As a child I remember sitting at the table with my mother’s scrutinizing glare on me and the way I ate chicken wings. Always knife and fork only, cutting the wing at the joints, separating the bones and eating every last piece of meat… leaving nothing but bare bone on the plate. I specifically remember [...]
It’s not everyday you hear the words “I love Dick” come out of your husbands mouth but I did today. No, he’s hasn’t turned gay he has just been deprived of Dick Smith’s drinking chocolate for far too long. It’s not a necessary food item so for the past few weeks, dare I [...]
I was in the city the other day and happened to walk past the new Krispy Kreme donut store. I couldn’t believe my eyes, the store was full and the line up was out the door and around the corner! There were mothers with prams, mothers with crying babies, students, workmen in grubby shorts, office [...]
The other day while preparing dinner my three year old nephew asked “is that red meat?” I answered with a yes and continued slicing. He gave me a filthy look and informed me that his mummy doesn’t eat red meat. He then went on to give me a mini lecture with pointed [...]
My 5 year old grumbled and complained that I was making a steak and onion pie for dinner. Personally I was looking forward to it and I knew the rest of the family would enjoy it also. I decided to do a little creative pastry work to make her see what type of dinner she [...]
The other day my sister handed me some goats cheese to see if I liked it. I like a lot of different cheeses so I expected to like this one. Morning tea came around and it was time to try the goats cheese. I cut myself quite a large piece and popped [...]
I know it’s not unusual for kids to ask for their crusts to be cut off their sandwiches. However my youngest has added a twist to the “crusts off” movement, she wants them left on her plate. She will even eat her crusts first and then move onto her sandwich. Isn’t this [...]
No…. skin cancer is not linked to mangoes, not that I’m aware of anyway. These two things are what I think of when I think of Summer. It’s hot and sticky and a day at the beach is fantastic however Queensland is the melanoma state. The U.V factor is extreme in Summer [...]