the end was just the beginning
The youngest is pretty stoked: she's the Pacific region winner of the CBRE Kids' Christmas Card Design Competition. She submitted a Santa drawing she did last year when she was 9, but she won as a 10-year-old. Here it is: The prize is a $100 gift voucher plus the honour of her name being mentioned... Continue Reading →
I forgot to tell you ... I finally got my ocean swim after that damn When Life Gives You Bluebottles incident ... and it was glorious. I felt a bit reckless because there were still a few dessicated bluebottles scattered on the sand, but it felt soooooo good to submerge in those salty waves. I... Continue Reading →
It still confounds me that someone who was so obsessed with cooking ... me ... doesn't care any more. The kids and I generally rotate between a few favourites: spag bol, home crumbed salmon and baked fries, chicken stir-fry ... Pre marriage failure I was constantly in the kitchen experimenting. I was a professional food... Continue Reading →
My boss is a very observant woman. She saw how excited everyone was by the espresso martinis during our team-building/cocktail-making night at Eau de Vie last week ... ... so she secretly ordered us DIY kits so we could recreate them at home. How thoughtful is that? She plonked one on each desk mid-afternoon... Continue Reading →
My new job involves the occasional bottle of booze landing on my desk to take for a spin. Poor me. The latest treat was McWilliam's Wines Spice Royale. As I noted on drinks central earlier this week, McWilliam’s Wines has released a new range of flavoured fortifieds: Strawberry Delight, Spice Royale and Espresso Press. Russell Cody, McWilliam’s... Continue Reading →
The youngest was in the mood to whip up some food yesterday, specifically meatballs and raspberry mousse. Who was I to argue? We amble along quite well together in the kitchen, though she reckons she's going it alone next week: chocolate and salted caramel cups and something savoury, she just needs to consult the cookbooks... Continue Reading →
The youngest was pestering me to "make something" with her yesterday. So we concocted some strawberry shortcake-infused vodka together. I'm not sure that's in the Mum of the Year handbook. The youngest was initially resistant to making infused vodka until I pointed out she was currently sugar free and couldn't eat baked goods anyway. And... Continue Reading →
A hazard of my new job (or is it a perk?) is that I spend part of every day looking for recipes containing alcohol as a bit of light relief from the news stories. Poor me. I became quite transfixed last week by The Cookie Rookie's Strawberry Shortcake Vodka ... I mean ... strawberry ... shortcake... 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 →
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 →
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