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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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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 [...]
Issan Chicken with Chilli Tamarind Sauce
This is another fabulous recipe shared by Katrina Ryan from The Golden Pig Food & [...]
Vietnamese Sausage
I love the concept of ‘nose to tail’ cooking and Freestyle Escape Cooking School has [...]
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British India… Spider Chords
Love this song... Spider Chords - British India, from their recent album Nothing Touches Me.
Peter Wolfe’s Honey Lamb Shanks Recipe
Winter brings with it the yearning for slowly cooked comfort foods and there is nothing more comforting than lamb shanks that just melt in your mouth. The combination of the honey and spice blend, add [...]
Real Food Festival… reasons to connect with the fabulous Sunshine Coast food producers
A little excited *squeal* - only 37 more sleeps until the 2015 Real Food Festival and with the launch of the Real Food Festival Program, there is a lot to get excited about. 12th -13th [...]
Mt Tinbeerwah… fantastic views of Noosa and the Sunshine Coast’s magnificent coastline
Mt Tinbeerwah is probably one of the easiest climbs (read ‘walks’) you would find yourself doing. Actually, it is not really a climb at all, so I shouldn’t mislead you by saying it is. And [...]
Moroccan Chickpea Soup recipe… great winter warmer!
I looove this recipe. Moroccan Chickpea soup is a wonderful hearty soup, perfect warmer from this arctic snap we have been experiencing, though I have been known to make it in the middle of summer. Ingredients: [...]
Maroochy River beauty… sunrise, breakfast and the boatsheds of Bradman Avenue
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 [...]
Mt Ninderry… beautiful views of the Sunshine Coast, Mt Coolum and beyond
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. [...]
Peter Brettell’s Braised Beef recipe… a true ‘nose to tail’ winter warmer
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 [...]
Springbrook National Park… the Gold Coast’s best kept secret
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 [...]
Fishtales at The Golden Pig… stories of sustainability and divine seafood
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 [...]
10 of my favourite Sunshine Coast foodie finds
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 [...]
Peonies… the most beautiful wedding flower of them all!
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 [...]