I’m back. I’ve had a short absence as over the weekend I found the space-bar on my Mac Book Pro wouldn’t cooperate and so I couldn’t space out my words. Frustrating! On Monday I took my nine-month old lap top to the Apple repair shop and they confirmed the space-bar had died and as it’s […]
Archives for December 2013
Mum’s Buche de Noel and it’s Gluten-Free
December 8, 2013 By 48 Comments
A few posts ago I told you about my family’s traditions of celebrating Christmas and how one of these involved a Buche de Noel. Buche de Noel is a French Yule Log or Christmas log and is traditionally served late on Christmas Eve as a family gathers together to await the arrival of Santa, bounding […]
Bells at Killcare Garden Tour
December 7, 2013 By 16 Comments
When we stayed at Bells at Killcare, head chef Cameron Cansdell asked us if we would like a tour of the gardens. I always love a ‘behind the scenes’ look and so we were quickly accepted the offer. I was actually surprised that Cameron would have the time to take us on a tour as […]
Mum’s Christmas Sugar Cookies and…Archie Goes to School
December 6, 2013 By 49 Comments
When Archie was in high school he went to one of those schools where at the end of the year, they broke up two weeks before the public schools and as such, he had a lot of time to fill. One year when Archie was at home having finished school for that calendar year, he […]
Manfredi at Bells, Killcare
December 4, 2013 By 38 Comments
A romantic getaway isn’t a perfect romantic getaway without a fine dining experience and when you stay at Bells at Killcare, you will have that fine dining experience at Manfredi at Bells. Stefano Manfredi has now enjoyed three decades of service to the Australian hospitality industry and as part of that celebration, Manfredi at Bells is offering a […]
Bells at Killcare
December 2, 2013 By 38 Comments
Just 90-minutes from Sydney on the picturesque Bouddi Peninsula is Bells at Killcare, a boutique resort on the Central Coast. With just 25 cottages set amongst eight acres of landscaped and established gardens, this is a most beautiful and relaxing adults-only retreat. Bells is owned and managed by Brian and Karina Barry who have had many […]
In My Kitchen, December 2013
December 1, 2013 By 57 Comments
In my kitchen is a broken window. Can you guess who did it? Yes, it was Archie. He’s lost three house keys since March and a few nights ago he came stumbling home in the early hours of the morning and realised (no surprise) that he didn’t have a key. Rather than knock on the […]
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