Blogging is an interesting beast. It is a person sitting in front of a computer expressing things in pictures and words, terribly solitary from the outside peering in... or so you'd think. But when you look a bit closer you realise that many of those people sitting at their computers have formed little communities. Sometimes online, sometimes in person, generally with people they never would have met otherwise, and it really doesn't matter how the community works or where it came from but simply … [Read more...]
Summer Cantaloupe, Cucumber & Mint Green Juice
I once had a boss who gave a hard time to anyone answering the question "how are you?" with the word "busy". It didn't stop any of us from defaulting to it anyway, but it did make you think about how often it is offered up as a reply or an excuse. Why? Are we all looking for sympathy? Or acknowledgement? Or is it simply easier than any of the alternatives answers? Who knows. But lately I've been head-down-bum-up, had lots of bits-and-pieces-on-the-go, lots of balls-in-the-air... You get … [Read more...]
Watermelon & Cucumber Salad with Tahini, Coconut & Lime Dressing
Oh summer, please don't go. You've been nothing but a tease, an irritating teenager, and a raging lunatic for the past two years, but I keep hoping for a reasonable turn. Is it too much to ask for blue sky, reasonable beach temperatures and low humidity on a regular basis? But I must admit, even through the hotter-than-an-oven days and the rain and the indecision, I still love you more than winter. While the weather in Sydney has been schizophrenic at best this summer, the fruit has … [Read more...]
Basil & Walnut Pesto
She unconsciously hummed along with the music playing in the background, humm de dum de da. It was from Milan she explained, as a smile triggered by an ancient memory flitted across her face. The heavy wooden chopping board belonged to her mother, the cleaver had been borrowed from my mother and the basil was picked just moments before from her own garden. Ro was chopping up herbs for pesto, again, it was the third time in two weeks. My grandmother still makes her pesto the old way. … [Read more...]
Sriracha – Roasted Chili Sauce
I'm a fan of spontaneity and random romance and catching the eye of your crush across a room. I'm not a fan of corny cards and cheap chocolate and ridiculous expectations. In short, while I do love love, I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong, I adore a heart shaped cookie and bright red cake as much as the next person but the pressure and expectations and commercialism of February 14 bothers me. So it is not particularly surprising that on this day I give you spice … [Read more...]
100+ alternatives to PB&J
Whether you grew up eating peanut butter & grape jelly every day at school or have never tried the combination, the concept of pairing fruit and nuts is a classic one. But what if you don't eat peanuts - or can't send them to school with your child? What if you're off refined sugar - or live somewhere that doesn't have grape jelly? What if you simply want a change? You're in luck, as there are endless ways to combine seed or nut butters with fruit or fruit spreads - and while … [Read more...]
Chocolate Macadamia Spread (aka Aussie Not-tella)
Did you know that a few years back February 5th was declared World Nutella Day? Cheer and celebrate all you like, but I'll pass. While I won't subject you [again] to my very strong opinions on the ingredient list of Nutella you are more than welcome to catch up on last year's rant over here. But wait, don't go! It isn't all gloom and doom, as my stand against World Nutella Day simply takes the form of yet another Nut-tella-type Chocolate Spread, providing an alternative to cups of sugar and … [Read more...]
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