For the love of food
As I write this I am glancing over the gorgeous sunrise, pristine blue ocean and tiny breeze. It is absolutely perfect weather so I hope it stays this way! All the wedding furniture is being delivered today so the real preparations are beginning. I still can’t quite catch on to the fact that I’m getting [...]
On Saturday morning the wedding festivities truly began when my Auntie and Uncle (or Tia and Tio as we call them) arrived all the way from Madrid, Spain. Of course we had a family dinner in honor of the occasion and mum asked me to bring dessert. I thought something a little bit Australian would [...]
Baking doughnuts at home seems to be all the rage in America right now. I’ve seen the most delicious looking recipes all over the place but the problem was, I didn’t have a doughnut tin. That was until my Birthday. Like when I get most new toys I had to use it right away. I [...]
Last week we had a little bit of unseasonal weather her in Brisbane. It got a wee bit chilly. What does chilly weather mean to me? It means time to get out the slow cooker! The first thing I whipped up was a big batch of my Moroccan lamb curry then it was time to [...]
I got a rather enthusiastic response to my recipe for Afghan biscuits last week. As I said, they are New Zealand’s famous biscuits. This week I thought I would balance it out with Australia’s famous biscuit, the ANZAC biscuit. We cannot let April 25th, ANZAC Day pass without a batch of these delicious treats. Edmonds [...]
My mum is from the bush so like most bushies, went to boarding school. She tells us lots of great stories from her school days like why she now has a tablespoon of Vegemite on a centimeter of toast, but the best thing she has shared with me recently is her recipe for Hartree Tart. [...]
Togs. It’s a strange word isn’t it? For those of you who live anywhere other than Queensland, Australia, it’s what we call our bathing suits or swimmers. Yes we’re a strange lot we Queenslanders. I have no idea where the word came from. It’s not like it gives you even the tiniest hint of what [...]
This post is sponsored by Kellogg’s and Nuffnang. A few weeks ago I introduced Kellogg’s new All-Bran Fibre Toppers and not being one to shy away from a food challenge, took the All-Bran 7 Day Challenge where you eat All-Bran Fibre Toppers every day for 7 days and see if you feel All-Bran New [...]
I have a rather vivid, almost child-like imagination. Not quite Alice down the rabbit hole extreme but I like to think I know how to dream. I’m always thinking of new ways to decorate, different organising tricks, recipes, cake decorations, places I want to go, things I want to do… oops lost in a little [...]
I’ve been rather in the wars lately. The week before last I took a chunk out of my forehead with my fingernail while I was putting on a singlet. A week later I somehow managed to burn myself on the iron quite badly. It’s on the inside of my arm and very unattractive (hoping that [...]
Cinnamon tea cake was one of the first things I ever baked. Mum says that I could make it on my own (of course with adult supervision) from the age of four, which I find a little hard to believe but I like to think of my 4-year-old-self baking away in the kitchen without a [...]
I was a hero this morning. Ok maybe not a serious hero in all senses of the word but I did make one family pretty happy. I was near the end of my Saturday morning walk/run when I spotted a gorgeous white fluffy kitten with big blue eyes cowering on the footpath. This little girl [...]
