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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 held is the seed,
happiness shared is the flower”
John Harrison
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“no matter where you go, there you are.”
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happy hour…
Lychee Divine… sensational lychee liqueurs from the Fraser Coast
Regional Foodie visits the home of Lychee Divine; lychee growers and producers of some sensational [...]
Shene Estate – the spirit and soul of a grand estate… and Poltergeist Gin
I have a few favourite things… amongst them, historical buildings and gin. There is something [...]
Grandvewe Cheese – Grand Tasmanian innovators – sheep milk cheese to sheep whey vodka – the best paddock to martini experience you will ever have
I love Tasmania. I love it for its beauty as much as for its diversity. [...]
things I heart…
Skincare résolutions – Clinique… dramatically different!
I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions, but with a new year about [...]
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 [...]
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… [...]
between the lines…
recipes
Tonya Jenning’s Taramasalata recipe… delicious dip for any occasion
Taramasalata, a ‘salad cream’ or dip, is a delicious Greek and Turkish meze dish served with [...]
Pommes Banskia recipe… playing with the purple potato
I have been fascinated with the purple congo potatoes ever since I first discovered them [...]
Peter Wolfe’s Honey Lamb Shanks Recipe
Winter brings with it the yearning for slowly cooked comfort foods and there is nothing [...]
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Our Farm to Your Plate… grass fed beef, quite literally from their farm to your plate
Our Farm to Your Plate is a pastured beef producer based at Gunalda, north of Gympie. They are relatively new to the direct beef sales industry, though not at all new to the lifestyle and [...]
Hum Honey… a passion for bees, honey and the Sunshine Coast
I recently visited the home of my favourite Sunshine Coast honey producer, Hum Honey. Lovely Leisa Sams and her husband Tony, are based in Peachester, a very pretty part of the Sunshine Coast. High on [...]
Whangaroa, you have my heart… hiking in New Zealand’s Northland
Ahhh. Whangaroa you have my heart. It would have to be one of the hidden jewels of the earth. Part of me wants to say, ‘Go there go there’. They other part wants me to [...]
Maleny Black Angus Beef… grass fed and grass finished beef direct from the farmer
Visiting Sunshine Coast beef producer Maleny Black Angus Beef in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland… There is nothing quite like the taste of grass fed beef. The only problem is, what is often passed off [...]
All I want for Christmas is an oyster farm… in Whangaroa…
Whangaroa is the heart of Northland, the northern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the more remote and the lesser known, but equally beautiful harbour, north of the Bay of Islands. [...]
Oyster & Mussel Chowder
This Oyster and Mussel Chowder was kindly supplied by Janet Fleming on our recent visit to Flamingo Oysters in Whangaroa, New Zealand. It is incredibly easy to make and tastes great. I adapted the recipe [...]
Altitude on Montville… sensational dining overlooking the Sunshine Coast Hinterland
I think I have a new favourite… Altitude on Montville recently opened its doors and we dropped in for an awesome lunch visit. Located on the edge of Montville – on the way out, or [...]
The Cooking School Noosa… cooking up a Japanese storm with Wasabi’s executive chef, Zeb Gilbert!
I love Japanese food. There. I have said it. In fact, I love most things about Japanese cuisine, culture and arts. I think it is the attention to detail, and the simplistic extravagance that comes [...]
Shima Wasabi… for the love of ‘real’ wasabi, and Tasmania
Tasmania is a treasure trove of so many wonderful things, especially in the way of producers. Innovation is key and Tasmanians take pride in innovation often looking to climates of countries similar to their own [...]
Wasabi Cured Kingfish Recipes
I love curing fish. I have previously posted some recipes of some cured kingfish, but I am always trying different variations. This time I had been sent some fabulously fresh wasabi from Shima Wasabi in [...]
Shene Estate – the spirit and soul of a grand estate… and Poltergeist Gin
I have a few favourite things… amongst them, historical buildings and gin. There is something old world and romantic about the two combined. Well, in my mind there is. That is what I love about [...]
Cape Raoul… Tasmania’s most glorious day hike
Cape Raoul. Wow. The best way I can describe it is as one of those ‘take your breath away’ kind of places and definitely one of Tasmania’s most glorious day hikes and possibly one of [...]