48 Hours in the Blue Mountains
Since I've been a wannabe minimalist, I'm all about experiences not things. This year for our birthdays we decided rather than gift each other presents that we neither want nor need, we would instead [Read More]
4 Ingredient Jam Puffs
Makes 8 Delicious puff pastry triangles filled with your favourite jam and only four ingredients. What could be better? The older I get the more I hanker after the treats of yesteryear. What's [Read More]
10 on 10 Photography Project – In My Kitchen July 2018
I know I'm a day late with this 10 on 10 post, but it's my birthday week and I'll post when I want to (in between cake!) It's been a busy old month because al though I was out of the kitchen for [Read More]
47 things I’ve Learned In 47 Years
Photo by Social Cut on Unsplash I get very excited about birthdays, and not just my own because it's not every day you get a ticket for a 365 day trip around the sun. Yesterday, I turned forty seven. [Read More]
Slow Cooker Chicken and Red Wine Casserole with Dumplings
This delicious casserole with chicken, bacon and mushrooms topped with soft, fluffy dumplings really is a winner, winner chicken dinner. Since I returned from the motherland I have been craving all [Read More]
48 Hours in Edinburgh
I've wanted to go to Edinburgh for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, my mum went to Edinburgh on business and brought me back a costume doll complete with kilts and bagpipes for my costume [Read More]
Taking Stock – June 2018
June has been a mega month full of fun, food, friends, family, frolics and a lot of motherland adventures. I've visited four different cities, slept in six different beds, sampled seven superior [Read More]
Meatless Monday – Smoky Bean Chilli
This delicious chilli is full of beans and smoky not spicy. It's low fat, gluten free and freezer friendly and it's my new Meatless Monday favourite. This chilli was perfect for lunch at the [Read More]
Banana, Date, Cherry and Walnut Loaf
This recipe has a little bit of all my favourite baking ingredients - bananas, dates, cherries and walnuts all baked together in to one delicious loaf. It's too good not to share! I love baking [Read More]
Newcastle – The Highlights Reel
Our motherland adventure took us to the north east for quality time with the fam-bam but we also got out and about to see some of the area and oh, what jolly fun we had. Here are our North East [Read More]
