The last day of Autumn arrived in all it's wet and windy glory this morning. I loaded the girls in the car, along with my somewhat-over-ambitious entries and headed to the Maleny Showgrounds. It was amazing to see all the lovely things being carefully dropped off by their exhibitors. In the way home, I spied some beautiful trees and stopped to collect some leaves for Miss 3 and I to make ...
time-worn tucker
Wheel of Brisbane
This week we travelled to the Southbank Parklands in Brisbane to have lunch with some friends. For those of you unfamiliar with Brisbane, Southbank is constructed on the Expo 88 site. It's now a sprawling area of parks, bars, restaurants and even a beach. A lot of the park was damaged during last year's floods, but it's now back to its beautiful best. It's also the home of the Wheel of ...
Maureeni – a cocktail inspired by my Mum
Today marks the finish of the Blog Off week for Gourmet Garden. I've had great fun incorporating their pastes into my cooking and checking out all the other terrific blogs that have been taking part. After all that cooking and blogging I think we deserve a drink! D designed this cocktail for my Mum's surprise 60th a few years back - it certainly got the party going then and it continues ...
Chilli Chocolate Cake
I think chilli and chocolate is a winning combination, so in the spirit of Blog Off/ Cook Off week I thought I'd have a crack at a chilli chocolate cake.I've adapted a recipe that a member had contributed to a forum on Jamie Oliver's website - you can see the original here. Chili Chocolate CakeIngredients:Cake:250g Butter300g Caster sugar100g Plain flour100g Self-raising flour4 Eggs300g good ...
The French Picnic Baguette – Pan Bagnat
We headed to the Races at Corbould Park for a Mother's Day picnic on Sunday. We had a beaut day, it wasn't too busy and the weather was perfect. There was even a kid's club and a jumping castle to keep Miss 3 amused. To make something a bit special for my Mum and my lovely Mother-In-Law, I decided to tackle a Pan Bagnat - a french recipe for a picnic loaf. Pan ...
Gyoza
Last week D and I have declared Japanese Friday.We spent Friday night drinking Asahi, Sapporo and sake and enjoying a delicious sushi platter from Sakana at Mooloolaba. As a starter I thought I'd have a crack at making some gyoza. I trawled Pinterest for a recipe and came across one from Meal Planning 101 - not only does the recipe look easy, it's beautifully ...