Never mind that winter is coming; it’s well and truly here in Melbourne right now. Getting up for the gym is a genuine battle: to peel myself away from the flannelette cocoon of winter sheets and pyjamas and dive into icy gym gear while it’s still dark outside. This time of year, I’m usually about…
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Roast Cauliflower with Olive Tapenade & Garlic White Bean Mash
The Melbourne weather is so unpredictable at the moment don’t you think? One minute we’re in the tropics, basking in the heat up on rooftop bars and the next, there’s an icy blast of epic proportions that has me reaching for my winter coat. It’s been a long winter here too between blog posts on…
Roast Pumpkin with Pomegranate Syrup and Spiced Yoghurt
Happy New Year! I hope you had all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the holidays. For me, I managed to lose track of the days for a little while which is always a sign of a great holiday. Long summer afternoons were spent with family in NSW and included a very special and rare…
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…
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…
Grandma’s Wintery Vegetable Soup
I grew up on my Grandma’s lovely vegetable soup. It was one of the best things about the weather turning cold outside especially if followed by one of her warming pieces of mulberry pie for dessert. If we were lucky and of course if there was anything left over, we got to take some home…
Dance Like Nobody Is Watching ; A Recipe For Vegetarian Paella
This post is inspired by the effervescent and ever dancing ‘young’ elderly lady who set down her shopping trolley today and gave herself over to the music in the middle of the lunchtime masses. You made my day – I thank you! At lunchtime I had wandered into the Bourke St Shopping Mall (Melbourne) enroute…
