taking stock is one of the many brainchildren of Pip Lincolne from Meet Me at Mikes. Making: plans for Mothers Day. Cooking: sensible meals to make up for the holiday excess. Drinking: tea. Reading: emails. Wanting: new kitchen knives. Looking: at photos from my week at Fraser Island with the girls. Marvelling: that I did all that four-wheel-driving and didn’t get bogged ...
time-worn tucker
new tricks
as a student at an all girls high school I grew up on a staple diet of “girls can do anything” propaganda. Somewhere along the way, I replaced the mantra with my own “just don’t muck* it up” Last weekend an opportunity to take my girls on an impromptu holiday to Fraser Island presented itself. The only thing between us and a week on Orchid Beach was fear. I had to four wheel drive the length ...
tuna bake | the good, the yum & the ugly
Before I start extolling the virtues of tuna bake, may I just say I am loving this ugly food project? The very best recipes are timeless. Long ago, in the time before food blogs (gasp!), these kinds of recipes were hand written on recipe cards and either shared or fiercely guarded. Things aren't too different these days I guess, I'm still not sharing my prize-winning pickle recipes. Tuna Bake ...
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
Ever noticed how things are less scary after first light? Sure, your brother is still dead. Your daughter is still lying in a hospital bed. But when the sun comes up, things seem a little more manageable. Those first rays of light appear and it dawns on you that you might just be OK. The Big Sister gave us an almighty fright in the early hours of Friday morning and I drove her to hospital. ...
the weekend rewind: confessions of a would-be food blogger
Hello there! I’m very chuffed to be the guest host of the Weekend Rewind this week at the invitation of Maxabella, Life Love and Hiccups, Sonia Styling and Kelly Exeter, aka the Rewind girls (sounds like an eighties band, right?) If you’re visiting from the Rewind, welcome. I’m very glad to have you aboard. Cooker and a Looker is supposed to be a food blog, but I can think of at least ten ...
20 superb seafood recipes
there's a hundred reasons to be grateful to live in our neck of the woods and access to delicious, fresh seafood is one of them! This week we were lucky enough to buy some prawns and Moreton Bay Bugs directly from the trawler in Mooloolaba. Last night we tucked into a feast of fresh seafood, lemon wedges and white (!) bread and butter. It was a simple dinner, but one we'll remember. I don't ...