Last month The Italian's mamma, affectionately known as 'Ma' (with a whiny 'ah'), arrived from Milan to meet Baby G for the first time. She had been to the Land of Oz previously, at the …
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 …
It’s been a long time between salads. Given that it’s going to be 32 degrees in Melbourne today, this sort of throw-it-together salad of standard-ish fridge items seems rather appropriate. I will be eating a …
A Scandi-Middle Eastern seafood salad sounds like an odd concoction, I know. I had a lot of time to think about this one, as the recipient of a lovely virus that lasted for nearly three …
I recently visited my dear friend, Lois, and as usual we got talking about food. She was all ears when I mentioned this particular salad. With her sister and brother-in-law arriving from Canada to stay …
Four weeks ago, I sat on a plane as it took off from Düsseldorf, Germany and into the freezing, snowy skies of northern Europe. I arrived in Melbourne, Australia some twenty-six hours later at seven …
Jag gillar Sverige så mycket! One Friday morning, I set off on my first lone excursion – Stockholm bound. I feel the excitement of taking a journey to a new place, particularly because I am …
In what seems to be a season of salads for me, I present to you my next creation – a warm rare beef salad with roast tomato, feta, rocket, snow peas, broccolini, etc. The vegetables …
Can you tell yet that I love making salads as main meals? I know of a few keen cooks who find salad creation rather boring, as far as cooking goes. I believe the possibilities are …
I am always a little overjoyed to receive an invitation to dine at the home of my dear friend, Dani. We go way back, Dan and I, way back to being two big-haired 12-year-olds from …