Since moving to Melbourne, I’ve been doing lots of exploring around Melbourne. I’ve also been venturing to places outside of the city centre. There’s so much on offer in Melbourne that it’s often hard to pick what to do. One weekend we decided to take a trip out to Williamstown on the west of the … Continue reading Pelicans Landing Williamstown
I've been loving trying out plenty of new cafes and restaurants around Melbourne. A place I've been to a few times now is out in the far eastern suburbs in Ringwood. It's definitely very 'Melbourne' cafe with a typical industrial feel and fake plants on a brick wall. What is also very typical of Melbourne … Continue reading Review: Fingers Crossed Cafe Ringwood
In the trendy suburb of Prahran, there is a cafe in a backstreet alleyway area, called Babble. The "building" it is in is actually an old weatherboard house which has been restored and turned into the cafe - Such a hipster Melbourne thing to do! When you enter the cafe it still has much of … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Babble Cafe Prahran
I have some big news: I am no longer a Canberran! I have moved to the lovely state of Victoria and now live in Melbourne! I have always loved coming to visit Melbourne, so when the opportunity arose for me to move to Melbourne, I was very happy to move. One we had set up … Continue reading The Brunswick Whey Cheese Shop in Melbourne
It's well and truly winter here in Australia. I live in the cold capital of Canberra so I know a thing or two about cold winter days! There's also an icy wind on top of having most nights sub zero... just thinking about it makes me shiver! Winter always calls for comfort foods that warm … Continue reading Creamy Chicken & Corn Soup Recipe
There's plenty of beautiful winery regions in Australia and there's usually many on travellers wishlist to explore. The Yarra Valley has to be one of those winery destinations that you have to see. Its a short drive from Melbourne so easy for people to get to. The Yarra Valley definitely is the perfect romantic getaway … Continue reading Review: Balgownie Estate Resort Yarra Valley
Cauliflower Cheese is one of my mans favourite dinner foods. He specifically requests it for his birthday dinner. It's is a classic side dish that works great with chicken schnitzel, steak or a gold old fashioned roast. Or if you are like my partner, you could just eat the dish whole! This can easily be made … Continue reading Comforting Cauliflower Cheese
For those who follow me on social media, you would have seen that I completed the Veganuary challenge in January. It was really a interesting challenge that completely opened my eyes to new possibilities in the kitchen. One new recipe I tried was scrambled tofu. I already liked the taste of tofu and occasionally ordered … Continue reading Vegan Scrambled Tofu: the Healthy & Cruelty-Free Alternative
Some of my readers may have heard of Veganuary. For those who haven't it's a food challenge where you eat vegan foods for the whole month of January. So that's no products that come from an animal - including cutting out honey and even some wines! The purpose is to raise awareness of animal suffering, … Continue reading Veganuary Challenge 2017
We recently decided to have a last minute dinner at one of our favourite fine dining restaurants in Canberra: Rubicon. Rubicon is a restaurant tucked away at the Griffith shops, near another favourite restaurant of mine, Aubergine. Like Aubergine, we like to go to Rubicon for special occasions, and have only been there a handful … Continue reading Winter Dinner at Rubicon Restaurant Canberra
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