The first thing I noticed about Fr Stan was his feet. Priests have feet - who knew? We'd arrived at the Caloundra Parish Office after hours, for the first of a few compulsory pre-marriage counselling sessions. Fr Stan was wearing thongs. I'd never seen a priest 'off duty' before. As we got chatting Fr Stan revealed that, by merit of his unconventional entry to the priesthood, he was actually ...
time-worn tucker
that doggie in the window
As I write this post, the Little Sister is raiding the pantry sans pants, the fan is whirring gently and I can hear our dogs playing outside. Nothing out of the ordinary about that. Except that one of our dogs died last year. Or so we thought..... When Jack went missing after a thunderstorm on Christmas Eve last year, we hoped he'd return. We checked with our Regional Council, we ...
On the Chopping Block – the Gourmet Garden Cook Off
When I started this blog back in May, I never dreamed that I would be cooking on The Chopping Block stage at the Brisbane Good Food and Wine Festival. So when Brylee from Gourmet Garden told me that I'd made the Cook Off stage, I was rapt. I thought hard about what to cook and finally decided on Crispy-skinned Ocean Trout with Coriander and Wasabi Butter, potato wedges and green beans. You can ...
Savoury Macarons
I've been keeping a secret from you, readers ........ sugar and I broke up a few months ago*. Nothing major happened, our relationship had simply run its course and I decided it was time to move on. So what do you do when you're getting over a break up? Dramatically change your hairstyle? Listen to sad songs and stare out the window, while pretending you're in a music video? Drink ...
Real Men Eat Quiche: Kale, Bacon and Quinoa Quiche
Bruce Feirstein has a lot to answer for. Since the release of his 1982 book Real Men Don't Eat Quiche, women all over the world have been forced to disguise their offerings as 'egg and bacon pie' for fear their husbands would eschew it. Enough. I say. Real men do eat quiche. In fact, if they're hungry enough they'll even tuck into second helpings. Kale, Bacon and Quinoa Crustless Egg ...
how to make a storm kit
I'm no girl scout, but I'm pretty sure that with a little forethought, Dorothy could have avoided a lot of unnecessary witch-melting (not to mention the inconvenience of walking all the way to Oz in heels).Storm season is coming to Queensland and given my flying monkey aversion, I've put together a storm kit - a box of things that we might need should we lose power for an extended period. Storm ...