Category: Food
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Five on Friday
While G and I were away in Lorne, dad drove up to Shepparton and bought five boxes of peaches for bottling. That meant Monday was spent bottling them. Mum and H peeled them, I cut them and dad packed them bottles and moved them in and out of the processor. Dad had to finish off…
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List #49: What I Ate on Christmas Day
Early on in my list journey I did a list of foods I ate on Christmas Day and I figured why not almost round off the list with a repeat and see what’s changed. Once again I woke up at my parents place in Point Lonsdale where lunch was held. We drove home in the…
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List #45: Today’s Shopping List
I normally write out my shopping or errands list in my notebook and then take a photo of it for when I’m at the shop. My photo reel has photos like this sprinkled throughout. Today I am making Smoky Chickpea, Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup, but I already have more than half the ingredients I…
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List #42: What I ate last week
Hmmm … that was a very slack week for cooking. I’m pretty sure I’ll be cooking more this week. What’s your go to if you find yourself caught up and needing dinner?
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Friday Thoughts #21
Each year the NGV puts on a special Winter Masterpieces Exhibition. I went to The Picasso Century in 2022 and last year I went to Pharoah. Yesterday I took myself off the the city for this year’s exhibition—French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This was actually one that we had plans to…
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Tenderheart Cook #63 and #64
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Roasted Turnips with Red onion, Lentils and Wasabi aioli The Quick Lowdown: Thai Curry Snow Pea Stir-Fry When we got back from Sydney, my snowpeas were dripping with pods, many of them needing to be eaten quick smart, so I made this dish. The Quick Lowdown: I love…
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Melbourne to Queensland Roadtrip 2025
We are on the road again, heading up to Noosa for an extended stay, but first we had to drive up. The drive is two days worth (about 2000 km). This time we took four days. I’ve had St Peter Restaurant in Sydney on my want to do list for a number of years now…
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London Day 5: East End Food Tour
Friday April 25th April This morning I went with G to Fortitude Bakery to pick up pastries and coffee (for G, not me. I am still off coffee). I had their cinnamon scroll. Yummy! No big breakfast for me today because I had another food tour. This time I would be exploring the London East…