This was a weekend where I had to double-dose on my multi-vitamins. It started abruptly with a 4.45am wake-up call to quickly throw on some clothes, wake the little guy and put him in his scout’s uniform, then head up the road to unload 200 Christmas trees from a truck. We then had to stack […]
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 […]
In My Kitchen, December 2015
December 2, 2015 By 37 Comments
My last IMK post for the year and firstly, I’d like to thank my friend, Celia, for hosting the series for the last five years. Celia has done an amazing job of managing all our posts and sending them out all over social media. She is now passing the baton to Maureen who couldn’t be […]
Roasted Tomato and Leek Quiche
November 29, 2015 By 29 Comments
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang and Frico Landkaas Cheese. I meet with Tiago, my personal trainer, once a week. He’s not just interested in sculpting me, he’s also obsessed with my diet. When I met with him last Friday he asked, ‘What did you have for dinner last night?’ I said, ‘Champagne’. And he looked […]
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 […]
Blueberry Lattice Pie
November 24, 2015 By 38 Comments
Sometimes I fear that people think I make things up. But I’ll tell you what happened when I took Rosie to the vet anyway. I received a text message telling me the dear little girl was due for her annual immunisations and check-up. When I made the appointment I told them I thought she had […]
Gingerbread Loaf
November 19, 2015 By 38 Comments
When I was in high school I had a friend Mattie who never showed any signs of wanting to cook. Since leaving school we haven’t seen a lot of each other as he moved away from Sydney however, we do keep in touch through facebook. A few weeks ago he posted a photo of a […]
Quick and Easy Rocky Road
November 14, 2015 By 32 Comments
This post is sponsored by Nestle Healthy Active Kids. Recently I found out that almost half of Australian children are not learning any cooking skills. I thought about my own childhood and realised I had learnt to cook from a young age. I was given a children’s cookbook at the age of seven and I […]
My Food Bag
November 10, 2015 By 26 Comments
As people struggle with becoming more and more time poor, many are looking at ways of trying to outsource some of the more menial or everyday tasks that while being essential, are not necessarily tasks that require your own input or even valuable time. A growing trend is to outsource grocery shopping and there are […]
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