Occasional stories, food and travel inspiration
I recently met up with friends for our regular Cookbook Club lunch where we share dishes we've cooked from a selected cookbook. If you're anything like most people, you'll have a number of cookb
I'm a Summer gal so I love this time of year - the baking heat, the endless blue skies and the regular swims automatically put me in a good mood. But even I can get testy after a run of 40+ Ce
I'm a little obsessed with Summer fruit at the moment but can you blame me? This time of year is when my kitchen is overflowing with beautiful berries, stone fruit, cherries, grapes, mangos, kiwi fru
We're a mere seven days into 2016 and I'm wondering how many of us are actually sticking to our New Year's Resolutions? And how many of us are already mentally consigning them to the trash? Well,
This recipe came about when I offered to make a dish for a weekend brunch at my BFF's a couple of months ago. With four kids in the house that morning -- my young niece and nephew had slept over t
I'm dating a man who is racist against salad and most fruit. His deep and abiding hatred is incomprehensible to me because I happily eat both every day. "It's the texture and feel of them," he s
After a particularly long, cold and tedious Winter, Spring has finally arrived in Australia. Hurrah! For me, Springtime is about enjoying the sunshine, catching up with the friends I've neglecte
I lied to my son the other day. I don't usually advocate lying to small and innocent children but in this case I felt it was justified. You be the judge. My son is four and a half. I've blog
"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world,” Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables As busy as life is, I try to hav
It's still crazy hot in Adelaide so I've been experimenting with home-made ice blocks and sorbets. I can't stop eating the beetroot, carrot and berry flavoured ice blocks I made recently but my kids w
In early 1999, I moved to London from Adelaide. I'd been working for a few years by then and I told my family and friends the move was necessary for a broader work and life experience. Secretly, I was
When my mother was pregnant with me she ate a family block of Cadbury Milk Chocolate every day. Yep, that's correct. 200 grams of chocolate. Every. Single. Day. Under those circumstances it
It was a balmy 27 degrees Celsius yesterday morning. Then in the late afternoon a storm blew up and heavy rain and winds lashed the windows as we ate dinner. But that's Spring for you - inconstant, un
Don't you love that scene in The Incredibles where Mr Incredible is eating shrimp on the plane and the autopilot says, "would you care for more mimosa?" It kills me every time. After the succes
Last week I was lucky to spend three days on Hamilton Island for the start of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, Australia's largest offshore yachting regatta. It was ultra glam and très chic and I di
A few days ago the kids and I got caught in a heavy shower as we went for a walk and scooter ride along the beach foreshore. As we hurried back to the car, my three year old fell over and hurt his kne
Each time before I go food shopping I write out a list - it's the only way I can possibly remember what I've run out of and what I need to buy for client and blog projects. 50% of the time I end up le
J is my three year old son. He makes my heart fill to overflowing with his sunny nature, cheeky grin, outrageous demands and obsession with cars and helicopters. So you can imagine how concerned I wa
Welcome to the third recipe in my 5 Minute Eats series, which features my favourite recipes that can be made in five minutes or less. Today we're making Hummus with Toasted Garlic, Chilli &
Hello! Welcome to the first post in my new 5 Minute Eats series. I want to demonstrate that eating well doesn't take a lot of time or effort so recipes in this series can all be made in five minute
This has been the strangest year, weather-wise. The temperature has veered from the 40s to the low teens, without any particular rhyme or reason. One day I'm in a Sophie Loren-esque red sun dress and
If you're a chilli addict like me, you'll love this dish. For this is no ordinary cucumber salad. This dish was inspired by the 'hot salad' we used to buy from the Xinjiang restaurant opposite our
Sometimes the simplest things in life are the best. A ripe peach. A perfectly soft boiled egg. Bread fresh out of the oven. I'd also put garlic mushrooms in this category. True, it's a dish that re
