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I know my why…
In September 2018 I spent nine days in hospital due to lower back pain. It took six months to find a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). My immune system is also excellerating a degenerative disease in the spine, with arthritic discs in my L4/L5 and L5/S1. Also I have a non-hereditary Glucoma, which…
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Dinner in 15 minutes
This was our dinner tonight. It took 15 minutes from start to finish. I tossed in finely shredded cabbage because my Mum loves it. However the youngest member of the house wasn’t a fan. The shredded beetroot had me worried and wasn’t my first choice in the prepackaged veggies department. However it was the only…
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Back on track
After taking time off from blogging I will be posting again. The direction of my blog will stay the same and will be posting about new recipes and exploring craft. Dipping my toes in the blogging world again, so stay tuned.
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I love curry
Here is the best cook book for curries. The Curry Master has loaned me this little beauty and I can’t wait add a new recipe to my … Can’t spell repetwar !
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Mini chocolate brandy fruit cake
Here is my mini fruit cake recipe. 500grams of dried fruit and nuts (raisins, prunes, dates, glazed cherries, citrus peel and walnuts) 1/2 cup expresso coffee 1/2 cup of brandy 80 grams dark chocolate 1 tablespoon of butter 1 tablespoon of cream 1 cup of self raising flour Pinch of nutmeg In a microwave bowl…
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Banana bread
Here is the recipe of banana bread my kids will eat. Plus I got to try out my new mini tins 🙂
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Pizza dough recipe
Here is Dingo’s pizza recipe: 650g flour 400ml liquid (includes water, 50 ml of mild and 25 ml olive oil) pinch of salt heaped teaspoon of yeast desert spoon of caster sugar mix dry ingredient, add room temperature liquid and mix kneed until it forms into a dough ball place in a clean container and…
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The drought
Photo credit abc.net.au Virginia Tapp There has been much noise in the media about the drought, however since a drug smuggler has taken the headlines I wanted to do my bit to turn the attention back to real people, real problems and a whole industry in trouble. These links will tell you more than I…
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One cup fruit cake
I have been developing a fruit cake recipe that will fit into a large cup. It has been trial and error to find a recipe for a small size, as only I eat fruit cake.
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Good grass and dust
Growing up out west or in the bush, the dry season and wet season were not the only seasons I knew, there is also the bull dust season. I know what is means when the wet season doesn’t arrive, it is when the bull dust covers everything. A fine layer of dust that settles in…