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With Winter fast approaching, slow cooked meals and soups are coming right back into fashion. I was lucky enough to sample an abundance of La Zuppa soups available at your local supermarket. Usually I bypass the canned soup section because I enjoy making my own, but now with me at college, studying and 2.year old, … Continue reading »

Don’t know if you heard, but the Brisbane Good Food Guide is out! And it’s amazing. Finally the guide has hit Brisbane, and by storm.. The guide is packed full of restaurant, bar and cafe reviews from Brisbane, Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales, food festival information, recipes and Queensland award winners. Brisbane Times, … Continue reading »

Sometimes, or most times, it is the simplest things in life which are the most enjoyable. Whilst I love dishes with complex flavours, I also adore the simple things, like vegemite on toast and egg and lettuce sandwiches. Tonight I felt like pasta. I am a little bored of carbonara and spag bol. I need … Continue reading »

Last night I took my Grandmother out for dinner for her birthday. After making reservations at Tukka I realized their degustation would have to wait, we were on a time schedule as my sister had purchased tickets to Romeo & Juliet at QPAC for 7.30pm. So at 1pm yesterday, I was frantically searching on urbanspoon … Continue reading »

My all time comfort food list would have to include roast lamb. It’s my favourite roast meat. Because Parker and I have been crook all this week I needed comfort food. Luckily on Labour Day, we found a local fruit shop and butcher open, and I found everything I needed. *Pre-heat oven to 220*C Ingredients: … Continue reading »

Oh what a week I have had.. Parker has been super sick, and now I have what could possibly be the worst cold of my life time.. I feel like death. Sadly Parkers appetite has been on the down low.. Nearly non-existant The only thing he has managed to eat today is this dip I … Continue reading »

One of the first things I learnt to cook (and love) when I started living out of home was Chicken Tonights Golden Mustard Simmer Sauce – with chicken + green beans and rice. Simple huh? I would have this at least once a week. It used to be my comfort meal.However, after having Parker, I … Continue reading »

During the Easter break I was lucky enough to visit the Rumbalara winery. Hidden in the Granite Belt, near Stanthorpe, Rumbalara has a fantastic range of wines that you must try. Barts’ family and I were greeted at the door, and seated outside for a wine tasting. Chris, our host at Rumbalara allowed us to … Continue reading »

Once again, I was lucky enough to attend another event at Kingsleys Steak and Crabhouse – The Colonial Beef Club Dinner. Traditionally speaking, groups of people would congregate at a special location, gorge themselves on quality beef and indulge in copious amounts of port.  Kingsleys have adopted this idea from the 1700′s and made it … Continue reading »

San Choy Bau is so easy to make. And when I say easy, I mean really easy!! For example, tonight we had a power outage that lasted about an hour and a half.. In that time I was still able to prepare and make dinner and feed my family under torch light – I must also give … Continue reading »

I am usually not a big fish eater. On a rare occasion Bart and I will purchase salmon steaks and eat those, but we don’t eat a lot of fish – when really we should – omega 3′s, essential fatty acids etc etc. But last night I had a craving for fish.. So I conjured … Continue reading »