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… [...]

All images © Katie Quinn Davies A super quick post this week, due to total work overload, but before I say anything further let me just ay a big: Happy Valentine’s Day folks!! ♥ ☺ I thought I’d post up some recipes today for two dishes I made this weekend, one was inspired after a [...]

(Click on the recipe to enlarge) (Click on the recipe to enlarge) Ice cream recipe I used came from this site. All images © Katie Quinn Davies Thankfully we’ve managed to get some respite for the searing heat today… I was going nuts in the humidity and high temps. I can handle a day or [...]

All images © Katie Quinn Davies Woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, it’s HOT here in Sydney this week. All week we’re in the mid to high 30′s and what with the humidity in the evenings hitting 85-90%, as an Irish-woman it’s a serious tester of my abilities (or lack there-of) to keep my cool in such sticky, humid and [...]

Well Aussie Day just isn’t Aussie day without someone making a ‘Pav’. Albeit a simple dessert, it’s always a winner at dinner parties/BBQs etc. and super easy to prepare in advance…. Some yummy produce gobbled up by moi from the one and only Gourmet Grocer in Balmain, including a fantastic new American goat cheese cheddar [...]