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 […]
In My Kitchen, January 2016
January 7, 2016 By 37 Comments
It’s Noah’s flood here in Sydney at the moment. It honestly hasn’t stopped raining for days and I’ve been living in my knee-high gumboots. Not only that, it’s cold; today I’m seriously back in winter clothes. I have a very good friend who booked a family holiday for one week in an apartment on the […]
In My Kitchen, January 2015
January 1, 2015 By 36 Comments
Happy New Year to all my readers! I can’t believe we’re into another year or even that it’s time for another IMK post but there you go! December was an absolutely massive month for me as I’m sure it was for so many of you and I still feel very much caught up in the […]
In My Kitchen, December 2014
December 1, 2014 By 41 Comments
In my kitchen there is a lot going on. It’s all because of Christmas and with that comes gifts to be made and copious entertaining and all the invites to bring-a-plate events. Excellent! And it’s hot. We’re fortunate in that even though we don’t have air-conditioning, our house stays relatively cool. But it’s still 26C (78.8F) […]
Righetto Osteria Romana, Haberfield
November 27, 2014 By 22 Comments
Last week I met up with Tania and Celia for a very long overdue lunch – our first for 2014. Lorraine was meant to join us but unfortunately, due to an unavoidable scheduling crisis, she had to bow out of our get-together. Celia organised the lunch at a restaurant that she has been to several […]
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 […]
The Oaks, Neutral Bay
February 26, 2014 By 33 Comments
The Oaks is an iconic pub in Sydney’s Neutral Bay. It opened its doors in 1885 and throughout its 120 year history, it has never failed to be a place that Sydney-siders will frequent time and time again. By a stroke of good fortune, Lorraine had an appointment at The Oaks and asked if, along […]
Nomad, Surry Hills
February 10, 2014 By 36 Comments
Towards the end of last year, Celia, Tania, Lorraine and I wanted to got together to celebrate making it through another year, the joy of the Christmas season with the exchanging of home-made gifts, and the treat of getting together over a meal. We decided to go to Nomad, a newly-opened restaurant in Surry Hills. […]
MS Oosterdam – The Dining Experience
February 3, 2014 By 39 Comments
Okay. So here we go. And try to keep up with how many times I mention the word, ‘sweet’. The Lido: Let’s start with The Lido. It’s the buffet. Does anyone out there like buffets? I don’t. I don’t like queuing for food and then wandering around with my tray trying to find a table […]
The 2013 Top Five
January 2, 2014 By 46 Comments
WordPress has very kindly sent me a kind of ‘Year in Review’. It’s a summary of how things went down over at Hotly Spiced Headquarters during 2013. It let me know my five most popular posts. I’ve seen these lists before and every year the list never fails to surprise. I thought I’d share these […]
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