For the love of food
I arrived a couple of minutes late. At least at 2.30 in the afternoon, there aren’t the hoards of people who fill a food court at lunch time. After doing a lap of the food court (without my glasses I might add) with no success, I phoned Will for directions. At the Elizabeth Street end [...]
I had a bit of trouble choosing my restaurants to review for Mushroom Mania. Did I want to go somewhere local or venture out to somewhere new? What type of cuisine did I want? Should I randomly pick a letter in the alphabet and then use the old ‘I, pick, you’ point-to-the-page method? Making restaurant [...]
I watched her throw her entire bowl of vegetables on the floor with little consequence. So I did the same. Out of nowhere came my mother and who should be yelled at? Not the instigator my little sister but me, the innocent follower. I was made to pick up each little corn kernel. Incidentally this [...]
I learned something about myself yesterday. If I want to get something done, all I have to do is say that I’m not allowed lunch (or insert next meal) until it’s finished. Sure, I am the one carrying out the threat and I could just give in and feed myself before the task is complete [...]
Last Saturday, my bridesmaid Kristin, who lives in Sydney whisked me away for the afternoon. I had no idea where I was going, only that it involved food and was something fun for a bride and bridesmaid. I was driver for the afternoon and getting rather suspicious when she just kept instructing me to keep [...]
Way back before I started blogging and probably before I even really knew what a blog was, my friend sent me a link. ‘You have to read this blog it’s fantastic’, were her instructions and so I did as I was told. Not Quite Nigella was the blog she was talking about and I have [...]
Where would you use 200kg of flour, 200kg of dark chocolate and make 5800 bread sticks each and every day? The answer is on board a Seabourn cruise ship. I was lucky enough to spend two weeks on this amazing boat as part of my South America adventure with my family. One activity that I [...]
I bet you thought dinosaurs were extinct? You thought wrong. Dinosaurs are alive and well, ok maybe not so well but they are alive in Argentina and they are a national delight. Order a ‘steak’ and you will be presented with a T-bone that looks like it came from a T-Rex. We heard that Argentina [...]
I love the area that we live in. Within just a few 100m we have an abundance of shops and restaurants. Whenever one closes I wait with baited breath to see what comes next. Zest cafe started teasing me with their signage and building a few months ago and every few days I walked past [...]
We don’t have very many traditions in my family but the ones we do have we do well. Every New Years Day, for at least 10 years, we have been to Bistro C at Noosa for a long lunch to welcome the New Year. It’s one of my favourite restaurants at the coast and I [...]
It’s no secret that I love Italian food. One of my favourite local restaurants is Viale Cannova. Authentic food and wonderful ambiance are the norm at Viale Cannova but it’s more a special occasion restaurant than a place for a weeknight meal. Da Vinci has the authentically delicious Italian food but is a more casual, [...]
Last night, not wanting to cook but also not wanting to encounter the peak season Noosa crowds, we decided to try Vanilla Cafe Bar for dinner. Mum and dad frequent this open-air restaurant for breakfast but had never realised that it’s also open for dinner seven nights a week. We enjoyed it just as much [...]
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.
