Okay, so I am not a morning person, I admit it. I would very much like to be. I hear early mornings are awesome… 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, [...]
It’s 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 – or thought to. We have walked up most of the Glass House Mountains, and Mt Coolum repeatedly, but Mt Ninderry… nup. I am [...]
Peter Brettell's (Wild Rocket @ Misty's in Montville Head Chef and passionate local beef supporter) shared his braised beef recipe with me some time ago. It is delicious! With the cold weather it is 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, “What is this Springbrook of which you speak?’ 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 Fisherman’s Club showcase at The Golden Pig, it took me all but 2 seconds to give a resounding, “I’ll be there”. It was an opportunity to meet some representatives of the seafood industry that are leading the [...]
I have a thing about food… 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. “Ahh, this is my [...]
I have a favourite flower… well, that is actually not quite true, I have a few, but I have a current flower that I am loving most… until I love the next flower more… it’s 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 flavour… 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 don’t make them. Resolutions tend to get abandoned one or two weeks down the [...]
I have decided I really like Darwin. I wasn’t sure at first… it got off to slow start. There were a few minor incidents, mainly related around food, but then we found our feet, blitzed it with some incredible dining venues, climbed a major landmark, experienced a bit of Darwin’s rich aviation history, saw an [...]
