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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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Traditional Jam Donuts… the best recipe ever!
It was March 2013, we were in Melbourne, visiting for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, [...]
Basil in abundance? Basil Pesto…
Excited at the prospect of having ample space for a herb garden, I could possibly [...]
Cameron Matthew’s Haloumi, Zucchini and Mint Salad
This salad was served as part of an elaborate lunch to showcase the Sunshine Coast’s [...]
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Camel milk… QCamel, one of the Sunshine Coast’s great dairy farming innovations
The Sunshine Coast houses many secrets, and QCamel is one that I have only just discovered… with a little excitement, I might add. QCamel are farmers of camels for their milk – not something that [...]
Growing your own oyster mushrooms…
For me mushrooms conjure up memories of mushroom hunts with my mother. My mother was quite the mushroom connoisseur… she knew how to identify all of the edible mushrooms. Growing up in a war-torn Germany, [...]
Gourmet Garnishes… edible flowers garnishing dishes of the Sunshine Coast
Flowers have always held a certain fascination for me, add to that the novelty of edible flowers and I am even more interested. A number of years ago I became quite obsessed with edible flowers. [...]
Tempura Oyster recipe… yes please…
As far as I am concerned the best way to have oysters is freshly shucked, natural and unadorned, however sometimes I make an exception for tempura oysters. #yesplease This is my take… Ingredients: ¼ cup [...]
Quick and Easy Bush Ravioli Recipe
Native foods have become quite popular, especially in the way of spices. There are a number of producers on the Sunshine Coast that stock a wonderful selection of spices and condiments that are based on ‘bush [...]
Fish Baked in Corn Husk recipe…
I love preparing fish in this method as the corn husks really help retain the moisture of the fish, as well as infusing the flesh with its own subtle flavour. Although prising the corn out [...]
Mount Coolum… a favourite Sunshine Coast climb with spectacular sunrise coastal views…
Having climbed/walked most of the prominent peaks of the Sunshine Coast, I almost overlooked the most obvious one; Mount Coolum. Not because I haven’t climbed it, but because I climb it so frequently I actually [...]
Mt Eerwah – climbing the Sunshine Coast…
We are slowly running out of mountains on the Sunshine Coast to climb, but Mt Eerwah has been on my radar for a while, and it was finally time. It was rumoured to be one [...]
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 thin ‘Melba’ style toast, crudités of vegetables, pita or crusty bread, or make some lavash. Tonya Jennings has a fabulous [...]
Pommes Banskia recipe… playing with the purple potato
I have been fascinated with the purple congo potatoes ever since I first discovered them at the Noosa Farmers’ Market years ago. The flesh of this vegetable is a vibrant purple when sliced in half [...]
Mt Cooroora… Sunshine Coast views that would make any ‘king of the mountain’ happy
Mt Cooroora has been on my ‘to climb’ radar for quite some time. We had done a string of easy climbs, and I was up for the challenge. In actual fact, this was ‘take two’ [...]
Ethical farming practices… the Sunshine Coast’s meat producers and why it is so important!
Living on the Sunshine Coast, writing about our food industries, I spend a lot of time visiting farmers and seeking out food producers. I love the industry and everything that comes with it. The Sunshine [...]