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 […]
Melting Moments with Passionfruit Cream
October 12, 2014 By 35 Comments
Moving down from the Sunshine Coast where we tried Maureen’s Asparagus and Potato Tart, is the second stop on our 10-part journey. It’s the Gold Coast which is about a three-hour drive south of the Sunshine Coast and where we find Liz, from Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. Liz is a fairly new blogger and one of […]
Mushroom and Asparagus Toast Cups
September 13, 2014 By 28 Comments
After I made citrus peel that was such a gourmet trend back in the 70’s I thought I would post another recipe from that era. And it’s one I mentioned in that same blog post where proficient home cooks wouldn’t just serve something from a jar, or even serve a pickled onion and cube of […]
Candied Popcorn
August 13, 2014 By 35 Comments
This post is sponsored by Queen. I’m quite sure that the very first time I ate popcorn, it was the multi-coloured candied variety. I just assumed that was what popcorn was and had no idea most commonly it was eaten in its natural colour, seasoned with butter and salt. Country fairgrounds with their ferris wheels, […]
Food to Serve at a Titanic Party
April 21, 2014 By 45 Comments
Early on in the organising of Archie’s 21st birthday party, I knew I wanted to be involved in the catering, but that I didn’t want the entire responsibility. I knew I would be sculpting and decorating the cake the day before the event and with the mammoth job that would be, there would be little […]
No-Bake, Easy Hedgehog Slice and…Night Runs!
August 6, 2013 By 49 Comments
‘Night Runs’. It’s been a while since we’ve had a post about Archie and his goings-on at boarding school. A few weeks ago Archie said to me, ‘I really miss boarding school; I just had the best time’. Now you have all heard me talk about the highs and the lows of Archie’s boarding school […]
Almond Biscuits and…Starting School
June 19, 2013 By 47 Comments
Long, long ago when Archie was at pre-school there came a day when it was time to make that transition to big school. I had booked Archie into a school that said you could only attend if you turned five before the end of the year. Archie wouldn’t turn five until the January. The school […]
Chocolate Whiskey Balls and…Christmas Eve Trauma
June 10, 2013 By 43 Comments
My parents like to organise holidays for our whole family however lately there have been some comments from my family directed at my family like, ‘But there’s no hospital in the area’, and, ‘But I don’t think the medical centre is open after hours’, and, ‘Do you still have medical insurance?’ It’s as if we’re […]
Incaberries and…The Morning Ritual
April 14, 2013 By 56 Comments
I think I’ve mentioned, (probably numerous times) that Arabella is onto a new eating regime where basically everything I buy deserves a roll of the eyes. It’s because the boyfriend with no tattoos from the neck up, is health conscious. And in between he and Arabella’s five break-ups and six getting-back-togethers, this new eating regime […]
Zucchini Flowers in Beer Batter
February 10, 2013 By 54 Comments
Carl and I went away for the weekend. The teenagers were left to fend for themselves and that wasn’t so bad, they’ve been on at me for years about how I need to let go and let them have their space. So they had plenty of space because I walked out shutting the door behind […]
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