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Yesterday was a fantastic and relaxing day that started with the kids and I driving to Sydney to have brunch with my Dad, his wife, my sister, my brother, and my brother’s FIANCE!!!!!! Yep, on their recent trip to Cuba and Mexico my little brother is now engaged and I am so excited. His fiancé [...]
I’ve yet to meet a kid who doesn’t like a cheeseburger. In my past life I certainly devoured more than my fair share of the golden arches burgers but nothing could beat the summertime bbq burgers of my Grandad. I still love a (meatless) cheeseburger made from Portobello, but the rest of my family enjoy [...]
Today turned out to be an absolutely glorious day! Yesterday I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen getting organised for the week ahead as I wont be home until 9pm at least 2 nights this week with various meetings and don’t want my family to fall into a takeaway trap! So today I [...]
Today is someone special’s birthday. It’s our surrogate daughter the dancing daughter’s friend and we are having a special birthday dinner for her on Sunday. You’ll have to wait to see what else we are making for her but she has requested this spaghetti casserole for her special dinner dish. I made it a while [...]
Lenten update ~ Today I was buying the family’s bread at the bread shop and I bought the loaf for the lady next to me who was paying at the same time. Remember how I wrote that resignation letter on Monday? I am so happy to tell you that I have been offered and accepted an [...]
What’s the classic Aussie lunch? A cold pie and a warm coke? Dog’s eye with dead horse? Yep, it’s the meat pie. But sometimes you want to dress it up a little and, following the example of Newcastle’s famous Harry’s Cafe de Wheels, why not top this Aussie treat with mushy peas? I always make [...]
Christmas prep is in full swing at our house and the “To Do” list just doesn’t seem to be getting any shorter! The kitchen was absolutely humming today, the dining table is set, some presents are wrapped, Christmas carols are on the iPhone, and I got a lovely visit from friends today. But, I’m not [...]
