Good Morning from Stanthorpe; where the weather is good, the people friendly, the food fabulous and the waistband of my jeans constricting! There are so many hidden gems in Southern Queensland country. I'm looking forward to telling you all about it (and getting stuck into a diet of celery and air) when we return. Last week I sat down and wrote a post. When it was finished, it was so ...
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parbuckling, problogger + snail mucus
On Saturday the Big Sister has been invited to a Frozen Princess Party. The party is to be held in a proper castle. She is, of course, beside herself and has been since she received the invitation. As excited as she is, I think I might just have her licked. This morning I’ve woken up in the beautiful QT on the Gold Coast ready for this year’s Problogger Conference. I’ve been looking forward to ...
four reasons why you're not getting perfect crackling & how to get it right, every time
Is your crackling a bit hit-and-miss? Not getting perfect crackling every time? Mine was too, until I had a crackling coaching session with a retired butcher. Here are four reasons why you're not getting perfect crackling and how to get it right, every time. 1. not enough surface area The more opportunity you give the salt and heat to penetrate the pork rind, the better the result. You can ...
I'm Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party
Welcome to this week's I'm Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party. Thanks to everyone who joined in last week's pinterest party. My favourite post was Fresh Home Cook's gluten-free chocolate mug cake. Gluten and I are friends, but I know heaps of coeliacs will be weeping tears of joy at the prospect of being about a quick after-dinner mug cake. Her site has also had a little makeover, you should ...
Junction View Bush Dance
On the weekend we went to Black Duck Creek to visit my brother Ant and new sister-in-law Felicite. We've been meaning to visit for a while, so when Ant told us the annual Junction View Bush Dance was on we blocked off the dates on the calendar, loaded the car to the hilt and drove up. Black Duck Creek is about forty kilometres south of Gatton. It's a small community of farming families. These ...
an open letter to my identity thief
Dear identity thief, Yes, you. The woman who opened a Telstra mobile account and ran up a bill you intended me to pay. You want to be me and enjoy my clear criminal history and (previously) unblemished credit rating? Well it’s a package deal. You also get this: three separate creditors going under in the past twelve months owing us tens of thousands of dollars. the food detritus left ...