Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
I've been a bookworm as long as I could read. When I was a young girl we would visit the library every Saturday and I would borrow another bag of books to read over the next week. Amongst all the b
The weather has been crazy hot in Adelaide for three days now. Now I love hot weather but when it's hot I want to be eating hawker noodles in Asia, swimming at the beach or lazing by a hotel pool,
Can you believe it's only one week until Christmas? Nope, I can't believe it, either. This year has flo-o-o-wn by. I love this time of year. It's a time to remember what's important and to spen
Bakers are made, not born. Don't believe me? A few years ago, my cakes (and my photography) looked like this: Notice how this cake is leaning precariously to one side and the very runny i
I'm having a passionate affair with citrus at the moment. My fruit bowls are filled with gorgeous tangelos, yellow grapefruit, pink grapefruit, oranges, mandarins and blood oranges. I love the
Do you like berries? You do? Well, you've come to the right place then. Welcome to Sweet Adventures' Berry Nice to Meet You blog hop! For those new readers, Sweet Adventures is a group of
My daughter just turned six (six!) so we threw a little shindig for six of her school friends + family. Here's what was on the menu: Mini Vietnamese Pork Buns; Ham & Pineapple Pizzas (pit
Too busy to cook? Or simply feeling lazy? At the risk of sounding like a telemarketer, have I got the pudding for you! This mini berry pudding only has five ingredients and takes less than 10 mi
I adore figs. I love their colour, their flavour, and their texture. I die for their sensual shape and the way their demure green and purple exterior splits open to reveal a striking red and gold
My children love ice cream. In this hot weather, they're having it at least once a day, usually twice, and sometimes even before breakfast. (Shhh! Don't tell grandma!) So I was thrilled to discover
I was recently chuffed to be contacted by The Hoopla to provide a canapé and drink recipe for their Happy Hour section. I immediately knew that I wanted to do my Mini Vietnamese Pork Buns, which
Happy New Year! As 2012 dawns I'm feeling optimistic. Onwards and upwards will be my mantra this year. However, I am a realist: I understand that we don't get the highs without the lows. Moreove
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
My five year old daughter has a sweet tooth. She seems to have a never-ending capacity for ice cream, cake, buns, lollies, jelly and doughnuts. It's not that she doesn't like savoury food - she doe
