Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
I've been meaning to make chocolate bark ever since I saw Chocome's deluxe version at the Adelaide Good Food & Wine Show back in October. Then Amy from Amy's Town made some lovely 'Chose Your O
We always have a big lunch on Christmas Day with around two dozen family and friends. It's always a joyful day, with incredible food (everybody brings a dish), plenty of merry-making and lots of kids
There is an easy way and a hard way to do anything. According to my mother, I always pick the hard way. It's just one of my charming personality traits. The other day I spent what felt like six
'Tis the season to be jolly, tra la la la la, la la la la. Regular readers will know that we had a rather spectacular Great Australian Pavlova Blog Hop last month, featuring 36 amazing pavlovas ma
Welcome to The Great Australian Pavlova Blog Hop! This post should really be called How Not To Make a Pavlova. Let me explain. A few weeks ago I was chatting with some Aussie food bloggers abou
Every year I cook something as a Christmas gift for family and friends. My daughter usually helps, and we spend a fun couple of hours baking and wrapping. Last year we made snickerdoodles, those lovel
Are you a food blogger? Do you love pavlova, that iconic Australian meringue and cream dessert? Have you ever been curious about making one? Well, we'd love you to join us for The Great Australian Pa
This incredibly simple coconut pie is courtesy of my mother. She has been cooking it for years thanks to the Mitchell Park Primary School Parents’ Association 1992 Cookbook. This is a very dense
I seem to have developed a semi-serious addiction to chai lattes. There's something about the combination of cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and star anise that is just so lovely and warming. And
There are times when you just need to make a pudding. Perhaps you've had a lousy day at work. Or you are feeling a little fragile. Maybe you just feel like spoiling yourself and those lucky enough
