Leftover Veggie and Orange Cake

Serves 10-12 We've been watching the War on Waste. Have you seen it? I was horrified to see that the average Aussie family throws out 1 tonne of food a year at a cost of $3,500. Wowzers! We rarely [Read More]

Taking Stock – July

July is by far my favourite month of  the year and this July has been no exception. It was fast but fabulous but before we get stuck into the awesome of August, let’s take stock  like Pip did. Shall [Read More]

Coconut Lime Slice

Cuts into 20 squares This recipe has been what I call a "sitter" because I've been sitting on it for ages, not because it isn't good, quite the opposite in fact, it's just too good. So good that it [Read More]

7 Game Changing Food Documentaries

There's an Ancient Egyptian Proverb that goes "one quarter of what you eat keeps you alive, the other three-quarters keeps your doctor alive." Those Egyptians must have been on to something because, [Read More]

Meatless Monday – Giant Baked Beans

Serves 4 I've been loving on baked beans for as long as I can remember. I love them even more since I've been making my own - it's so easy and once you've made your own beans, you'll never go back [Read More]

10 Big Things In and Around Newcastle

Before I ever stepped foot on Australian terra firma, my friend Jo gifted me a copy of Bill Bryson’s Down Under. It turned out to be one of my all time favourite books and Australia has turned out to [Read More]

Meatless Monday – Lentil Bolognese

Serves 4 We've watched a whole heap of food documentaries over the years and the more docos we watch, the more meat free meals we want to eat. That said, we have some meaty meals that are firm [Read More]

10 on 10 Project – July 2017

I wanted to join in with the 10 on 10 photography circle this month but there was no one to play pictures with so here I am, all on my lonesome, swapping 10 on 10 for 13 on 13, just to mix things up a [Read More]

7 Tips For Coping With a Cancer Diagnosis

Brought to you by  Cancer Council NSW Did you know that in New South Wales alone, 46,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year? I was one of those 46,000 twice, and those diagnoses didn't just [Read More]