Anyone can be a good cook. The secret is being brave, experimenting and being willing to put the whole thing down to experience if it doesn't turn out. This cookie recipe is one of the cornerstones ...
pondering
no-bake strawberry cheesecake slice
Lots of things get lost in translation. Thongs for example. Here in Australia, they're something we wear on our feet. In the States they're something you wedge up your fannie. Which incidentally is ...
s’mores cones for camping
Much has been written about the traditional camping dessert s'mores. I'm yet to try a ridgy-didge version, because I haven't been able to find graham crackers here in Australia yet. This twist on ...
seven tips for cooking for the bereaved
My brother David and his co-pilot Tomas died on 9 September 2011. David was 29 years old. I like to write about David. It feels good when I say his name aloud. Sometimes I wonder if ...
a blog by any other name ….
I was a blogger long before I became Cooker and a Looker. For years previous, I wrote a little family blog - the Glasshouse Smyths. At that point, Bearhands and I had brothers and sisters spread ...
at least he died doing what he loved.
“At least he died doing what he loved…..” After David died well-meaning folks offered these words as comfort. I was not comforted. I'd stopped listening after “At least he died.” My brother was ...
