Food. Wine. Melbourne.
Well we survived Christmas! But in Australia we are only just beginning summer which means plenty more entertaining ahead, and let’s be honest, more cheese. You might be thinking that you will never eat cheese again after the 16 hour grazing platters of the last week or so, but trust me, this too shall pass. […] Read more…
It is a very ballsy time of year. In so many ways. It takes balls to do Christmas (family politics, pre-Christmas traffic, shopping centres – yikes!), we hang balls on trees, hold balls, play with balls, and make balls. For 24 weeks of the year baking urges result in cakes, biscuits, slices. But then 2 […] Read more…
After a week of unexpected torrential downpours and flash flooding in Melbourne, a morning of cherry picking felt like a brave move. Armed with raincoats, umbrellas and gum boots we ventured out into the orchards. My initial objective was to fill my bucket as quickly as possible and hit the cafe for ice cream. But […] Read more…
When life gives you lemons, the best way forward is to make a batch of tangy, sweet lemon butter and turn that sourness around. But if those (metaphorical) lemons are still too bitter then sandwich that lemon butter between layers of rich chocolate brownie, dripping with chunks of white chocolate and crunchy macadamia nuts. Sometimes […] Read more…
Easter is two and a half weeks away! It feels like we only just did Christmas but here we are, just two and a half weeks away from savaging chocolate bunnies and relishing in four whole days off in a row. This year I am looking forward to four consecutive days of committed study time […] Read more…