the end was just the beginning
My boss asked me to go to Food Service 2016 yesterday. It's a trade show and conference for the food and beverage industry. It was fascinating ... and delicious! And I got paid to be there! I started off the day at The National Restaurant Conference. It featured restaurant bigwigs including John Fink (Otto), Anna... Continue Reading →
Eva Longoria and fiance José Antonio Bastón tied the knot over the weekend in a gorgeous, celeb-filled celebration in Mexico! The couple married in a sunset ceremony at Antonio's home in the town of Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Eva, 41, and Jose, 47, first stepped out as a couple in November 2013. Jose, who is president of... Continue Reading →
Naturally, when I heard it was going to be 24C yesterday, I headed to the beach. I mean - it was May 22 and swimming weather - no brainer! Admittedly, the warm weather around the globe is a little scary: a city in northern India shattered the national heat record last week, registering a searing... Continue Reading →
Pies are a pretty popular theme at HouseGoesHome. They're one of the kids' favourite foods ... I'm quite fond of them myself, depending on the filling (I sigh deeply when they ask me for boring mince ones AGAIN) ... and they've also acted as a bit of a metaphor in my recent life. I've eaten... Continue Reading →
You probably clicked on this post thinking it was about my meaningful relationship with alcohol, but nah. I'm talking about a liquid attraction of another kind: coffee. I spent the first 45 years of my life not understanding coffee and screwing my nose up if I accidentally encountered it in sweet things. I didn't understand... Continue Reading →
It's my wedding anniversary today. Sixteen years. We won't make it to 17. I'll have hassled him into signing the paperwork by then. But right now we're still married. I feel a bit weird and - unexpectedly - sad about that. Not because I wish we were together, or because we're faffing around, but because... Continue Reading →
I've been a bit naughty. The title of this post is stolen from a lovely blog called ... Not Quite Nigella. (Check out her totally awesome site.) The reason I stole the title is that I spent ages wondering who I looked like in my new headshot adorning HouseGoesHome's Facebook page. I finally realised I... Continue Reading →
An old flatmate got cross at me earlier this week for having the blues. She's been going through a really tough time and thought I should be counting my blessings. I'm not sure counting your blessings has ever convinced someone to get off the ledge, has it? Not that I was on the ledge, but... Continue Reading →
Remember those beans I mentioned ... the ones I accidentally slow-cooked for 12 hours on Sunday ... Well, yesterday morning before work I turned them into duck fat refried beans and rice. Oh-em-effing-gee they are amazing. Sooooo not diet food and very spicy, but bloody beautiful. The dish was sparked by the impulse purchase of... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a funny one. Not funny ha-ha, though there were quite a few laughs. DD and I had burgers and a swim at Bilgola Beach, which was lovely, but also had its difficult moments. I was trying to explain to him why I'd been feeling up and down all week, but not really nailing... Continue Reading →
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