I admit it, I have a small problem. Cookbooks and cooking magazines have overflown out of the kitchen, out of the bookcases and all over the house. To make things even sillier, I don't often strictly follow a recipe. I love to tweak, adjust, be inspired. I often read them in bed, imagining flavours and [...]
I recently mentioned Emma Knowles' Vietnamese Prawn Salad recipe which was posted at Gourmet Traveller. I made it for dinner last night, with a few changes to reduce the calorie content.
It has been one of those weeks. The only possible cure of which is a new pair of shoes or a roast dinner. Apparently we're in the midst of a Global Financial Crisis so I went with the roast. Good thing too, because as it turns out husbands tend to be awfully forgiving of a [...]
In my day.. In the good old days, life was better. Men worked and women stayed home, kept the house, looked after the kids and wore frilly aprons over pretty dresses. photo credit: KimmiK Everyone knew their place and life was simple and modern issues of career vs career and whose turn it is to [...]
So my birthday is coming up (very very soon) and I'm going to be .. um..older. My lovely husband has offered to take me out to dinner. This is where you come in. No criteria at all. Where in Perth would you recommend? Bear in mind that there isn't much time for a booking so [...]
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