For the love of food
‘I don’t care what mine looks like just please…. give me some food!’ To some, this may seem demanding and rude but sometimes in my house it’s acceptable. On this particular occasion, Will had been at golf since 6am. I’d told him that I was making a special lunch so he wasn’t to eat at [...]
It’s not really all that cool here yet but the slight change in the air was enough for me to get out the slow cooker a couple of weeks ago. Actually it was pouring rain on that particular day which to me, no matter what the temperature, calls for a warming, hearty dinner. I had [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that ‘ethical’ eating is not the easiest thing to do. I say ‘ethical’ because to me, everyone has their own idea of what the means. As I said yesterday, to me that means knowing as much about the food I’m eating and where it has come from as I [...]
Are you a taco or burrito fan? Growing up, I always thought that tacos were the hard shells that are sort of like a giant corn chip only round and folded and burritos were what you got when you wrapped a soft flour tortilla around delicious filling. The arrival of a few Mexican restaurants lately [...]
Dinner this week has been through bursts of cook-a-fab-new-recipe to whatever’s-in-the-freezer. I managed to pick up a bit of a bug in Melbourne and have either felt like I couldn’t be bothered lifting myself off the couch or like I really wanted to cook something super healthy and yummy to make myself feel better. Tuesday [...]
I wanted somewhere the eight of us could meet. I wanted a shared style of food where everyone could just pitch in an amount of money and have a feast. It had to be reasonably priced and a good layout so we could all share the table. This was my list of desires for the [...]
Have you every paid $5 for a potato? No? I thought it was pretty insane too but that’s the price people were prepared to pay for a fancy potato spiral on a stick at the Racecourse Road carnival yesterday. The potatoes are cut using one of those spiral apple corer/peelers, threaded onto a stick and [...]
Hello winter! I don’t like your temperatures all that much but I do like the hearty, warming food you let me make. Winter hasn’t really arrived with a bang here in Brisbane. In fact I think it’s the warmest day since I got back. It felt so wintery earlier in the week I decided it [...]
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Happy autumn everyone! I’m not sure if you remember, but at the end of autumn last year I said that I was going to challenge myself to take a photo for a year. Fast forward a month or two and somebody (me!) got engaged and [...]
It’s no secret that I love my slow cooker. What’s not to love? You throw all the ingredients in it, flick a switch and hours later you return to a hot, cooked dinner without hours slaving over the stove. The only thing that I didn’t like about my slow cooker, was having to seal meats [...]
Although I’m sitting here with the heater by my feet (smoothie for breakfast was a bad idea), winter is nearing its end for the year. I won’t miss the cold mornings and chilly nights but I will miss warming winter fare. I love rich stews and casseroles and all foods better suited to the cooler [...]
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times. I love my slow cooker. What is not to love about something that you can throw a whole lot of ingredients into and walk away only to return to a tender, warming, gloriously delicious meal? This recipe is so simple you can throw it [...]
I am Claire & I love food. Here you'll find my favourite recipes, tips, tricks, restaurants & plates full of frivolity with the odd crafty post. New inspiration posted daily.
