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The Year In Review 31 Dec 2012 | 08:00 am
New years eve is the time to look back and reflect on the year that was! This year has been a year of incredible highs and lows for me. I got to do my ultimate trip to Italy. I got to experience all...
Exceptional Jasmine Thai Salmon 21 Jul 2012 | 01:23 pm
"That smells disgusting" says one, "That smells really bad" mutters another. Not great words to hear, as you are rushing to prepare dinner, two hours later than normal, after the day from hell. The ...
Thai Inspired Risotto with Salt and Pepper Seafood 14 Jul 2012 | 04:33 pm
Since coming back from Italy I have been making all manner of Italian food - which has meant lots and lots of pasta. "The Darlings" love it, so I figure why not? Sometimes its best to take the road ...
Calamari all'amatriciana 11 Jul 2012 | 08:04 am
On our first night in Rome, after our twilight, highlights of Rome from a bus tour, we were treated to a meal at a local trattoria. One of the pasta dishes we tried that night was bucatini all'amatri...
Osso Buco Milanese 4 Jun 2012 | 09:40 am
During a cooking class on my recent trip to Italy, Chef Raffaele gave us some sound advice. "if you don't have access to fresh, vine ripened tomatoes, use canned!". Looking at the insipid, flavourles...
A Little Bowl of Tuscany! 2 Jun 2012 | 04:00 pm
On a cold wet, winter night is there anything better than having dinner in front of a log fire? I think not!!! I was feeling a little homesick for Italy the other day, so I took myself off for a sho...
Lamb Meatballs with Chickpea and Potato Mash and Tomato Sauce 30 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
Finally, finally, finally, a meal to get me out of the blogging doldrums! You see it's not so much that I haven't been cooking, it's just that the meals that I have been cooking haven't really been u...
Back to Earth! 22 May 2012 | 12:26 pm
Hi I know that it has been quite some time since I last posted, and lots has happened in the time that I have been away. I have been back home for two weeks, and my recent trip to Italy almost feels...
In The Air 24 Apr 2012 | 06:33 am
We finally made it! April 21st has arrived! It always seemed so far in the future, and never really seemed real. A dream even, somthing that prrhaps wasn't quite real. Even today as I got up at 2.30 ...
Italy Here I Come!! 20 Apr 2012 | 01:26 pm
Finally the day has come!!! All those days of eating non blog worthy food with the goal of shedding a few kilos for my trip to Italy has paid off!!! I take off tomorrow morning in the wee small hour...