Natalie Barr in her Sydney kitchen. Photo: Peter Rae
The pantry staples: "I use Cobram Estate light flavour olive oil because it?s Australian and a good all-rounder, and for everything fancy I use Lomondo from near Mudgee."
The pantry staples: " I?m a bit of a 50-ways-with-mince person. I put Worcestershire sauce in everything to give it a richer taste ? in burritos, bolognese, anything mince-y." Photo: Peter Rae
The pantry staples: "The Jamie Oliver tomato and chilli pasta sauce is rich and has a bit of a kick ? it?s great in bolognese, meatballs." Photo: Peter Rae
The pantry staples: "I eat Carman?s no-fruit muesli all the time, even for lunch sometimes; I avoid fruit because I try to eat a low-sugar diet." Photo: Peter Rae
The fridge staples: "I?m very dairy-based, especially because I?m a non-sugar person, I love my cheeses. I put Meredith Dairy goat?s cheese on crackers or bread. I love haloumi, any kind of cheese really." Photo: Peter Rae
I'm drinking: "For years I didn?t drink alcohol because I had terrible migraines and now I could still go weeks without it and not really notice. When we have people over we?ll drink Carpineto Chianti." Photo: Peter Rae
I'm drinking: " I like a bit of herbal tea later in the day, maybe lemongrass and ginger. " Photo: Peter Rae
I'm drinking: "I have a timer on my coffee machine so at three in the morning when I get up it?s ready. Strong flat white." Photo: Peter Rae
Favourite: "When I got married nearly 20 years ago Mum gave me a book of all her favourite recipes. Now anything that?s really good, like my pulled pork, goes into that book. It doesn?t go in unless it?s tried and tested. A few years ago I thought I?d lost it and I was devastated." Photo: Peter Rae
My toolkit: " I got a KitchenAid mixer in girly pale pink because this is such a boys? household ? everything?s brown or black or navy." Photo: Peter Rae
My toolkit: "Because I just dish everything up direct from the saucepan the trivets are great to have ready on the bench." Photo: Peter Rae
My toolkit: "We use the Victorinox knives and forks every day. " Photo: Peter Rae
Natalie Barr. Photo: Peter Rae