Archives for October 2013

Bloom – The Healthy Food Co, Mosman

Miss Arabella didn’t go to work today because she’s studying for her exams.  I told her that as a treat and as a break from her books, I would take her out to lunch. Now as you have heard me going on and on about, Miss Arabella is on a health kick and so regards […]

Pork Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce

Earlier this week I posted about my family’s birthday get-together.  I mentioned I had made pork satay skewers with a peanut dipping sauce and showed an image I had taken on my i-phone of the cooked satays. From the wonderful comments it became clear that quite a few of you were interested in the satays […]

Thai Red Curry Pork with Pineapple and Ginger

Thank you all for your concern for Arabella.  She has bounced back – bounced right back into the arms of her boyfriend, the one who was the ex-boyfriend for around 16 hours.  Yes, it appears ‘the break-up’ was just a slight hiccup on the romantic path to happiness. When I made the pork satay skewers […]

Gluten-Free Choc-Nut Cake

September is always a busy month for my family; so busy that as usual, this year we didn’t have time to get together to celebrate my sister’s birthday, my daughter’s birthday, my father’s birthday, my niece’s birthday and a nephew’s birthday that had been even a little bit earlier than the others. So in October […]

Tran’s Restaurant – Vietnamese in Mosman

Tri and Lanna Tran opened Tran’s Restaurant in 1995.  For nearly 20 years it has been a much loved restaurant by locals for a number of reasons; it’s centrally located, it’s BYO, the prices are reasonable and then there’s the food! We went to Tran’s on a Saturday night to catch up with long-standing friends of […]

Boronia Tea Room, Mosman – A High Tea Review

Recently Boronia House has become Boronia Tea Room and the former function centre is now a place to enjoy that wonderful British tradition, a high tea. The site of Boronia was originally part of a Crown Grant of four acres of land but was later sold to brothers, James and John Kearey for £1,700 pounds […]

Not Quite Nigella’s Halloween Party

Carl and I scooped the invitation of the year when we were invited to Lorraine’s Halloween Party.  If you are a regular reader of Not Quite Nigella you would know that her Halloween parties are famous and that her readers eagerly anticipate the Halloween post. The invitation strictly said that entry was only permissible if […]

A Wine Appreciation Night

Last Friday night, Blacko (husband) ventured forth with a dozen or so mates over to a mutual friend’s home for what was auspiciously called, ‘An Evening of Wine Tasting’.  To help fortify their stomachs, everyone was asked to not only bring a bottle of wine but also bring a dish.  This is where Blacko leaned […]

Chocolate Red Back Spiders and…A Disappointment

You’ve all heard me say that Alfie asks a lot of questions.  I do tire of his questions and often say, ‘That’s your quota; no more questions until tomorrow’.  Because although I love how he has a thirst for knowledge, sometimes I just need a rest from the brain strain that’s caused by a barrage […]

Sour Cream Black Forest Cake

I would love to have a nice and tidy scheduled life but it’s just never been that way. Today is a classic example where for a few weeks I’ve known that tonight Carl was going to be at a wine appreciation night.  It’s just that somehow the communication containing the details broke down and it […]