For the love of food
I’m very strategic about my seat choice when I travel. Some people like to sit by the window so they can admire the view. Not me. I like to sit in the aisle. I like to be able to get out of my seat easily without disturbing anyone and I also like to be able [...]
I was very sad to see Mindy leave Masterchef last night. For anyone not watching the series. Last night was the episode that cut the contestants down to the final three. I’d had my money (not literally, I’m too cheap for that) on Mindy for about two months. The dish she created last night was [...]
I am a Vegemite girl, always have been and always will. Even now I still have the odd Vegemite sandwich for lunch although I’ve upgraded from butter to avocado (don’t mock it til you try it). A few weeks ago on Masterchef, they had to create a dish with Vegemite and chocolate as the core [...]
I don’t usually have trouble coming up with ideas for what to blog about. I have a world of inspiration right here at home but when it comes to thinking of something to suit a theme, I so often draw a blank. I leave it to the last minute and have to scrounge around for [...]
Bastille Day and I don’t have a wonderful track record. Last year, I had my first attempt of making macarons the authentic way using sugar syrup. The were delicious but very very far from beautiful or perfect. The theme seems to have repeated itself this year. I have had ‘make croissants from scratch’ on my [...]
I’m a Pinterest addict. In fact I’m writing this after an hour of pin-surfing. It’s quite the time waster but has also a brilliant source of inspiration. (pin-surfing: a state where one looses oneself in the ‘pins’ of other people madly re-pinning brilliance until one’s eyes nearly pop out of one’s head and one has [...]
I heard a vicious rumour the other day. Apparently cupcake are very uncool. I beg to differ. What could possibly be uncool about a cake, usually quite pretty, that you get entirely to yourself and comes in a cute little wrapper that catches the crumbs? The only thing I don’t like about cupcakes is it’s [...]
Have you ever fed a non-Aussie Vegemite? The face they pull is pure disgust. The best is when the person is trying not to be rude. Their neck muscles stick out, their face scrunches into a forced smile and they’ll barely chew before swallowing and grabbing a drink as soon after as possible. Vegemite is [...]
I gave in. Last weekend Will and I headed up to Sunshine Beach for our first weekend there since the wedding. The weather was absolutely glorious. While Will headed off to golf with dad, mum and I had a girly day. The first stop was Thomas Corner Eatery for lunch because it’s one of my [...]
I promise that I will move on from the baking section of my Edmonds cook book some time soon. Right now I’m stuck in the sweets. There are just so many delicious-sounding baked goods to be made and the recipes are so simple. My most recent creation was a big batch of Sante biscuits. On [...]
Why do we always have to pick favourites? Isn’t it ok to like several things equally as much as each other? I have a constant first-world problem of deciding whether I like Lindt chocolate balls (the ones in the red wrapper with the gooey center), or Ferrero Rocher better. They’re both the perfect size for [...]
I think I might have already introduced you to Kenny but if not Kenny is the honey man. My great aunt lives on the Sunshine Coast and Kenny lives in the house behind her. He keeps bees that make the most delicious honey you’ve ever tasted. Whenever mum goes to visit her aunt she always [...]
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.
