Slow Cooker Beef, Date and Spinach Tagine
Serves 4 Now I know it's warming up nicely here down under, but there's still time for one last hurrah with the slow cooker! Of course, if you're in the Northern hemisphere, this is the perfect [Read More]
Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Plant Your Own Garden
You may notice a bit of a floral theme the last few Wednesdays. I'm very outside oriented of late as we've been creating our own outside area on the balcony. I saw this on Instagram and it was love at [Read More]
Not Run Ready
My next half marathon is now less than a week away. Eeek! A week! This is my third half marathon and I am the most ill prepared, tiredest and heaviest I have been before a 21km run off. I know it [Read More]
The 21 Day Kindness Challenge
Kindess is something that should be shared, and once it gets going, it's infectious. I was pretty stoked when I saw this 21 Day Kindness Challenge shared on Brenda's Facebook Page. (If you haven't [Read More]
It’s Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month – Check Your Neck!
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. I sometimes wonder how different my story would have been if I hadn't checked my neck. It gives me the shivers thinking what might have been... but [Read More]
Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Raise Your Words
Another beautiful picture from Kevin's garden. Thank you, Kevin! Remember, he or she who shouts the loudest can only hear his or her own voice. Softly does it! Have yourself a beautiful day! [Read More]
Meatless Monday – Baked Ratatouille with Lemon and Parmesan Crumb
Serves 4 The trick to this dish is chopping the veggies chunky to give lots of texture and while it may not look the business, I promise you it certainly tastes it! There's so many textures in the [Read More]
Thermomix Melt and Mix Honey Cake
Serves 10-12 This Melt and Mix Honey Cake is the perfect cake for any occasion and it takes longer to collect the ingredients than it does to make the batter (even without a Thermomix - see [Read More]
Wednesday Words of Wisdom – Winter always turns to Spring.
Whenever life was throwing a-crapper, my mum would always say this to me. This is so apt this week, because here in upside down land, Spring has truly sprung. It looks like Spring, but where I'm [Read More]
So long, Sam
About 16 years ago, me and my mum took a trip to Battersea Dog's Home. We looked at a lot of dogs that day. We were like the Goldilocks' of the Dogs Home, all the dogs were either too big, too small, [Read More]
