Following on from my confit duck legs I thought I had better share with you the side dishes I served. I didn’t go with Jamie Oliver’s recommendation of Roasted Radicchio because I’ve made this before and it hasn’t been at all popular. Perhaps I didn’t roast the radicchio for long enough or perhaps our palettes […]
Archives for May 2012
Confit Duck and…That One Special Dish
May 7, 2012 By 41 Comments
When Carl was growing up his mother, bless her, was an appalling cook, bless her, and, God, please don’t let her read this! For any and every special occasion she had ‘That One Special Dish’ she would troll out and everyone but her husband, bless him, suffered through the misery of it all. Having spent […]
Thai Red Curry Pie and…Easy as Pie
May 6, 2012 By 33 Comments
Do you have a special pie recipe that has been passed down through the generations. If so, you could win $10,000! Super Food Ideas has an ‘Easy as Pie’ competition searching for the best pie recipe. Anyone within Australia can enter and thanks to Bertolli, the winner will received $10,000. Entries close on May 15 […]
The Riddiford Baths and…Leek and Feta Quiche
May 4, 2012 By 52 Comments
I was at swim squads a few days ago and after the session I was in the change room talking with another swimmer who has recently joined our group. It turns out she is from New Zealand, so I asked what part of New Zealand she came from and discovered she lived a few streets […]
Olympic Fever
May 2, 2012 By 43 Comments
In case you’re wondering if I have done any more volunteering since the Princess Diana Dinner/Dance Ball on October 31, 1996, the answer is yes! And as the countdown to the London Olympics moves swiftly towards the Opening Ceremony I thought I would share with you my Sydney Olympics experience. One fine day, just a […]
Charlie and the Princess
May 1, 2012 By 49 Comments
Seemingly from no where Carl and I were asked if we would like to help out at an event, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Dinner Dance that would be held on October 31, 1996 – a little while ago! We weren’t exactly told what we would be doing but we did hear loud and […]
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