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…
My dream is to have Christmas somewhere cold, in a warm house with an open fire and the scent of cinnamon and pine in the air. Alas my Christmasses are always spent with the pumping noise of an overworked air-conditioner in the background, while we try to stay cool with glasses of sparkling wine (not […] Read more…