“It Don’t Rot”
I know, another story from the olden days but I promise this one is very relevant to our lives today. ...
How Artistic is YOUR Food?
After looking at the creations that Leah Rosenberg of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has made, ...
Tomato Chilli Jam
I like ketchup. I eat it with a meat pie or on a burger or with my fries. When I was served this ...
My Audience of One
I was at a local business get-together recently and someone asked me who my audience was, expecting ...
Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping
Although I'm a dinky di Aussie, I'm also a true blue American. A sweet potato casserole with pecan topping ...
Help for Food Intolerance!
For quite a while now I've been following the blog Strands of My Life written by Suzanne Perazzini. ...
My Path to Happiness Through Baking and Blogging
Last year when I interviewed Lorraine Elliott for my Food Writer Friday series, she talked about her ...
Best Fluffy, Flakey, Buttery Biscuits Ever
(Skip to the Recipe) Can you imagine after living "down south" for many years, moving to Australia where ...
Incaberry and Date Bars
Ever eaten incaberries? Nah, me either until I received an email from the incaberry folks here in ...
Mushroom Appetizer Tarts with Truffle Oil
I went for a walk over the weekend and along the way I met a really sweet lady. She had beautiful platinum ...
Swirl, Sniff, Sip: How to Taste Wine Like a Pro
Don’t have the patience to learn the complexities of every type of wine out there? You don’t have ...
Remember Food Writer Friday?
I'm going to bare my soul in these words so read but please don't judge. Last year, many of you know ...
Noosa International Food and Wine Festival 2013
You'll probably remember my post about the Noosa Int'l Food and Wine festival that I wrote last year. ...
Easter Monday Brunch
You've probably heard a lot of people tell stories about their "Lucille Ball Moment." It makes me ...
Easter Memories
I grew up in the far northeast in Maine. The winters were (and probably still are) quite severe and ...
Homemade Spring Rolls Recipe with a Twist
As many of you know, my daughter-in-law Ming lives in Atlanta but she's originally from Taiwan and moved ...
Nose to Tail Cooking Class
There I was with my weekend all planned when I saw a post on Facebook from Freestyle Escape about a ...
Rich Hot Fudge Sauce
I've been looking for the holy grail of hot fudge sauce and I tried a new one yesterday. This one ...
Silky Chocolate Cake
My friend Mary Frances from LOVE the Secret Ingredient has shared this wonderful recipe for Silky Chocolate ...
Apple Streusel Coffee Cake
This is a tale of two cakes. I had this brilliant idea to take a recipe for an apple coffee cake and ...
It’s Been a Busy Summer and Some Lovely Fruit Buns
Oh how I've missed you, my friends. Remember when I told you about "the olds" coming for Christmas? ...
Noosa
Last week John and I were invited up to dinner in Noosa (30 minutes north) by Charlie Louie of HotlySpiced.com. ...
Happy New Year!
I know you probably thought I got lost or distracted but no, I'm still here and I'm still loving every ...
Cookies the Kids Can Make
Most of my recipe are for grownups and recently a young friend asked me why I didn't put up easy things ...
Smooze
In the mail the other day I received a package of Smooze Fruit Ice. I'd never heard of it before but ...