I’m reconsidering my relationship with Tiago. It’s no longer exclusive because he’s now seeing Drew twice a week, Archie once a week and he even met with Arabella before she crippled herself once more. The tension between me and Tiago is not only because he’s now so busy it’s difficult for the two of us […]
Vegan Crackers and…Mr Easy-On-The-Eye
March 14, 2015 By 36 Comments
That Alfie is involved in so many pursuits I’m being kept on my toes. I need to stay fit, strong and energised. Yesterday I dusted off my gym gear and paid a visit to my ‘charity’. Having dropped Alfie off to early morning band practise (just another thing), I arrived at the time where the […]
Mediterranean Salad
January 31, 2015 By 30 Comments
So…After the holidays we’re getting back into the routine and a whole new year. Archie is back at work and saving for some travel plans. Remember his friend, Cockney-Dave? For some reason he had to move out of the youth hostel where he had been staying and next thing he was on our back doorstep […]
3-Ingredient Cranberry Sauce
December 8, 2014 By 37 Comments
Today was my right leg’s turn to be operated on. And yes, I am talking it up. Not exactly an operation as such, just continuing on with the sclerotherapy and ligations I had last week on my left leg. After an ultrasound where my leg was marked-up I went into the operating room. The surgeon […]
Homemade Vegan Bread
November 29, 2014 By 50 Comments
Recently I have been up at Scoop buying everything I need to make my Christmas cakes. And when I say I’ve ‘been up at Scoop’ I mean I’ve made 10 Christmas Cakes and two festive Christmas cakes. Because of my many and frequent visits, I’ve noticed that they’re selling jars filled with a mix of […]
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 […]
Easy Pickled Watermelon Rind
October 14, 2014 By 31 Comments
After visiting Maureen, Liz and Rebecca, we’ve had to leave the East Coast of Australia and head to the USA. We’ve landed but I just don’t know where. We’re visiting John from Kitchen Riffs and I know he used to work and live in Manhattan and I know he’s now semi-retired and has left New […]
Asparagus and Potato Tart
October 10, 2014 By 41 Comments
Over here at Hotly Spiced Headquarters, we’re starting a 10-day series on covering recipes from blogs that have inspired, intrigued and impressed me. Some of these recipes have also either brought a nostalgic touch or thrown me an incredible challenge. I have seen all of these recipes on blogs I subscribe to and at the […]
Coriander Corn Fritters
October 8, 2014 By 31 Comments
After the dinner where we enjoyed the roasted spatchcocks we woke to another opportunity to cook in the kitchen. When you’re in the country and even if you’re not heading into the fields for 12 hours of digging holes and herding cattle and repairing fences and feeding pigs, you still should enjoy a cooked breakfast. […]
Baby Pea, Mint and Asparagus Salad
September 17, 2014 By 38 Comments
I didn’t raise my Archie to be cruel. But a few days ago he was watching some old home videos. And the video footage isn’t that old; just 18 years old which went by like three or four. But he came down from his bunker and said, ‘Mum, I’m really shocked; I’ve just been looking […]
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