World Figolli Day 2012 9 Mar 2012 | 03:16 pm

Last year I came up with a hair brain idea to host World Figolli Day ©. One year on, and it's proved to be less hair-brained. Thanks to its huge success in 2011, it seems to be turning into a regular ...

Maussies - Best of Both Worlds 6 Oct 2011 | 10:21 pm

Hola! Yes, I'm still here, just trying to navigate my way through the second week of school holidays here in Melbourne with two energetic kids and some frustratingly, temperamental weather. Anyway, I...

Guza's Table 22 Sep 2011 | 11:39 pm

Last Sunday I had the great honour of being asked to judge at the inaugural Maussies Tan-Nanna Helu Manna Cook Off. For those of you who are unaware, Maussies is an organization that acknowledges and ...

Belgian Chocolate Pots 22 Jul 2011 | 08:45 pm

As a mama who prepares three square meals a day for two highly opinionated, discerning food critics I find that I have to think on my feet and resort to imagination and inventiveness, otherwise the sl...

Oranges de Table 17 Jul 2011 | 08:34 pm

Seacombing at Manly 10 Jul 2011 | 06:40 pm

School holdings here in Melbourne, cold, wet, winter school holidays I might add. So when Stephen suggested we tag along with him for a couple of days while he worked out of the Sydney office, how cou...

Golden brown texture like sun 1 Jun 2011 | 08:27 pm

We promised the kids we'd take them to Daylesford to see the autumn leaves and walk along the lake. The trees were magnificent, shades of golden brown and brilliant crimson, we were not disappointed....

Chewy Cinnamon Cookies 26 May 2011 | 07:15 pm

We've lived in our old Victorian home without event for over a decade and have never experienced leaks or water damage, until last year. So, rather than continue to leave things to chance, silicon and...

Swallow before you speak & use your inside voice! 18 May 2011 | 02:08 pm

One of the most frustrating things about being a mother is the repetitious sound of my own voice. As I bellow each day to the kids to 'eat your breakfast' or 'don't tease your sister' or 'chew with yo...

World Figolli Day 2011 Roundup and Winners! 14 May 2011 | 10:47 pm

I'd like to apologise for the delay in announcing our World Figolli Day winners for 2011. When I first introduced World Figolli Day back in March I seriously had no idea that the idea would take off t...