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Really Easy Ribs.
It doesn’t matter how sunny and warm it is outside, if its a day in autumn, I automatically crave hearty, meaty dishes for dinner. My current obsession is spare ribs. The need to slow cook them coupled with their rich, off the bone flavour represents everything good about cooler weather meat eating. I’m even happier…
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Words and Pictures On A Wednesday.
I’ll be straight with you. Wordless Wednesdays are beyond me. But I’m going to try and participate in my own way. With multiple words and pictures. Easter is at least partly about chocolate. Max Brenner are embracing colour and chocolate together this year. I really like the vibrant Easter images against the black background…
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It’s Compact Not Tabloid. Takeaway Is Okay.
It’s a historic day in newspaper land Two Fairfax newspapers, Melbourne’s Age and our Sydney Morning Herald are going …… compact. That’s right, we are not to even think of calling the new small format the T word with its connotations of trashy celebrity gossip and page 3 ‘specials’.I appreciate the convenience of the new…
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I Heart Blogsy. Parlour Lane With Carly.
May I just start by saying that this post is being tapped out on my iPad with Blogsy which is the best app ever for iPad bloggers. This is the first time I’m using it and I’m loving the easy interface with Instagram. Check it put if you haven’t already. Blogsy has given me both…
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A Rainy Day In.
I’m counting myself lucky that I managed to get outside this morning and not get rained on. It’s still Noah’s Ark season here in Sydney. The roads seem to be permanently glossy with rain and the cars that drive by do so with an added whoosh as their tyres glide along the wet roads. The…
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This Week’s Big Picture Issue.
So I’m not currently in paid employment outside the home but gee… thank goodness it’s Friday. It’s been a long week but thankfully, things are looking up today. The erratic sleeping patterns (okay there has been no pattern and there has been precious little sleep) have run their course, the crying now seems to be…
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At Last. I’ve Made A Quinoa Based Salad. Banana Peeling Magic.
Oscars fashion this year appeared to be all about the drape. Beautiful, long gowns with fishtail skirts, trains and interesting details at the bodice. arts.nationalpost.com I thought Charlize Theron looked fabulous. The short hair really suits her. I don’t mean any disrespect to Charlize and her outfit but I couldn’t help but be reminded…
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Farewell, Fitness Groundhog Days. Colour That Faded To Grey.
Well, I did it. I managed to not get swept away in the torrential downpours this morning and made it to the gym to survive my first personal training session. Today’s workout has left me inspired and excited about exercise in a way that I haven’t felt in quite a while. If truth be told,…
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Congee In A Cup. Cards.
It’s been a while since I’ve written about a food that sounds so wrong it has to be right. May I present rice congee in a cup. Another one of those crazy food finds of mine from Costco. The congee comes in a box of six containing two each of chicken and mushroom, seafood and…
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New Perfume, New Body, New Parents.
You’ve got to love a Monday that starts with a new bottle of perfume! Chloe is one of my favourites. The bottle is so chic as well. It has single handedly lifted the glam factor of my dressing table by a factor of ten million. A quick spritz of perfume is about the extent of…