How many of you got a cook book for Christmas? I actually didn't get one this year, which is a change, as my cupboards look like this: And on top of the cupboard looks like this: Other coffee tables and bookcases also look like this: And there they sit, occasionally flicked … [Read more...]

Are you still eating Christmas ham? Me too! I don't care what people think of ham, it's nothing but giving during this festive season. We picked up a bag of corn from a road side stall on Tuesday for a fiver and with the ham STILL giving there was only one thing for lunch: Fritters, corn fritters. … [Read more...]

I made dinner last night, and it was good. After a week of eating, well, A LOT, a simple salad with punchy asian flavours was called for. Something COMPLETELY different to the prawn/ham/roasted meat scenario. I made this salad up as I went, with the help of my trusty brother-in-law (the ex-chef). I … [Read more...]

You know what's good this time of year? PROSECCO. Prosecco with anything really, but here is a quick video I made for BEVERLEY Christmas last year which is still just as good a year later! What's your favourite drink at Christmas? Egg nog? Champagne? ALL OF THE THINGS? … [Read more...]

I was chatting to my mate Nat at School pick up a few weeks ago discussing really important stuff like what we had been up to during the day. One thing led to another and the next we were talking about dill, and then cucumbers (food is always a hot topic for me) and then it came out that she had … [Read more...]

We have been struck down with a nasty gastro/virus thing which has rendered me useless for the past day or so. So excuse me while I pull this one out of the archives. Originally published in December last year...you get to see how we served it up on the day now as it's after the fact. Original post … [Read more...]

A sponsored post for Woolworths Select If you are anything like me, I get a certain craving for something sweet a few hours after I have eaten dinner (yes I eat dinner with my kids at 5.30pm) and a little while before bed. For me, that time is around 9pm. Most of the time I can push the thoughts … [Read more...]

A sponsored post for Woolworths Macro Vegetarian Whenever I am trying to eat a little healthier I try to get creative at lunch time. If I have something substantial enough, my stomach is filled and my mind not distracted until dinner time. Sometimes it’s a salad, other times veggies and most of the … [Read more...]

Rob has been working hard for the money this week. Late nights and away in Syds so I have spent the nights dealing with sick kids and watching whatever takes my fancy, which is mostly cooking shows. I stumbled across Jamie's 15 min dinners and gave it a quick look. While the repetitive music of … [Read more...]

Can you see it? The weekend? It's JUST there...merely a few hours away. I am on a syrup run at the moment after my rhubarb syrup that I made last week (I added it to Prosecco last night and it was VERY good!) Here's a little cocktail recipe that I created earlier this year which is perfect for ANY … [Read more...]

This week my Mum sent me a text message with a photo of some tortillas that she had made from scratch from my blog post a few months ago. She was so excited, but not as excited as I was. There isn't anything much better than teaching someone something that they then love and pass on - especially in … [Read more...]

Tonight, 10 years ago, Rob and I had our first ever date. And kiss! And, um, kiss. Yes kiss! It was a great first date. We had met a few weeks before on a blind breakfast date and there had been many a text between us, but tonight was the very first ACTUAL date. We met after I'd been at a World Cup … [Read more...]

You know what spring time calls for? Salads! I embrace a salad in the early spring when I am trying to get rid of some winter fat that lingers around my guts, tits and arms. These are all simple. And tasty! Perhaps not so healthy, but better than a plate full of creamy pasta right? Thai Noodle … [Read more...]

I am an egg lover, and will be even more so in a few weeks when the ladies start laying for us. My girls love an egg too so most mornings that's what we have for breakfast. Sometimes it's boiled. Sometimes it's fried. Every time it has to be a goozy (as the girls say). And this morning, for me, it … [Read more...]

Alternate title: Cream of {whatever is at the bottom of the fridge crisper} soup I am most lazy with my eating at lunchtime. I usually have been running around doing Mum/house stuff all morning in between work/Beth stuff before I realise I'm starving so shove 3 consecutive pieces of white bread … [Read more...]

If there's one thing that's around at the moment, it's lemons. Neighbour's tree is PROLIFIC this year which means that I have a lemon centrepiece a go-go, not to mention G&T's and at the end of most meals I can turn out this classic: a Lemon Delicious Pudding. This recipe belongs to a hero of … [Read more...]

Most weeks we have a roast chicken, and ever since I had a bit of an insight into chicken farming, well it's been certified organic chicken for us. The change in taste has been the biggest thing, and for me it's been that when you open the chicken there is very little liquid in there, which means … [Read more...]