I had a weekend of music with an 80’s concert of Australian rock bands on Saturday night and then a piano recital the following night. The only thing they had in common was that there was someone on the keyboards at both. I’m going to sound like a Philistine, but this was the first piano […]
Archives for October 2014
East Coast Lounge, Chowder Bay
October 28, 2014 By 28 Comments
Sydney’s Chowder Bay takes its name from the whalers who used to make chowder from the abundant seafood they caught in the bay. Up until recently Chowder Bay wasn’t open to the public as in 1890 a base was built for the Submarine Mining Corps then in 1922 it became a depot and barracks for […]
Fawlty Chinese
October 27, 2014 By 30 Comments
Last Saturday night we had a concert to go to with a bunch of friends we went to school with. Six of us decided it would be a good idea to meet up for dinner before the concert. Suggestions were called upon for where we should dine. And here’s the unfortunate part. I enthusiastically said […]
A Springtime Wedding
October 24, 2014 By 29 Comments
A very good friend of ours married a few weeks ago. We were thrilled to be invited to share in his very special day. While I’ve known the groom, Shinji, since I was 16, I’d only met his fiance once and that was at his daughter’s wedding where, because of the volume of people, we didn’t […]
Pink Champagne Cake
October 21, 2014 By 42 Comments
Today is the last day in our 10-part series of recognising and sharing some of the recipes that have inspired, intrigued and challenged me from blogs I love. I thought it would be good to finish the series with a bit of a celebration and there’s no better way than with a sparkle. I promised […]
How to Make Your Own Bacon
October 20, 2014 By 36 Comments
It’s Day 9 of our 10-Day Tour and we’re still in Sydney. A few suburbs away from Tania (where we were yesterday) is Lorraine, Australia’s Uber-Blogger from Not Quite Nigella. When I first started blogging I was a little bit lonely because I didn’t yet have any cyber-friends and the only person commenting on (and reading) my […]
Parmesan Crusted Lamb with Warm Fennel and Red Pepper Salad
October 18, 2014 By 23 Comments
It’s Day 8 and we’re still in Sydney. We’ve called in to visit Tania from My Kitchen Stories. Tania is a professional chef who gave up working those long hours when she became a mother. She still works in the food industry working more regular hours as a food product manager but also does catering […]
Cracker Mania
October 17, 2014 By 27 Comments
Day 7 in our 10-part series and we’ve landed back in Australia and we’re in Sydney. I mentioned in Part 1 of the series that I would be sharing recipes that intimidated me. This is one of them. I’ve seen crackers on other blogs and although I’ve been inspired to take up the challenge, I’ve […]
Crispy Baked Chicken with Tonkatsu Sauce
October 16, 2014 By 25 Comments
After a couple of days of not being exactly sure of where we were, I definitely know where we are now. We’re on the West Coast of the USA and in the beautiful city of San Francisco. (I don’t mean to spoil the illusion but this is a virtual tour – it’s just I’ve had […]
Flourless Double Chocolate Cake
October 15, 2014 By 36 Comments
So far in this series we’ve made a vegetarian tart, baked some melt-in-the-mouth cookies, braised some ribs cooked in rum and coke and pickled some watermelon rind. Today we’re half-way through this series and by way of celebration we’re indulging in a dark, double chocolate, chocolate cake that also happens to be gluten-free. The recipe […]
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