the end was just the beginning
Remember fireworks night when you were a kid? A bonfire on the vacant block, the neighbourhood dads attempting to blow their hands off with gunpowder, the local demon-spawn kid terrifying you with double-bungers ... ah, those were the days. Can't think why fireworks sales were banned. Despite the sheer terror that sparklers continue to instil in me (like needles on turntables, I've always been... Continue Reading →
The Farmer's Direct mystery box challenge continues ... this week: English spinach (and a bunch of dill, buggered if I know what I'm going to do with that). Mindful that it might wilt, I immediately whipped it into creamed spinach to serve with sausages and leftover parsnip mash for dinner. Yum. CREAMED SPINACH INGREDIENTS: 1 bunch... Continue Reading →
All around me, friends and neighbours are getting work done. They're hell-bent on makeovers and they'll do whatever it takes to have one. I admire their determination. But I've decided I'm past it. I've been compiling mental lists of all the things I'm too old to do. (Do I know how to show myself a good time... Continue Reading →
I've been a busy girl today. Check out my celebrity blather at Village Voices. I'm raving about NW, Tori Spelling and wobbly self-esteem. Go to ... http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagevoices/has-tori-spelling-sold-out/
This recipe comes from the divine Jennene Plummer at Woman's Day magazine. I was looking for a leftovers meal to justify the expense of the roast beef fillet I cooked the other night. I knew Jennene had a great fritter recipe so I googled it. I made the fritters the night Sprog 1 jammed her finger in... Continue Reading →
I packed Sprog 2 off to school yesterday, amid feeble protests and further melodramatic coughs. I figured three days at home was enough, for both of us. Besides, the cleaners were coming, plus I had a gym class and lunch with a friend. To increase my chances of attending both, I handed Sprog 2 a $2 coin... Continue Reading →
Husband "won" a gourmet hamper at the last school fundraiser and I've been trying to clear out the contents before they expire (which is what usually happens to all the odds and ends in my gourmet hampers). This week's clearance item: Spice & Co Australian BBQ Spice Mix. Inspired by a delicious beef fillet Husband's brother... Continue Reading →
I threw away all my fishnet stockings yesterday. Even the ones with the silver seams up the back. Not much call for fishnet stockings with silver seams at school pick-up. Despite there being a disproportionate number of retrenched dads loitering around. Way too obvious ... Joke. My wardrobe cull has reached the underwear drawer, where... Continue Reading →
This is Sprog 1's favourite soup. I first blogged about it back in October, sans pic. I finally got around to snapping it this week. Quite arty too, don't you think? Considering it was taken on our grotty old deck ... The recipe is a dumbed down version of a Gordon Ramsey classic. Enjoy! Roast Tomato Soup INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons olive oil,... Continue Reading →
My name is Alana House and I'm a shopping addict. I buy clothes and stash them - like an alcoholic and their four-litre flagons of sherry - in all my cupboards and drawers. I cleared out my wardrobe yesterday to make room for the half a GAP store I bought in Hawaii and counted my orange T-shirts. There were six. Who needs... Continue Reading →
