Super Easy Scones I have always envied my mum and her scone making abilities. I’ve tried a couple of recipes, as well as her own, but they never taste the same as hers. Mine end up like crumbly rocks. However, after finding this recipe on Taste, I have now reclaimed my faith in my baking… Read more »

Heart Warming Chicken Soup I feel like Adelaide has decided to skip the end of Summer and Autumn and bounce straight into winter. And for me winter means soups. A super easy meal that is generally low on calories (means more chocolate for me) and something that I can load up in the freezer if… Read more »

 Bangkok Before I went here I expected this city to be big. But WOW, it’s huge. I have been to Bangkok twice now and on both occasions I have always found something to keep me entertained. The first time I went with 2 girlfriends and we spent most of the time shopping, eating, day tripping… Read more »

Cambodia Packed full of culture, delicious food, history and temples. Did I say temples, because there is so many of them! And with temples comes hundreds of tourists. But when you go to Cambodia you soon understand why the tourists come here. Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom City, Ta Phrom (tomb raider temple) and the Killing… Read more »

SaPa SaPa is located in the Lao Cai Province in northwest Vietnam. We visited one weekend and as soon as we got there it took me by the hand and wouldn’t let me go. SaPa is beautiful and I would go back in a heartbeat. It’s a photographers dream. A whirlwind of culture, colour and… Read more »

Red Poles It’s days off before night shift. I’m trying, well attempting to try, to save money for our Europe holiday in September. However I still want to go out with the other half for lunch as the weather is on point. I reach for the Entertainment Book. I find a voucher for Red Poles… Read more »

Homemade Granola I am not usually a breakfast girl. Unless it consists of avocado, feta, sourdough and bacon. However working early shifts really screws with me and by 8am my body is yearning for food. As bacon is not the best as a every-morning food I have learnt to settle for yoghurt and granola. I… Read more »

 Shortbread This recipe is super easy, delicious and will want you going back for another 10 biscuits. It reminds me of Christmas and has become a staple biscuit in my household. This recipe has come from the clever people at Taste.  Ingredients Melted butter, to grease 225g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour 120g (2/3 cup)… Read more »

Zucchini Slice The slice that tastes so good that you wouldn’t know its packed full of vegetables. Perfect for kids and bigger kids (with the addition of feta, of course). This recipe was sourced from Chantelle at Fat Mum Slim. She has some ripper recipes on her site and some awfully gorgeous photos. You can… Read more »

Droolworthy Malteser Cake Maltesers. Little balls of chocolate air that you scoff by the handful. Well, that’s what I do with them anyway. This Malteser cake recipe has come straight from the beautiful Country Womens Association Classics Cookbook. This cookbook has all your favourite recipes from cakes and cookies to spreads and spaghetti’s. Every recipe I have made… Read more »

PPH- Perfect Platter Hunting 1.0 Platters.  I like love them. And i’m forever looking for new places that serve the heartiest, cheesiest, pickle-iest platters in Adelaide. Platters to me are the perfect kind of lunch. It gives you a taste of everything and generally is packed with local goodies that you can share. Plus they’re generally… Read more »

its the saturday of the long weekend (happy easter) the girls and I head to Unley Road for brekky thinking the place would be bustling. wrong. seems it is a ghost town and everything is closed. thank-the-breakfast-gods that we found Rosey’s because it was a winner. seems the all of the visitors to unley road… Read more »