Last night I sat down to a very late, but scrumdiddlyumptious dinner of scrambled eggs on toast after a more challenging day with Baby G. I'm not being facetious ... this meal took all of …
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Jacket sweet potato with red cabbage coleslaw
April 2, 2015
Hairy hipsters were at it again. Not my hairy Hipsters of the Barbecue from next door, but at-large hipsters who showed up en masse for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s free Wednesday evening concert at the …
‘Barbecued’ steak and vegetables à la Lady Pad
February 12, 2015
Don’t get me wrong, I love living in the Lady Pad. I’m close to the city, the bay, an excellent choice of cafes from which to purchase my standard strong flat white, work ... scrap …
Pickled herring salad with sweet potato patties
February 5, 2015
For someone who dearly loves cooking, I sure do feel a bit rusty right now around a kitchen. Spending very little time at home over the past couple of months hasn’t helped, but there have …
Vegetable coconut curry
March 16, 2014
Birthdays are a funny thing for me. With each passing year, I increasingly find myself in a ‘to celebrate or not to celebrate’ conundrum. To celebrate seems a self-indulgent, tricky bringing together of busy people …
Spicy red lentil, carrot and sweet potato soup
August 20, 2013
Two weeks ago, a wayward virus weaved its way in and out of heating ducts, through closed-door offices, around ergonomic chairs and over the high partitions that separate the pods on Level 5 of Publishing …
Friday night fish and chips
July 6, 2012
The Australian tradition of eating fish and chips on a Friday night was something I had been oblivious to until I changed schools in Grade 4. The four years of Catholic schooling I had already …