I am suffering from heavy metal fatigue. I guess it?s one of those things you have to tolerate as you put another birthday behind you. I am not as strong as I once was. Back in the days when my eldest was in his early teens, we?d engage in a bit of wrist wrestling. He [...]
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66 ? Clickety click
I?ve just been wallowing in a bit of nostalgia and turned my iMac into a typewriter, courtesy of the Noisy Typer app. This free app reproduces sound of an old typewriter as you type. In my final year at college we were offered the chance to take typing lessons in our free periods so, wisely [...]
66 ? Clickety click
I?ve just been wallowing in a bit of nostalgia and turned my iMac into a typewriter, courtesy of the Noisy Typer app. This free app reproduces sound of an old typewriter as you type. In my final year at college we were offered the chance to take typing lessons in our free periods so, wisely [...]
No soup masquerading as sauce
In 1972 a 50-year-old American woman managed to overcome her agoraphobia and journey from her farm in Walnut Creek, Oakland to Oregon to attend cooking classes given by the famous food writer James Beard. Clearly she impressed Beard because she spent the next decade working as his assistant and helping him set up cooking [...]
No soup masquerading as sauce
In 1972 a 50-year-old American woman managed to overcome her agoraphobia and journey from her farm in Walnut Creek, Oakland to Oregon to attend cooking classes given by the famous food writer James Beard. Clearly she impressed Beard because she spent the next decade working as his assistant and helping him set up cooking [...]
Maha?s Delia shakes the pans
Pure serendipity saw me at the LG Kitchen at South Melbourne Market for the second week in a row. But I had booked this particular visit some time back. The Spouse and I went along this week see Maha?s Shane Delia run through some Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern dishes to share. I first met [...]
Maha?s Delia shakes the pans
Pure serendipity saw me at the LG Kitchen at South Melbourne Market for the second week in a row. But I had booked this particular visit some time back. The Spouse and I went along this week see Maha?s Shane Delia run through some Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern dishes to share. I first met [...]
Spud-wiser
It was an offer I couldn?t refuse ? a chance to learn more about the humble spud. In fact, I wouldn?t be where I was today if it weren?t for the potato. In Ireland in 1845 late blight fungus devastated the crop which had formed a major part of the Irish diet. During the next [...]
Spud-wiser
It was an offer I couldn?t refuse ? a chance to learn more about the humble spud. In fact, I wouldn?t be where I was today if it weren?t for the potato. In Ireland in 1845 late blight fungus devastated the crop which had formed a major part of the Irish diet. During the next [...]
Le Jazz Hot
Last time we visited the Mornington Peninsula we promised ourselves we would return to eat at Green Olive. On Sunday it was time to make good. We were greeted by one of the resident kelpies who stretched out waiting for a tummy rub then fetched a chunk of stick for a game. This is a [...]
A taste of autumn
I love weekend jaunts in the Victorian countryside, even if only for a few hours. Sometimes our destination is a complete surprise because we don?t have a set journey in mind. That way we never have to admit to getting lost on our way somewhere else! With The Sister in town for a couple of [...]
