Yesterday, I posted a photo of this cake on my Instagram (stories of course, because regular feed is oh-so-yesterday – but it does not escape me that Instagram itself is oh-so-yesterday because the kids of today are all tik-tokking and I am definitely (a) not cool enough (b) too old (c) too lazy (d) all … Read More →
As a parent, you typically have two moods which directly impact the way you view your kids. First one, you’re pretty free, you feel like you could cuddle or play with your kid: in this case, they’re super cute. Second one, you’re really busy doing whatever it is you’re doing: here, they’re a pain in … Read More →
Happy Easter, everyone! Wow, I don’t even know where to begin with this post. I could just ignore all the crazy that’s going on and be like hey guys, how cute are these meringue kisses?? Or I could open the floodgates to all the thoughts I have about this situation – from the actual disease, … Read More →
This is going to be too much info for y’all non-parents but for parents, this is everyday, even dinner, conversation: Sofi does not poop regularly. When they say that once you have kids, you obsess over their shitting and eating, they were not kidding. But as you know, Sofi has that eating side sorted (see … Read More →
Momofuku Ko is an OG and gargantuan in NYC’s fine dining scene, and the epitome of our eating during our recent trip to NYC. Not only was the trip a belated 40th present to me, we dined on 27 December, notably the date that we got married seven years earlier, right here in NYC. Where … Read More →
Something for you to ponder if you have waaaaay too much time on your hands: I made these yesterday and christened them matcha brownies. Yes – brownies – but someone pointed out that actually, are these not blondies? Because, they’re not brown? But wait, they aren’t blonde either, technically, so are they actually greenies? Hmm. I don’t know. To-mah-to, … Read More →
So. I have this amazing brownie recipe. It’s been tried and tested literally dozens of times and makes the moistest, fudgiest brownies, and every single person I’ve made it for has raved about it. The recipe uses good quality dark chocolate (Lindt or Green & Black, at a minimum) and I’ve always believed that the … Read More →
I’m about two weeks late on this post, but given this is the new ‘normal’ for the next 13 years, I’m relatively punctual actually Two weeks ago, Sam started school. In NSW it’s kindergarten, but I think in other Australian states it’s known as prep. Basically, it’s the year before Year 1. Can you believe … Read More →
Note: if you’re here just for the recipe, scroll down to the very end, I won’t be offended, I promise. This post is pretty much going to have nothing to do with Christmas or cookies, and definitely nothing to do with Christmas cookies. I’m just going to talk about myself for many many paragraphs, mainly … Read More →
I’ve been freelance writing for a while now and one of (if not THE) tenets of writing of any kind is to pick a topic and just stay with it. Don’t go off on a tangent, don’t get distracted, just stick with one idea. Well, we all know how bad I am with that. When … Read More →
I posted this photo of my spaghetti and meatballs on Instagram the other day and made everyone hungry. Hah, so humble, me. No really, so many people liked it, but I wonder if they’d still like it if they knew these were healthy baked meatballs with hidden veggies? I suspect the mums are all like … Read More →
Oh my God, honey joys. Does anyone even remember these things? I’m pretty sure that finding the recipe for honey joys on the side of a Kelloggs Cornflakes box resulted in my maiden foray into baking. It doesn’t get any simpler than this: butter, sugar, honey, cornflakes. And the results are seriously delicious. I hadn’t … Read More →
When I woke up today, it was announced to me that I have a four year old (by said four year old)! It’s actually kind of crazy that four years ago, I became a mother – it feels like just yesterday, and yet it feels like forever at the same time. Yesterday and forever is … Read More →
It’s been about six months since I started down this Yumbox rabbit hole. Am I getting better at it? That I don’t know, but one thing’s for sure – my stash of bento accessories is very quickly consuming precious real estate in my kitchen cupboard! And it’s ALL WORTH IT. So it’s been six months … Read More →
I got a slow cooker for Christmas last year. I’m usually anti-having another huge appliance in the kitchen (read: NO Thermomix!) but I’d been sold by the promise that a slow cooker would answer all the big questions in life. The main one being of course: how do I get huge output with as little input as … Read More →
I haven’t been out to a nice dinner without kids for – wait a minute, I haven’t even been out to a not-that-nice dinner without the kids – such a long time that I hardly remembered how to behave. In the elegant surroundings of 12-micron, I twitched and fidgeted and tried to act tres cool – a … Read More →
There’s this show on TV at the moment called This Is Us. Have you seen it? It started playing on free-to-air here in Australia probably three months ago. I stumbled upon it purely by accident (believe me, I do not watch TV at night because I’m usually in bed as early as humanly possible but that … Read More →
I’m stuck at home today because we have tradies over, and my lunch options were looking pretty dismal. I had some sliced ham, some cheese… sadly, no left overs of last night’s delicious beef rending. It looked like I was heading down the glum road towards a ham and cheese sandwich when I was bitten … Read More →
It feels like it’s been raining forever in Sydney. Forever. I know, I know, Dr Phil would say that “forever” is catastrophic language and we shouldn’t use catastrophic language. But I think you and I both know that the real catastrophe is the fact that I watch Dr Phil. Anyway, it’s been raining in Sydney … Read More →
I’ve been giving Sam more treats lately. Not every day and certainly not every meal, but you know, I’m like he’s three, almost three-and-a-half. He can have a damn cookie. So he gets treats like Tiny Teddies, Hello Panda and the occasional Ferrero Rocher (only when he’s been very very good mainly because that’s my … Read More →
Baby, you had me at condensed milk. I kind of feel like that’s all I need to say about this recipe, except that actually there’s a lot more to say about this recipe. Firstly, it only uses four ingredients. Four! And honestly, you can drop the sugar all together and call it a three-ingredient recipe. … Read More →
So Panu has been bugging me forever to get a new couch. Mainly because the one we have is a cheap one we bought from Fantastic Furniture when we first moved back from London six years ago. It’s getting old and ratty, but we can’t get a new couch. Why? Because toddlers. Have you seen a toddler eat? … Read More →
Don’t adjust your screens, this post is preeeeeetty much all grey and white. So. My last outfit post was all about being bored of my basics and wanting to up the ante on my daily outfits. I’ve been doing pretty well I think, but suddenly all my outfits are grey, white and denim again. WTF? But … Read More →
Who doesn’t like a GIVEAWAY, right? Thanks to the wonderful people at Milktooth, I’m running an Instagram competition and giving away not one but TWO YUMBOXES! As you know, I love my Yumbox and so I’m thrilled to be able to share the love with two of my Instagram followers! We’re giving away a Yumbox … Read More →