Havoc in the Kitchen Features

Cooking has always been a mix of intuition, curiosity, and a little chaos in my kitchen – and over the years, it’s been especially rewarding to see a few of my recipes travel beyond my own table. I keep track only of recreations shared by blogs I actively follow, so this list is small, thoughtful, and very personal. Each link below represents a real kitchen, a real cook, and a recipe enjoyed and reimagined elsewhere.

Cooking with Aunt Juju – by Julie
Julie featured my Dulce de Leche Candied Pecans recipe on Cooking with Aunt Juju, sharing her own experience making them and spotlighting the sweet treat in her December 2025 post.

Happy Retirees Kitchen – by Pauline
Pauline mentioned my crispy skillet gnocchi in her In My Tropical Kitchen – December 2025 roundup, sharing it as part of her monthly cooking reflections and recipes enjoyed in her Tropical North Queensland kitchen.

Tandy’s Kitchen Table — by Tandy Sinclair
Tandy recreated and shared her version of my Black Fig Jam on Tandy’s Kitchen Table, offering her own lovely take on the sweet preserve and spotlighting it in her blog post.

Havoc in the Kitchen Achievements

2025 – Most Creative Home Cooking Blog
Selected by LUXlife Magazine as part of their annual Food & Drink Awards, recognizing creativity and originality in home-style cooking content.