I got an email from Stephanie Alexander on Friday. Actually, let me rephrase that for you. I GOT AN EMAIL FROM STEPHANIE ALEXANDER ON FRIDAY!! For those of you that may not know who this icon of Australian cooking is - she has been working in restaurants for over 40 years. She has run some of the … [Read more...]
How to make a Peppa Pig Cake
October 30, 2013 by 42 Comments
When I attempted to tip the cake out of the cake tin on Saturday afternoon, and it didn't just 'slip' out onto my wire rack I knew I was in trouble. Everyone's recommendations of outsourcing, or buying from Woolies came crashing back to me, not helped by the fact that Harper told me, very loudly, … [Read more...]
From the archives: Harper’s 2nd B’day Cake
October 26, 2013 by 20 Comments
Today in amongst a whole lot of to-do's I will be tackling the creation of a Peppa Pig cake for Harper's 4th Birthday which is tomorrow! Got me thinking about the cake that may just be the pinnacle of all my cakes - the rainbow cake that I made for her 2nd Birthday. This post was originally … [Read more...]
Beth says: Buy a bottle of Sancerre!
September 12, 2013 by 17 Comments
San who? Sancerre! That's what! Said in your best French accent (sahn sair or as I like to say it more like sonne sair) these French wines come from Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire Valley (like most French wines that come from whole regions like champagne, or Bordeaux etc) and are … [Read more...]
La Dolce Vita: Fathers Day
September 2, 2013 by 8 Comments
Take some people who you love, some good food and wine, a beautiful table, some meat cooked over an open fire, lashings of sunshine and magnificent light and you have a perfect way to celebrate Fathers Day. We were lucky enough to get all that on Saturday afternoon, and a little into Saturday … [Read more...]
Entertainers Delight
August 8, 2013 by 18 Comments
A sponsored post for Vanish Napisan You know me. I like to eat. I like people. And I love to cook. And there’s not much more I love than to create a meal for people who I love, set a table for them and sit down and enjoy some food and wine for a few hours solving the problems of the world. The … [Read more...]
How to eat radishes
July 24, 2013 by 20 Comments
This week in my organic delivery of fruit and veggies I got the sweetest little bunch of radishes. Of course the first thing I did was Instagram the shit out of them, as one does, and I had a message from Claudia Rowe from The Jammery stating that I needed to eat them with butter and salt flakes. … [Read more...]
Weekend fun
June 23, 2013 by 51 Comments
This weekend I hosted a few mates here for my friend Mrs Woog's 40th Birthday which is in a few weeks time. The plan was a few nights away with friends. Some chatting. A lot of eating. Some talking. Some shopping. Some dancing. Some hanging out and some good fun. Weekends like this are my very … [Read more...]
Party time. Excellent.
June 19, 2013 by 30 Comments
Finally got my act together today regarding Mrs Woog's 1973 themed 40th birthday party that is fast approaching this weekend. Today I managed to get a frock - and not just any frock a FABULOUS original 1970's kaftan! It might just get a run this summer too! We've got some pretty good-looking … [Read more...]
New Mission for Health post up
May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My latest post is now live over at Dettol Mission for Health. This month I'm talking Mother's Day this Sunday and some ideas for preparing a breakfast in bed treat! For me, preparing a meal for people who you care about is a sign of love. The time it takes to come up with an idea, then the time … [Read more...]
Remembering
April 20, 2013 by 19 Comments
This weekend we are away down the coast with Rob's side of the family for a reunion of sorts - a coming together of all the cousins and Aunts and Uncles to spend a weekend together and remember Rob's Grandparents and Aunty. While they have been gone for many years now, it was a great idea by Rob's … [Read more...]
Saturday
April 13, 2013 by 20 Comments
People that know me would know my love of a simple lunch with people that you love. Yesterday we had one of those lunches at my Brother's place. Good food. Good company. Good weather. Good wine. Good all round. Would you take a lunch over a dinner? Me too. … [Read more...]
Putting the chicken first
April 3, 2013 by 31 Comments
A Sponsored Post for Inglewood Farms I am really excited to bring you guys a series of posts for Inglewood Farms on organic chicken. … [Read more...]
The evolution continues with the revolution
April 1, 2013 by 33 Comments
Today I have ticked another item off my cooking bucket list...bread! The evolution of Beth continues...first jam and now BREAD. Next I'll be skinning my own flipping rabbits! OK, not really. My friend Ruth, from Gourmet Girlfriend has started a baking revolution with her interpretation of the well … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday
March 31, 2013 by 28 Comments
We always have visitors at Easter. Always. But not this year. For some reason we were left with just the four of us, and after a hugely busy day yesterday, it was just what we needed.We spent the morning hanging in our pyjama's, playing in cubby houses, making a mess, doing Lego, reading. I cooked a … [Read more...]
Sheep’s Party
March 27, 2013 by 28 Comments
It was Sheep's party on Tuesday afternoon. I was invited to come along after quite some time of the girls setting it all up. There was much too-ing and fro-ing and I didn't quite know what I was going to find in there. Like any good party, there was music. And balloons. And something that … [Read more...]
Well played Mr Mac
March 27, 2013 by 27 Comments
Alternate title: how to get laid**except in the case of having to be awake the next morning at 4.15am in which case the only laying going on was in bed. Asleep. For just 5 hours. 2 of which were spent awake wondering what on EARTH I was thinking agreeing to go on National TV discussing linen … [Read more...]
Lazy Saturdays with people that you love
March 17, 2013 by 16 Comments
Are perhaps the very best kind of Saturdays to have. Don't you think?We picked some apples and made some crumble. We drank some champagne. OK, a little more than some. Made some home made pizzas. Read some books. Hung out with Kevin Bacon. And ate some of the sweetest lamb I've … [Read more...]
Launch party & Kale chips
February 28, 2013 by 20 Comments
Last night we celebrated all of the hard work Rob and I had put into Issue 2 of BEVERLEY which came out earlier this week. I'm still amazed that we have managed to do it all, from our own home, just the two of us. I'm really proud. It's good to feel like that.We had a small group of friends over for … [Read more...]
Daisy’s Day
February 14, 2013 by 21 Comments
As far as Birthday celebrations go, yesterday's were home made, a little dodgy, slap dash and perfect. We started the morning eating bacon sambo's with HP sauce and listening to Steely Dan and getting stuck into some lego construction. As only you should on a Birthday morning.After School we had a … [Read more...]
