It’s a long time since I have been to Jones the Grocer. It’s a place where we all used to buy cheese and pastries and salads to take to parties. That’s when it was in Woollahra. It’s back, in a rather large corner of Westfield CBD right in the place that Justin North or Becasse…
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Sydney Eats-MyHomeTownGuide
Porch and parlours Pea pancake. I’ve put together a few of my favourite places to eat and drink in my hometown of Sydney. Do you have a favourite place in your town?”Sponsored Post – #Myhometownguide by Fiji Water” Fiji water are giving us the chance to show the world how great our hometown is by putting…
Eating around Port Macquarie, NSW
Eating around Port Macquarie. (and other fun things) Sometimes a road trip is all it takes to breath life back into a tired weary broken soul. That’s what I did in January. It was only a couple of days but early on Thursday morning we set off along the Pacific Highway towards Port Macquarie a…
The Henson, Marrickville
The Henson Hotel, Marrickville I have 3 sisters and we grew up doing everything together. Our Mother was fond of saying that she had 4 children so they could all play together and never need friends from “outside”. While this is fascinating and ensured we each had at least 3 friends it was also essentially…
Saving Koalas. Port Macquarie
There was a lady quietly weeping as she read the story of Miracle, she was the only Koala rescued from a large group that were burned during a bushfire. They were burned to death clinging to the trees, she was the only one still alive. Her eyes were burnt closed and her ears were little…
The Gasoline Pony, Marrickville
Do you know what a Gasoline Pony is? Well, besides a new bar in Marrickville it is the name of an American motorcycle. I am a bit embarrassed that I had no idea about this before last week when I went to The Gasoline Pony (the bar!) Marrickville is a suburb of Sydney. It was…
Sicilian Food Tour of Sydney
I want to go to Sicily so badly. Each day I write recipes using Sicilian ingredients and tell people about products from Sicily at work, in my job at an Italian food importer. I got a little closer to my dream of visiting Sicily last week when I won a Sicilian Food Tour for two…
Stir fried Prawns Broccoli and Red Capsicum
Stir fried Prawns, broccoli and red capsicum & Saturday Night at the Sydney Seafood School It’s Saturday Night and the Sydney Seafood School foyer is filling with people. There are some simple smoked salmon on crostini canapés and a selection of Australia red or white wine. We chat till the noise in the room reaches…
Oven Express
Last month as I was sitting at a red light in peek hour traffic and I noticed a van beside me that boasted oven cleaning. I scratched around for a pen and copied down the number, thinking what a good idea this would be. I never have the time for oven cleaning, besides it’s always…
A Sydney Food Tour
One of my most favourite things to do when I arrive in a city is to go on a tour straight away. This isn’t a tour in the usual sense where you get on a bus and drive around to find one of the 7 wonders of the world or a famous building or bridge….
Penang – A Food Tour Day 1
Welcome to George town, Penang- A Food Tour Day 1 Have you ever been to Penang, an island on the west coast of Malaysia? There are beaches and mountains, monkeys, food and more food in this friendly enchanting city. The capital George town is a melting pot of Malaysian, Chinese and Indian cultures with a…
Parmesan Lamb Fennel Red Pepper Salad & a crisis
I was sitting at the computer trying to write down a couple of recipes but the noise from the drums seemed so loud my brain could take no more, and suddenly it stopped. There was silence no double pedal madness of the bass drum, no more China crash cymbal. That is my least favourite of…
Diggies, North Beach, Woollongong
Woollongong about 1.5 hours or 82 km (51 miles) from Sydney CBD has a reputation for it’s heavy industry and port activity, but did you know it has beautiful beaches? The drive along the escarpment from Sydney once you head inland towards the sea, is rainforest and the cliff line is stunning along the almost…
Kepos Street Kitchen
Going to a hot cafe can have it’s detractions. Do you head in, hoping you are hip enough even if you have forgotten your distance glasses and have to squint to see the end of the cue?. Or do you consult Urbanspoon ….or any other on line review forum, and encounter a lot of negative…
Not Quite Nigella, the launch and Afternoon Tea
A couple of years ago I was very lost. I had an interesting job writing recipes and doing product development for a cheese business. But that was work, at home, I was lonely and let down by a terrible relationship. My beautiful son deserved a Mum with some kind of spark and interest and I…
Hub House Diner
Enough cannot be said for taking time out on International Womens day to have lunch with a creative and dynamic woman. I hope that you also had the opportunity to spend some time with another sister!. I met up with Celia from www.figjamandlimecordial. com for lunch, we ventured to the relatively new Hub House Diner,…