This can be filed under: food that I could eat until my had fell off that no one else in my family is really interested in. I seem to be so interested in this kind of food at the moment...and because I have such a hankering, I tend to make it without a care about anyone else! A few months ago I … [Read more...]
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Early spring
September 17, 2019 by 4 Comments
Where the days are a little longer and warmer, every time you look up you see a new fleeting blossom. There's sunshine in the days and sparkly stars in the cool night. It's all about promise and hope of what is to come. You marvel at everything coming back to life after so many months of quiet and … [Read more...]
Spinach & ricotta cannelloni
September 13, 2019 by 16 Comments
My Mum makes a version of this with those beautiful big pasta shells that you can buy that I absolutely LOVE so I have had a hankering for it for some time. I decided over coffee on Monday with Mum that this was going to be the week because things had gone from "I must do that" to " I WANT THAT". I … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Meatless Monday Inspo
September 9, 2019 by 4 Comments
Good morning friends! How are you all this chilly Monday morning? It's cold here and we are back after a wonderful weekend by the sea where the sun was shining and it felt a LOT warmer than it does here. Nice to have a little hint of it. But we are home now for a busy week...there are so many new … [Read more...]
Crustless Quiche
September 5, 2019 by 8 Comments
There's nothing like a cheeky ladies daytime lunch is there? They are right up as one of my favourite things to cook for. The food can be healthy and simple, there's usually a glass of wine thrown in there and of course cake. They are usually quick (in between the school hours) and you can go ALL … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Seriously good sides
September 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Good morning and welcome to another week! It's September if you can get your head around that...?! We had the most magnificent Spring weather arrive right on cue and while I know we are a long way off that yet it felt nice to be 18 degrees. Actually, if we could stay around that..maybe a max of 22 … [Read more...]
My 301st Period (or thereabouts)
August 30, 2019 by 31 Comments
I got my first period when I was 14. I was away with my Mum in Adelaide by ourselves (in a family with 4 kids this was some lucky break) so it was as good as it could be until she called my Dad to tell him on the carphone which had my brother AND his friend that I had a crush on it and I died with … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Mid week dinners that will be eaten
August 26, 2019 by 2 Comments
I mean really, that's all we're after isn't it? It's bad enough that we have to cook dinner every night of the week, there's nothing much more soul destroying than going through the motions and having noses turned up at it). Now THAT makes me cranky. So here's a list of my some dinners that if I … [Read more...]
Simple & delicious: Tomato & onion vinegar salad
August 22, 2019 by 7 Comments
This is such a simple and delicious salad that it even seems silly to call it a "recipe" but when I whacked this up on Instagram a few weeks ago I had so much feedback and questions about it I thought I better get it on the blog so that you can refer back to it whenever you need to. My … [Read more...]
42 is the natural number that succeeds 41 and precedes 43, and I am now it.
August 20, 2019 by 26 Comments
Last week I turned 42 and I have to say it was one of the best birthdays EVER. Go 42! I do believe it's a special number, if you have read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy you will find that 42 is the "answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything” - calculated by a very big … [Read more...]
Ladies Slumber Party: a cheeky mid week escape
August 15, 2019 by 14 Comments
It's my birthday tomorrow! Yay! I have a love/hate relationship with my birthday (as most people do) so wanted to make sure there were no disappointments so took matters into my own hands. I very rarely let myself down (except for not keeping ups regular exercise regime). Knowing it was … [Read more...]
Make 2am chicken kebabs at home
August 14, 2019 by 10 Comments
Who doesn't love a good old dirty kebab? Whether it's at 3am post night on the tiles (it's been a long time since I have had one of those nights and kebabs) or just a cheeky one at lunch (I used to roll one when I worked in the city they were SO good) they just hit the spot every time. They are … [Read more...]
Even children get older
August 8, 2019 by 42 Comments
Yesterday I picked up Maggie's enrolment forms for school next year. I know. It's as much as a big deal for me you guys. Then, later in the afternoon I also had a call from her preschool teacher asking if she was going to be going back next year for another year of Preschool (should she? Maybe? No. … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough reporting: The Melbourne edition
August 6, 2019 by 10 Comments
Last weekend Lucy and I ventured down to Melbourne for the weekend for retail Trade shows...a whole new world for us and a BIG learning experience. The shows are a one stop place for all the brands (big & small) to show retailers their new stock, and where all the shops (big & small) place … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Bake a great cake!
August 5, 2019 by 2 Comments
It's not just the end product of a cake that's the good bit about baking one. It's starts at the lining of the tin, finding your favourite one, all clean and ready to start its magic again, the turning on of the oven, grabbing the ingredients and starting the creaming of the butter and the sugar. … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: simmering winter stews & soups
July 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I get to this point of winter (with many months ahead for us with cold weather yet) and just want to wrap myself in a big loaf of SOURDOUGH. Comfort is a must when it's freezing outside, and at dinner time when we have been running around with after school activities and late sport games there's … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough Reporting
July 26, 2019 by 8 Comments
How has week one been friends? Doesn't take long to get back into the swing of things now does it? Back to routine, early morning wake ups and driving, so many pick ups. I am very keen for the coming weekend and a chance to catch all our breaths. Maggie seems particularly annoyed that she is back at … [Read more...]
What I’m reading, watching & listening to
July 24, 2019 by 14 Comments
Just realised that it's been almost two months since my last all round debrief on what I have been consuming for the mind and soul through reading, watching and listening to. I love these posts as it gives me a place to accountable for actual content: rather than just scrolling through my phone and … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Make fish the dish
July 22, 2019 by 2 Comments
Oh friends, here we go again. It's dark, the house is quiet and I am back into my routine of term 3. I'm not going to lie, I had the Sunday night blues BAD last night...the lack of routine has been an absolute joy over the past 2 weeks. But this morning we are back into it with Daisy starting back … [Read more...]
Happy winter Farm Days
July 18, 2019 by 14 Comments
We've just had some magical days up at Rob's Dad's farm, always a treat to visit and stay at a different time of year when the light is different, the trees with their leaves gone, bonfires to burn, cool nights by the fire. It's such special place for everyone in our family...years of memories … [Read more...]
