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Sarong, permanent marker, pegs, masking tape

For those who have been reading my blog for any amount of time or have had to collect my mail, will know that I’m an inveterate traveller. Sometimes they are short trips of a few days, sometimes a few weeks and then there was the bucket list of all trips where Mr Tiffin and I travelled Europe and… Read more

Filed in: Travel

Depending on where you grew up, the term ‘meatball’ will have different connotations and of course, different names. They could be the golf ball sized ground beef and onion balls served alongside spaghetti in a tomato sauce favoured by Italian Americans or fist sized pork meat balls wrapped in cabbage to resemble a lion’s mane of… Read more

Filed in: Mids & Mains

Welcome to the A-Z Guidebook Link Up where bloggers from around the world can share a picture and story about a place that relates to each letter in the alphabet. It could be a city, a country, a street or an icon. It could be anywhere. If you would like to join, read the A-Z… Read more

Filed in: A – Z Guidebook, Travel

What do you do when you visit Stanthorpe and buy half a case of apples? You eat a lot of apples. A lot. They are in your lunch box. They are an afternoon snack. They are morning tea. They are in fruit salad. They make their way onto the cheese plate. They are sitting in… Read more

Filed in: Baking & Dessert

After discovering Flaxman Wines a few years ago via the Good Food & Wine Show in Brisbane, we visited them last Vintage Festival for a fantastic private tasting. Many wines were tasted and quite a few dollars charged to credit cards as we enjoyed a relaxed afternoon set on the gentle slopes on the vineyard… Read more

Filed in: Food Experiences, Travel

In My Kitchen… July 2015

There are no spurtles in my kitchen this month. Who would have thought that a simple wooden stick would have had such an effect? But it did. Nearly every person who visited my June IMK, hosted by Celia from Fig Jam & Lime Cordial made a comment about it. They had heard of it (or… Read more

Filed in: Miscellaneous

We’re blessed with fantastic weather in Brisbane. Sure, it’s sometimes a little too sticky in summer but winter is utterly fabulous. Blue skies, temperate climate and if we are very lucky, a chill in the evening air. When I was invited by Genie from Bunny Eats Design to join the monthly Our Growing Edge link… Read more

Filed in: Soups, Salads, Snacks