Pre-Race Saturday

I have a Saturday sleep-in but the lull in activity doesn't last long. Sure enough, I'm making a mess in the kitchen and getting my bundt in the oven with the yummy Apple and Spice Cake  and all by [Read More]

Apple and Spice Cake

Serves 8 In the olden days, before I was a wannabe minimalist, I used to buy my favourite magazines and tear out the recipes and file them away religiously. This was a reader recipe from the [Read More]

Indian Potato Pie

Serves 6 This impressive vegetarian pie is really versatile - it tastes great hot, warm or cold, so you can make it well ahead. It's full of carbs, but is packed with veggies and will be loved by [Read More]

Fish Capsicum and Almond Bake

Serves 4 Impress in just 30 minutes! Ingredients 1 white onions, cut into wedges 2 large red capsicums (peppers), cut into thick strips 2 large carrots, thickly sliced 2 cloves [Read More]

Oh, baby, baby!

It's Adam's birthday today and we're giving gifts in kind, and sitting for baby Chloe, while mummy and daddy have a big birthday night out. Even so, I don't want to rock up empty handed and realise [Read More]

Belated Birthday Bonhomie

10 days may have passed since my birthday, but the birthday bonhomie keeps on coming! Pippa, Eve and I enjoy a taste of the high life at Orbit Bar where we drink cocktails while the sun goes down. The [Read More]

Get Ready to Run

Tuesday is fast and full on. First off, there's a big bonus - I get my old class for another month. It feels like a family reunion! There's a whole heap of stuff to do at work and I am stoved [Read More]

Spinach, Mushroom and Feta Filo Pie

Serves 4 When I first met David, he had this thing about mushrooms. And it wasn't a good thing. This broke my heart because I love mushrooms almost as much as I love David. There then followed a [Read More]

Achieving my Objectives

Sometimes when I have a day off, it flies by so fast, that I wonder how I ever have time to go to work! Today is no exception, and is absolutely action packed! But I do love it when I achieve all my [Read More]