the end was just the beginning
As the kids sat watching Masterchef last night, I cooked homemade meat pies. They wouldn't save me from elimination in a sudden death round. But the eldest drifted into the kitchen during an ad break and sweetly said: "How do you make your pies taste so good?" "The secret ingredient is love," I joked. Actually,... Continue Reading →
I've been walking past Sportsgirl each day on my way to the office, admiring a skirt in the window. I finally succumbed yesterday and bought it. I can't really afford/don't need to be buying new stuff, but I feel great wearing it, so I'm not beating myself up too much about breaking the budget with... Continue Reading →
When you're a single mum who's working full time and blogging daily, something's gotta give. In my case it's been cooking. As long-time blog followers might remember, I was quite prolific in the kitchen. And I loved it. At one point I was even writing food blogs for Kidspot - some of my recipes still... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a strange one. It started at the crack of dawn. I dropped DD at the airport at 6am - he's been almost constantly travelling for work this year. After watching "Up In The Air" on Saturday night I've given him a new nickname: "George." It sounds glamorous spending half your life staying in... Continue Reading →
OK, I'm not really a soccer wife ... I'm still married to someone who's very unsportsmanlike. I must do something about that. Anyways, earlier this week I ventured up to the Northern Beaches to watch one of DD's first games of the season and spent a lovely 90 minutes swatting away mozzies and drinking cider... Continue Reading →
Remember how I stayed with my lovely permaculture friends in The Channon recently at their Air BnB cabin? And remember how they'd feed my kids brekkie every morning while I lazed around on the cabin's verandah drinking coffee? Well, one morning they made the most delicious paleo-style granola. I'm normally quite eye-rolly at the mention... Continue Reading →
I love a bargain ... be it fashion or food related. And mince is a pretty budget-friendly meal ... although my local butcher has the audacity to charge $20 a kilo, flipping 'eck! I've been testing out a whole host of meatballs recipes lately because DD is a bit of a fan. He's tried two... Continue Reading →
I can't rave about this recipe enough. It's so easy: all you do is toss everything in the herb mixture, then bake it. One tray, all done. I promise you'll love it. And if you don't like goat's cheese, it's perfectly yummy without it. I've just prepped a casserole dish for dinner tonight, ready to... Continue Reading →
I asked the youngest what she wanted to do today and she said: "Cook! And go to Bunnings!" The eldest was too sick to do anything other than lie hazily on the couch. So the youngest and I cooked and went to Bunnings. The youngest loooooooves Bunnings. She wore her Heely roller sneakers so she... Continue Reading →
I felt like the most terrible person on earth yesterday afternoon. I suspected trouble was brewing when my ex sent a text saying the youngest was "v excited about trapeze." When I picked her up from school she started hyperventilating about how she couldn't wait to see her trapeze. So I broke the sad news... Continue Reading →
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