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University hijinks and fish fingers
I was on the telephone chatting with a friend the other night and she was cooking herself fish fingers for dinner. I explained that when I was in university we used used to visit a friend’s house and...
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Australia Day and other thoughts
Yesterday was Australia Day. It’s a day that most Australians celebrate to remember the landing of the first fleet in what would become Sydney in 1788. When I say most Australians there are many...
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Honey soy salmon and a chocolate honeycomb dessert
I just posted some images on Instagram and my friend Laura asked on Twitter if I’d blog the recipe. If asked, I’ll blog anything So I had a fillet of Atlantic salmon which I bought from Coles. It was...
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Breakfast at Elk and Pea
In a remarkable coincidence I went to Elk and Pea with a friend for breakfast. Without thinking about it we had the same breakfast as T1 and BF on 15 January. Without wanting to offend T1, I did recall...
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My week in Instagram and I won $50 of meat. Shout out @2CC and Elite Meats...
It’s been a good week. I won a $50 gift voucher from Elite Meats Canberra Radio station 2CC (Capital Radio Talking Canberra) has been running a “best of Canberra” competition for the last few weeks....
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Pho Viet Review 2 | The Aldi Expressi Coffee Machine | Back with Bron | My...
This post has a few important messages in it. Like most of this blog it focuses on food and what I’ve eaten during the week. I hope you enjoy. On Friday morning Bron and I shared a single Mavi...
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My weekend in Brisbane
I love my visits to see my kids and also my parents. The weather has recently turned sour in Canberra and Brisbane is maintaining its warm and wet weather. It rained most of the time I was in Brisbane....
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A really big week in @Instagram | Dining in and dining out | Chairman and Yip...
Since returning from a weekend in Brisbane I have posted so many photos to @instagram. It really is an addiction. This week I went past 2300 photos and 68 000 tweets. Of course most of the images are...
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Week 11 of 2013 in my Instagram life
After the last blog post last weekend I finished with an image of chicken schnitzel. Here it is cooked with some fried eggs. Yum comfort food. Chicken high schnitzel with fried eggs ———- On Sunday...
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I find myself in Atlanta via Dallas
I’m travelling for work at the moment. I’m attending a meeting at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. I flew with Qantas from Canberra to Sydney (QF704) and then onto...
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Food experimentation | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13
The last weekend in Sydney was amazing My Easter | #ManFlu | #bestblogs13 We ate so well. This week albeit a short one I was back to the run of the mill. On Monday evening I considered a Meatless...
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My prize meat tray | Thank you @2CC and Elite Meats | #bestblogs13
A month or so ago Radio Station @2CC in Canberra was running a “best of” Canberra competition. 2CC is a talkback station with a fairly balanced political position. It takes programming from Sydney and...
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Chicken rissoles | Elite Meats @2CC | #bestblogs13 | The Castle
As a kid growing up in Brisbane one of Mum’s regular dishes was salmon rissoles. If you’re not from Australia or New Zealand you may not be familiar with what a rissole is. The wikipedia entry is...
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My week in Instagram | Different foods | #bestblogs13
So this week it’s back to a five day work week after two Easter associated short weeks. I’m currently nursing a sore ankle so I’m not walking around as much as I would like. Follow me on Instagram...
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Wraps as a theme | Shout out @hilahcooking | #bestblogs13
For the last week I’ve been eating more meals as wraps. My week in Instagram shows it in graphic detail I’m not sure why I’ve turned to wraps this week. Instagram followers will be familiar with my...
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Bron cooking up a storm | Dumpling Inn Macquarie | #bestblogs13
In last night’s post I mentioned that Bron was cooking up a storm for dinner. She told me she used every plate in the cupboard to do this and truly it was one of the best home made meals I’ve ever...
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Mexican dinner party | Shout out to @davidlebovitz | #bestblogs13
Thursday night saw Bron invite a couple of dear friends over to her place for dinner. The theme was Mexican, that is, the food theme, we didn’t do any Mexican hat dancing or tequila drinking. For an...
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My beloved MacBook is fixed | #bestblogs13
On Thursday night I blogged about the problem I had with a swollen battery in my MacBook. I had called the Apple store and made a Genius Bar appointment for Friday night and was told to expect a five...
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Smoked ham hock my way | #bestblogs13
In February I won a competition on radio station 2CC. I won $50 worth of meat from Elite Meats at Kippax Fair in Holt (in the North of Canberra). Today it felt like a good day to cook the smoked ham...
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My birthday
I turned 48 this week (Wednesday 01 May) and enjoyed some fun food. Before the food though a little reflection. I’ve never really been one to ponder too much about birthdays and getting older. We’re...
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