Food. Wine. Melbourne.
My grandma died of Alzheimer’s disease in November. Actually, no, I’m lying to you. Technically my grandma – all that she was, believed in, and stood for – died quite a while before November 2014. The last time I really saw her was in February 2011. I took her out for lunch just before I […] Read more…
Just like a dodgy aunty, I’ve loaded you with sugar and then left you to your own devices. It has been a week since we last caught up (a whole week! 😉 ) the longest time between posts since I started this blog. Did you try any of my Easter desserts (or recommendations)? I was […] Read more…
I love hot cross buns. I love them smeared with butter or dobbled (new word meaning ‘so thickly spread that the only way to do it is with a spoon’) with lemon curd, slathered with peanut butter or Nutella, or both at once. I always buy too many hot cross buns and end up with […] Read more…
Wine, chocolate and cheese. Three of my favourite things in the universe. When they are enjoyed over a lazy afternoon in the Yarra Valley, life is approaching perfection. This week I had the opportunity to take a visiting Brisbane friend to the Yarra Valley, one of Australia’s oldest (and best) wine regions. The Yarra Valley […] Read more…
This year Easter has arrived under a veil of controversy. It seems that Cadbury had the audacity to change the chocolate in its Creme Eggs to Cadbury milk chocolate, from Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate. No longer do we get our glass and a half of full cream milk (in every 200g block) wrapped around the gooey, […] Read more…