Category Archives: Food

High tea for two

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Bec

I love tea. And cake. And I love having a guilt-free excuse to consume both. Recently, my friend Lauren and I were invited to sample high tea at Rydges Kalgoorlie as part of their Cancer Council Pink Ribbon fundraiser. All this … Continue reading →

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Flowers & Eggs

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Bec

On Saturday morning I woke up as fresh as a supermarket bouquet daisy, by which I mean I wasn’t hungover, but I had convinced myself I’d heard footsteps in the hallway around 3am so I wasn’t particularly rested. Wilting slightly … Continue reading →

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The great Australian jaffle

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bec

A jaffle is a toasted sandwich made in a device that seals the corners of the bread. They are equal parts delicious and dangerous, with the sealed edges trapping heat and steam inside the sandwich, often resulting in a burnt … Continue reading →

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A sunny Melbourne Sunday

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Bec

On Sunday morning Mum and I woke bright and early at our airbnb apartment and headed to a lane way I’m confident most Melbournians will be familiar with: Yep, we braved the Fathers Day crowds and went to St Ali … Continue reading →

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David’s Restaurant

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Bec

I don’t think I’ve ever eaten as many dumplings as I did on the weekend just gone in Melbourne. It started on Friday night with two of my closest friends and my sister at China Red. China Red has a … Continue reading →

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BBQ pulled pork sandwiches

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Bec

I’d never even heard of pulled pork the first time I had it. I was in Williams, Arizona on Route 66 on the way to the Grand Canyon. We went into some place on the main street and the pulled pork … Continue reading →

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Lunch date at Beaten Track Brewery

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Bec

Do you like beer? Do you like bacon? How about beer AND bacon?! I know. Winning combination. On Saturday I went to a lunch Zach aka The Ginger in the Kitchen put on at the Beaten Track Brewery. When I … Continue reading →

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The inaugural meeting of the esteemed Parmis of the Goldfields club

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Bec

“What’s a parmi?”, you ask? Also known as a parma and more commonly, a chicken parmigiana, the dish comprises a piece of deep fried crumbed chicken, sometimes draped with a piece of ham, which is then drizzled in a herb … Continue reading →

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Birthday: 26

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Bec

It was my birthday on Monday. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so spoilt in my life. 26 is going to be a good year! The celebrations started on Sunday, after a sluggish start thanks to the Double Denim and … Continue reading →

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The cookbook that looks like my childhood

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Bec

Chances are, if you were an Australian child during the 80s and 90s, you had a birthday cake made from the above book. Maybe you had the doll cake? Or the train? I had the castle cake, with the upside … Continue reading →

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