For the love of food
Do you pinch and a punch for the first of the month? In our house it’s a serious competition that has me bitterly awaiting the first day of every month. I am always the first one out of bed in the morning because I get up and head out for a walk. That means that [...]
‘Ooh that’s exciting.’ It’s normally a fun little positive phrase that isn’t it? It’s not when it’s coming from your optometrist when he’s looking at your eyes through some crazy machine. The ‘exciting’ thing was a nice little dry spot on my eye – a result of my inability to shut my eyes properly when [...]
I know I go on about it a bit but I just love cooking from my grandmother’s recipe book. Ever since mum took us on a little stealth trip to see their family home (stealth because it’s on a property in central Queensland), I can picture my grandma baking in the kitchen and hear and [...]
Let’s take a step back in time, nearly two years back to be precise. So far back in time that I didn’t know the difference between a macaron and a macaroon! In fact I don’t think I even knew there were two such similar words. Can you believe such a time existed? Fast forward to [...]
Bonjour! I often edit my photos while watching TV at night which means Will is subjected to the odd, which one is better, this one or this one, as I flash between the two. While editing last week I started giggling like a little kid which usually means I’ve found something ‘funny’ that will get [...]
I’m quite a visual person. With my sewing, I’ve never followed a pattern, I prefer to eye it out or ‘copy’ an item that I already have. I like IKEA’s assembly instructions that are all images rather than something telling me to put the left thingimy on top of the right thingo making sure it [...]
You just might have caught on to the fact that I like to make food for special occasions. I also like to invent special occasion to make food. I made it through the day without burning myself = special dinner (not last night I burned myself on the stove… those bars are hot even after [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
I have at least 50 recipe books (I hope the husband doesn’t read this), 5 food magazine subscriptions and read a whole lot of other food blogs on a daily basis. Inspiration for my next blog post or food creation is never far away. My only problem is deciding what to make out of my [...]
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.
