bun.
Afternoon tea
For when you need a cup of tea and "something
Katrina Meynink It's 3pm, your blood sugar is dropping. These biscuits will save you.
Cake!
It's our birthday, let's eat cake!
Katrina Meynink Our favourite kitchen coquette has made us an incredible birthday cake for our 1st birthday.
Food and romance
A Valentines Day feast
Katrina Meynink Whatever your stance on Valentines Day, cooking up a feast for loved ones comes highly recommended.
Cakespiration
This woman once made a cake for Elton John
Katrina Meynink So it goes without saying that Lily Vanilli's new book is a required read for all bakers and sweet tooths alike.
Re-worked Australian classics
This is how to do Australia Day feasting
Katrina Meynink These lamb and lamington recipes are a twist on some old favourites.
Quick dinner ideas
Rejoice, this dish is really fast to make
Katrina Meynink Easy, quick and tasty this is the mid week hunger antidote, with socially acceptable left overs for lunch the next day.
Delicious desserts
A taste of holidays
Katrina Meynink This Bounty Bombe Alaska will take you right back to those heady days sunning oneself on the beach.
Summer fare
Beer and prawns, feeling happy yet?
Katrina Meynink There is little else in the culinary world that could encapsulate an Aussie summer more than beer and prawns.
Christmas treats
How to make a Christmas tart
Katrina Meynink There's nothing stressful about this festive tart, it just needs a little delightful holiday plodding at the stove.