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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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cheese making madness… the Mad Millie way…
I always thought making cheese was really complicated… and I guess, well yes it is, how I had it in my mind… My idea of cheese making was perhaps a little more romanticised than it [...]
Love and Other Dangerous Chemicals – Anthony Capella
I am a huge fan of Anthony Capella and his fabulously charming foodie fables, The Food of Love, The Various Flavours of Coffee and The Empress of Ice Cream, all amongst my favourite foodie reads. So [...]
Dr.Sketchy’s… finding your inner anti-artist…
So fancy yourself a bit of an artist… or not? Well this might be of interest… I love something a bit different and while I am not the greatest of artists myself, I love to [...]
Wagyu Beef Rump with Zucchini ‘Spaghetti” Fresh Shitakes and Truffle butter
I recently had the pleasure of enjoying the a cooking class focusing on the ever divine truffle at The Golden Pig Food & Wine School in Brisbane. While there a number of fabulous dishes with [...]
Skincare résolutions – Clinique… dramatically different!
I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions, but with a new year about to begin, I always like to start it off in a positive light and then hope that I can maintain [...]
shoe lover’s dream… made to order by Shoes of Prey…
Now… I admit it… when it comes to shoes, I have little or no will power. The discovery of a hot pair of shoes will often leave me wanting… until I ultimately have. There have [...]
funky knits… won’t keep you warm but you’ll look hot…
With winter just around the corner, there have been some funky knits hitting the racks… while they will do little to keep you warm… they look hot… I’ve never really been one for being that [...]
Not So Mellow Yellow…
I'm not sure about you, but I LOVE the colour yellow! I always have! As a little girl I shunned pink, and turned to yellow. I LOVED being surrounded by it. It made me feel [...]
British India – Controller
Lovin’ this Melbourne based indie band… and nothing like a new album, Controller - British India to be re-commit my love. British India have been around since 2004 and their fourth album has fulfilled all [...]
Issan Chicken with Chilli Tamarind Sauce
This is another fabulous recipe shared by Katrina Ryan from The Golden Pig Food & Wine School. A Thai dish, this was featured as part of the Vietnamese cooking class I attended, the beautiful tangy [...]
Vietnamese Sausage
I love the concept of ‘nose to tail’ cooking and Freestyle Escape Cooking School has hosted a number of these classes, one of which I attended where ‘noes to tail’ specialist Peter Wolfe cooked up [...]
Chilled Spring Pea Soup with Minted Yoghurt, Pea Mousse, Pickled Cherries, Tea Smoked Duck Breast, finished with Black Olive Oil
I was recently treated to a fabulous lunch at Donovan’s in St. Kilda. Gail was kind enough to ask chef’s Adam Draper and Emma D'Alessandro to share this fabulous recipe. Now be warned… this recipe [...]