Like being part of a Greek family, creating the perfect pastitsio requires a lot of love, generosity and a great deal of patience. Pastitsio, the epitome of comfort food, is sometimes referred to by heathens as ‘Greek lasagne’. As with […]
Before the terrible upheaval and well before talk of a dog psychologist, there was a time in which Dog was happy and carefree. Allow me to take you back to one particularly sunny day in …
I am writing to you all post-move (and from a happy, spacious place), but before I take you there in words I’d like to share a little something from the final week of chaos at …
Buonasera lovely readers! Willkommen all to the new home of Recipes for Serena! This El Bloggo has been undergoing a bit of a face lift and address change over the past couple of months, and I …
The situation at the Italian shoe box has become increasingly strange. The dog that once used to greet me by firmly nudging his nose into my leg, slobbering on me and then eventually settling into …
Happy new year, dear readers! I hope you all saw the new year in doing something you loved with those closest to you. And for those of you sleeping soundly through it all, as many …
It's safe to say that I cannot pull off the glamourous travel-for-work, jetsetter thing. By the time I reach a destination, I am a food-stained, wrinkle-shirted, bleary-eyed mess. I confirmed this new bit of self-awareness …
Living with a chaotic person was not a concept I had ever entertained. I have fortunately lived with neat folk until now, and then on my own in the blissful sanctuary that was, was, the …
Part 1 One night in Bangkok On an absolute whim, after a few months of being a solo lass living in inner-city Melbourne, I had decided that I needed a trip away – a real adventure …
This morning in sunny, autumnal Melbourne, I sat at my desk with a lovely sun-streaked view of the Shrine and surrounding gardens, and thought about the following: it’s Friday, thanks the heavens. It’s Good Friday …
Recipes for Serena started as exactly that, recipes for Serena, an auntie who had been living in Spain. Read more ...