My Granny has emigrated to Australia, from the UK, at 95 years of age! Last month she packed her whole life up into half a...
Lunch Cures
Lunch is my downfall. It's the meal I give the littlest consideration to until it's right upon me. It's become a bad habit while I've been writing my cookbook...
The Bombe!
I'm always excited for the new edition of the biannual Cherry Bombe Magazine. The moment I get my hands on ...
The Perfect Pie
Every year about a week before the fourth Thursday of November I'm filled with regret. Regret I have let another year pass without...
Three Wise Women Proof
'Proof' in the literal sense and figurative. I got the draft printed copy of Three Wise Women yesterday and it's...
Whopper Design
The cover of my new book Three Wise Women has really been inspired by this style 1950s advertising - after all that ...
Recipe: Barbara's Mulberry Muffins
There are few things better than enjoying a cup of tea (iced or hot) with a treat fresh from the oven. My friend Barbara shared her own...
Recipe: The Brownie Queen
I love my job as a food columnist. Last month I spent a morning talking chocolate with Deborah Peralta, co-founder of ...
Rock Christmas, Like a Nana!
So excited to announce to my generous blog readers I'll be teaching this lady's cooking tips ...
Well Said, Ina
Who inspires you, career or otherwise? I believe mentors can be people who ...
Digital Holiday Underway
I've taken inspiration from Cherry Bombe Magazine co-founder Kerry Diamond and am posting to let you know I'm taking a brief ...
Tip #3
This isn't a traditional hummus recipe, but it's a healthier one because by swapping...
5 Positive Podcasts
So I was a guest on a Podcast recently and it was great fun! I'd been nervous in the lead up for a few reasons: "foot-in-mouth syndrome"...
Best of Branding
The more I look at branding ideas, the more the looks of the 40s and 50s stands out to me. Have our modern...
Tip #14
Apologies for being a little slower on the blog posting, apart from being generally busy with life, I'm also working on an exciting, new...
An Ode to Good Signage
I made an impromptu trip to Inala last week, a suburb about 25 minutes drive west of where I live. Unfortunately it's got a bad name...
Tea with Sinmei Cheung
Am I the only one who finds it hard to stay on top of ever-changing "health" and "wholefood" trends? First there was ...
Tip #57
A tip for children and adults.
Jim Lahey's Bread
Apparently the world has known about this wonderful, no-knead bread recipe for about a thousand years. Where have I been? My discovery came ...
11 Work & Life Hacks with Linh Diep
The great thing about having access to a thriving co-working community is the chance to meet interesting people from various backgrounds. I was introduced to...