I didn’t start making my Christmas cakes until the beginning of December which is a little late but now that the fruit and nuts have soaked in brandy and citrus juice, the cakes have been baked and then finally iced and decorated, I feel I have caught up with the season. A few years ago […]
A Christmas Day Lunch
January 11, 2016 By 44 Comments
Very sadly, the year didn’t end so well for a couple of well-loved families. On Christmas Eve a long-standing friend Drew and I had known since our teenage years was tragically killed in an accident leaving behind a wife and three beautiful daughters. Two days after Christmas, Em’s father-in-law passed away after a short bout […]
A Christmas Eve Dinner, 2015
December 26, 2015 By 36 Comments
For the first time ever, this year we left Sydney and celebrated Christmas away from home. We booked a pet-friendly holiday house (because Rosie doesn’t like to be left behind), on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast so we could celebrate with Drew’s parents, brother, sister-in-law and their three small children, who moved here about a decade ago. […]
Santa Photo, 2015
December 22, 2015 By 31 Comments
The planning of the annual Santa photo is very involved. Choosing the date and the time causes a lot of fights with everyone yelling the details of their tight and restricted schedules and for further emphasis, sending me text messages in CAPS with how challenging and unreasonable my request for a trip to Santa actually […]
Foodie Secret Santa
December 19, 2015 By 26 Comments
It’s that time of the year again when Claire from Claire K Creations organises a Foodie Secret Santa for all those wanting to be involved. I was happy to once again be participating. As I did last year, I made cranberry sauce and cherry chutney as the gifts for my recipients. The bloggers my gifts […]
Mini Christmas Truffle Puddings
December 7, 2015 By 38 Comments
I’ve written about the little supermarket up the road a few times; most memorably was the time I was asked to present my Seniors Card almost two decades ahead of being eligible to receive one. It’s where I do most of my shopping and for some reason, strangers don’t mind striking up a conversation. December […]
Frozen Chocolate Christmas Pudding
December 5, 2015 By 25 Comments
A few weeks ago an email went out amongst a group of my friends regarding our annual Christmas party. It’s an event we’ve enjoyed for the past few years that’s always a Sunday lunch with around 12 adults, a handful of kids and everyone provides a dish. I put my hand up to bring a […]
Homemade Christmas Gifts
November 27, 2015 By 31 Comments
Don’t you just find that heartfelt gifts make the best presents. These are the gifts where the cost isn’t taken into consideration but rather the love and the time and the thoughtfulness is what excels in these gifts. As we are now just four weeks away from celebrating Christmas Day, I thought I’d re-post heartfelt […]
Coco Chocolate Christmas Chocolates
November 8, 2015 By 31 Comments
I was in the kitchen last night marinating some chicken for the barbecue. Listening to the radio as I pounded lemongrass with a mallet, I heard a song come on the radio. It was, I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus. As we were still officially in the first week of November, it stunned me that […]
Iceberg Lettuce Salad and…Turkey Time
February 27, 2015 By 34 Comments
But it’s not really turkey time is it. Since Christmas I have had a 7.5kg (13 stone), free-range turkey in my freezer and while delighting in how I was able to purchase it at cost price, it’s actually started to annoy me because it was taking up 85% of my freezer space. I was intending […]
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