Takashi the Masterchef

After a day recovering from David's birthday bonhomie, the Birthday Festival went up a gear on Friday when we went for a gala dinner at Simon and Takashi's. Takashi's dinners are the stuff food [Read More]

Let the Birthday Festival Begin

I never wanted to fall in love with someone who had a birthday on the same day as me, for I like the birthday glory to be all my own, but the same month would do just fine! Yes, I always dreamed of [Read More]

Top 5 Low Iodine Sweet Treats

Sticking to a  low iodine diet is always a bit of a challenge. It takes time and effort to plan and prepare healthy and delicious food and it's likely that a lot of your all-time favourite foods are [Read More]

Why I love Christmas in July

I think I'm the only Christmas loving Jew I know. I don't practice any religion but I do practice Christmas, and I do it good! I do it real good! There's something about Christmas that really rocks [Read More]

Good Food + Good Wine = Good Time

It was a  really rainy day but the errant weather was not going to dampen our enthusiasm for our annual excursion to the Good Food and Wine Show.  We first came to the Show in 2011 and loved it so [Read More]

Endos and New Beginnings

See this chair? It's at the Endocrinologist's office. I kept it warm for the best part of an hour and a half this afternoon while I was waiting. Cancer is a waiting game in so many ways. Today I am [Read More]

Thermomix Baked Beans

In this house eating breakfast for dinner is totally legit. We call it "brinner" and it rhymes with "winner" for a very good reason. Beans are often the hero and almost always feature in the best [Read More]