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Welcome to Pebbles + Pomegranate Seeds! Pebbles + Pomegranate Seeds is my food, travel and lifestyle blog. As a published author, restaurant reviewer, photographer and prolific blogger, Pebbles + Pomegranate Seeds is where I share what I have been up to. I hope you enjoy my stories of fabulous foodie finds, travel destinations, great walks, relaxing stops, farm visit, recipes and sometime just a bit of totally unrelated whimsy.
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happiness shared is the flower”
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Red Claw Crayfish Bisque
If you have possession of a bunch of red clay crays, you will no doubt [...]
Black Rice in Bamboo with Dragonfruit
Cooking rice in bamboo pots is quite common in Asia and quite the novelty although [...]
Smoked Duck Breast with Cinnamon Pears
The combination of the cinnamon pears with the smokiness of the duck makes for strange [...]
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Lavash… quick and easy crackers
I thought I would try my hand at some lavash… I needed some snacks, forgot to buy some, so had to think quick. Lavash are surprisingly quick and easy. I cut them quite roughly as [...]
Traditional Jam Donuts… the best recipe ever!
It was March 2013, we were in Melbourne, visiting for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and we passed a little kiosk that made traditional fresh hot sugared jam donuts. You know the sort, the ones [...]
Mt Tibberoowuccum… a Glass House Mountain less travelled
I decided at the beginning of the year that this year I was going to climb all of the Glass House Mountains and today we climbed the third (though it is officially my fifth – [...]
Beautiful, beautiful Moreton Island… 4WD escape to tranquility
Beautiful... yes, definitely beautiful. I was in two minds about writing about my recent visit to Moreton Island. It was so incredibly BEAUTIFUL, I wanted to scream it from the rooftops, but one of the [...]
Mt Tibrogargan – a summit view of the Glass House Mountains
I was feeling rather ambitious this Australia Day… thinking a family walk would be a nice Australian way to see the day in and I had always wanted to ‘walk’ to the top of Mt [...]
Succulents in apothecary jars… wedding favours or just for you…
I love succulents. Our garden is rife with them. They are almost unkillable and are prolific reproducers… especially when you are trying to kill them or being passively indifferent. I decided to make this prolific [...]
Underwater wonderland… Similan Islands Snorkelling, Thailand
I had never been snorkelling before, I am not quite sure why… I have some recollection of an attempt in younger years, but my memory is more of an extremely unpleasant rush of water up [...]
Romantic interludes… Lady Sarojin Sunset Cruise and Shipwreck Dinner – Khao Lak, Thailand
In the order of romance, certain sacrifices need to be made. I am usually all in, so the sacrifices are generally made by my wonderful cherry babe, who was bravely going along with this whole [...]
Honeymoon Heaven… The Sarojin Resort – Khao Lak, Thailand
It is not easy deciding on a honeymoon destination… just sayin’… It is such an incredibly special moment in any newly married couple’s life, there is a certain sense of expectation and obligation, of how [...]
Fergburgers… best burgers in Queenstown, and everywhere else…
For me Queenstown was a lot of firsts… First ski trip, first zipline, first hot air balloon ride, first helicopter flight, first white water raft, first (and only) proposal, and… first Fergburger. Well, considering that [...]
Truffles… the greatest winter wonder of them all, at The Golden Pig
Truffles… such an odd and unlikely ingredient, yet it is one that is entirely intriguing. Who would have thought that an ugly little ball of fungus could stir such fervour and emotion and be such [...]
BridgeClimb Sydney… the best city views in Sydney!
It is debatable which of Sydney’s two icons, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, is the more scenic/popular/iconic. It would be hard to choose. But take into account the rich history, the [...]