It doesn’t take much to get me excited when it comes to fresh ingredients. And for as long as I can remember ‘free’ has been one of my favourite words – music to my ears as they say. Pair these together and you can imagine my joy when I received a whole box of free, … Continue reading
A recent episode of Catalyst, called ‘Our Chemical Lives’, revealed how thousands of chemicals are used in everyday products. Whether it’s food packaging, cleaning products or cosmetics it really is amazing how many chemicals we come into contact with today compared to our ancestors. On Catalyst, an Australian science show, they called it “the chemical soup of … Continue reading
The 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day takes place on 25 April, only a couple of days away. The day was introduced to commemorate the landing of 1,000s of troops from Australia and New Zealand at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25 April 1915. Today ANZAC Day reaches beyond World War 1 – it’s a day to … Continue reading
I have been lucky enough to call Australia home for the last seven festive celebrations. The Summer weather and extended holidays have been easy to adapt to. But when it comes to my Christmas Day feast moving away from my childhood British traditions has taken more convincing. I’m talking roast pork with crunchy crackling or … Continue reading
