Australia Day 2013 Inspired Recipe Ideas…

Macadamia, Apricot, Apple and Sage Sausage Rolls ~ Recipe here. (Note, these are SO good!!! I couldn’t stop gobbling them all weekend!). Slow Roasted Lamb and Rosemary Aussie Pies ~ Recipe here. BBQ Prawns with Mango, Lime, Soy and Mint Dressing ~ Recipe here. Breakfast Eggs with Flaked Ocean Trout, Crispy Potatoes and White Cabbage [...]

A Sydney Scorcher and a Gorgeous Book Giveaway

Organic Lamb Cutlets Marinaded in Mint, Garlic and Lemon ~ Recipe here. Served with Pomegranate, Crunchy Chickpea and Toasted Almond Cous Cous, Spiced Greek Yoghurt Dressing ~ Recipe here Ponzu Soaked Beef Fillet Salad with Crunchy Soba Noodles, Edamame Beans, Rocket and Chilli ~ Recipe here Summer has officially arrived in Sydney, it’s currently 42˚C ~ I’m [...]

A long, lazy weekend in Orange, NSW…

Authentic features have been lovingly retained in the main shearing shed building, including the original shearing station equipment and floor staining which would have occurred from the continuous contact of oil in the sheep’s wool with the original floorboards. Also marks on the floor from the sheep’s hooves are still evident… A few inquisitive residents… [...]

2 Days in the Blue Mountains

Design*Sponge In the Kitchen With… A Chocolate Guinness Cake which was adapted from a few different online recipes including Nigella Lawson’s version. All Images © Katie Quinn Davies The last few days have been jam packed with fun times; good laughs; an ‘In the Kitchen With’ feature on Design*Sponge *woohoo*; a ridiculous amount of rain and [...]

William Meppem Photography

All images © William Meppem Out of all the main photographers whose work I admire the most: Ditta Isager; David Loftus; Christ Court; Con Poulos; Petrina Tinslay et al.., William Meppem is one of those such people, in fact it was/is his work – via the piles of Gourmet Traveller magazines I frequently flipped through [...]