I looove this recipe. Moroccan Chickpea soup isĀ a wonderful hearty soup, perfect warmer from this arctic snap we have been experiencing, though I have been known to make it in the middle of summer. Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil 1 large brown onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsĀ grated fresh ginger 1 Ā½ [...]
Okay, so I am not a morning person, I admit it. I would very much like to be. I hear early mornings are awesomeā¦ Mount Coolum is shrouded in mist, streaks of magenta and tamarind stretching across the sky as the sun emerges, the crisp coolness invigorating and you are much more productive. But alas, [...]
Itās funny, Mt Ninderry is just up the road from where I live, and while I look at it on pretty much a daily basis, I had never walked up it ā or thought to. We have walked up most of the Glass House Mountains, and Mt Coolum repeatedly, but Mt Ninderryā¦ nup. I am [...]
Peter Brettell's (Wild Rocket @ Misty's in MontvilleĀ Head Chef and passionate local beef supporter) shared his braised beef recipeĀ with me some time ago. Ā It is delicious! Ā With the cold weather it isĀ a true 'nose to tail' winter warmer. If you are not familiar with the 'nose to tail' concept - it is the art of [...]
I feel like I have been living in a cave. Believe it or not, I had never heard of Springbrook National Park. It was only after my husband spoke of Springbrook that I asked, āWhat is this Springbrook of which you speak?ā I have been to the Gold Coast dozens of times, and I have [...]
Being a seafood lover, I love a good fishtale (pardon the pun), so when invited to The Fishtales Fishermanās Club showcase at The Golden Pig, it took me all but 2 seconds to give a resounding, āIāll be thereā. It was an opportunity to meet some representatives of the seafood industry that are leading the [...]
I have a thing about foodā¦ I really like it. I especially like food that is regionally produced, and in this case, Sunshine Coast produced. There are so many fabulous Sunshine Coast produced foods, it is hard to pick a favourite, and my favourites tend to change from week to week. āAhh, this is my [...]
I have a favourite flowerā¦ well, that is actually not quite true, I have a few, but I have a current flower that I am loving mostā¦ until I love the next flower moreā¦ itās the magical peony. In a breathless confession, I will confess that this beautiful flower takes my breath away. It is [...]
I love food, and I love cooking, but moreover I love locally produced food. There is a special bonus in locally produced food in that it is usually a lot fresher which generally translates to nutrient rich and full of flavourā¦ and produced with an abundance passion! There has been a lot of talk lately [...]
At the beginning of the year I decided that this year I was going to fill my some of weekends with a little adventure and climb the Glass House Mountains. I guess it was a resolution of sorts, although I generally donāt make them. Resolutions tend to get abandoned one or two weeks down the [...]
