“You’re going to make what AND put them on your blog?” This was the confused/horrified reaction of a few friends when I told them I was cooking up ‘beaver tails’ for my next post. They thought I had gone completely mad, and no doubt were also wondering where, in fact, I would find some beaver…
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Basil, Lime & Mint Mojito Icy Poles
Well wouldn’t you know it, the calendar would suggest that today is in fact the last official day of Summer here in the southern hemisphere– surely not?!! In Melbourne, the heat shows no sign of abating, roof top cocktails, dusk till dawn art festivals and movies under the stars still beckon. I for one, am…
Valentines Sweetheart Cake
My Grandad, Powell fell in love with my Grandma, Doris one day, spying her as he rode his bike past her front garden on his way to work one morning. “She was a good sort your Grandma” he would tell me with always with a little twinkle in his eye, “Oh yes, and she could…
BBQ Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle Lime Dressing
Happy new year and welcome back! I hope 2013 is off to brilliant start for you and great things wait ahead! I had a lovely relaxing Christmas in New South Wales catching up with my extended family, enjoying some sun, and letting others cook for me for a change while I took a little break…
Berry Christmas Pavlova
I LOVE Christmas! Don’t you? Nothing celebrates happy holidays in Australia like Pavlova. Mind you, while I could definitely do without the claustrophobic shopping crowds, I do enjoy the pre-Christmas get-togethers with good friends, secret Santa and family holidays on the coast each year. One of my most cherished Christmas traditions is held with my Grandma Doris…
Chocolate, Coconut and Loganberry Ice Cream Terrine
Chocolate, Coconut and Loganberry Ice Cream Terrine – rather long name isnt it?..But stay with me here – Its otherwise known as my version of an icecream cake for grown ups. I always wanted an ice cream cake for my birthday when I was younger. More specifically the one that accompanied an official McDonalds birthday…
Roasted Asparagus, Balsamic & Gruyere Tart
The beginning of Spring can only mean one thing – speared mountains of crisp green asaparagus freshly pulled from the ground all lined up like little soldiers at the farmers market. They practically beg you to take them home and make something amazing out of them. I seriously can not walk past a good looking…
Hola! Celebrate Day of the Dead with Elote (BBQ Sweet Corn with Cheese)
Hola! Happy Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos! This Mexican holiday begins today being traditionally held on the first 2 days of November. The 1st is dedicated to infants and small children who have died and 2nd is dedicated to adults. Its a joyous occasion with families gathering at home and in…
Cider Poached Apple and Salted Caramel Tart
Sunny afternoons and cider go together like well.. Rhonda, Ketut and …a sun-rise! (relive their love story here), like Prince Harry and nudie runs in Vegas but go especially well together here in my hometown of Melbourne. They just do…I absolutely adore this city but enough of the ‘beige’ weather already, I AM READY FOR…
I HEART NYC!
Hello lovely readers 🙂 My blog has been quiet these past couple of weeks now – and that’s because Ive been having the most amazing time in one of the most diverse, frantic, chaotic and stunningly beautiful cities of the world, New York. Yes…Im totally and utterly head over heels IN LOVE with the city…
Rocky Road – Something to Smile About
Photo Jacinta Young My Dad is rocky road’s number 1 fan – even though he’ll have you believe he’s been on a stringent self-imposed diet for years void of most of the good stuff due to a few close calls with his health. However, Rocky Road quietly makes the cut along with the occasional liquorice…
Ho ho ho! Its Christmas in July!
Merry Christmas (in July)!! Having spent quite a few Christmas’s past in the northern hemisphere including Canada, Scotland and the UK, winter in Melbourne does it’s best impersonation just without the snow but with more rain….and then some… An annual Christmas in July event has become a little tradition of the past few years between…
