That’s the way the cookies crumble!
I wake up and it's dark and wet. It seems like Summer has only made a fleeting visit and now Winter already has it's foot in the door! I still manage to make it to Kristy's Pump Class and as usual, it [Read More]
Turkish Delight Sundae
Serves 6 Ingredients 150g raspberries 1 litre vanilla ice cream 55g chocolate-coated turkish delight bars, chopped coarsely ½ cup (70g) unsalted pistachios, roasted, chopped [Read More]
Oyster Chicken Parcels
Chicken marinated in soy and oyster sauce and baked on a bed of veg in a paper parcel - so easy and so delicious. This is one of those wonderful recipes that are so easy to throw [Read More]
Go Bananas!
Monday springs into action with Kathy's Basic Training Class. Heaven knows this is a well needed workout after all the weekends excesses. I can feel all the beer wobbling along with me as I sweat my [Read More]
Paula’s Moist and Healthy Banana Bread
Makes 15 generous slices There I said it! I used the M- word! I couldn't help myself because this loaf is just marvellously moist (oops, I did it again!) I used to work with Paula and I'm [Read More]
Journey South
It's home time - so after a nice lie in, we check out and head off into the sunshine. First stop is Lerida Estate at the dried up Lake George, for a bit of wine tasting. It seems like I'm the only one [Read More]
Caramel Mango Tart
Serves 6 Ingredients 1 sheet puff pastry 20g butter 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 medium mangoes, sliced thinly How to Preheat oven to 220 C/200 C fan forced. Place [Read More]
Capital Capers
It's time to be tourists and have some capital capers! There's plenty to keep us out of mischief in Canberra and our first stop is Capital Hill to check out the ultra modern Parliament House. It's [Read More]
Big Day Out
I'm up with the birds and off to the gym for Basic Training. It's all go! I'm a bit naughty and duck out 10 minutes early foregoing some of my least favourite exercises and do a 10 minute interval run [Read More]
No pain, no gain!
It's been two weeks since I last trained with Kathy, and she is set to train me two times as hard and I hurt two times as much! It's fun but full on and I walk home with a pair of jelly legs! Still, [Read More]
