This is not strictly wine related. There was wine. There was food. There was little to no technology. There was a lot of nature and billions upon billions of butterflies. There was even a meteor. This was the birthday 5-day escape to Turon Gates. Turon National Park, located in Central Tablelands of New South Wales …
Continue reading Escape from reality, farewell 2022 and welcome 2023
How do you make your salmon? Pan-fired? BBQ? Smoked? Do you ever poach? I tried poaching a while ago and haven't done it in a while, purely because life got in the way and I've gotten too busy to experiment in the kitchen. I struggle to follow a recipe, something always needs to change, even …
Long day of traveling, hot and somewhat humid weather plus hours of exploring around begged for something quick and simple. What's quicker and easier than a BBQ and salad? Salad mixed leaves, about 2 handfuls, torn by hand a twig or two of mint, parsley, and coriander, chopped 1 very ripe, unrefrigerated tomato (so you …
Continue reading Recipe: Simple Dinner of Pork Chops & Salad
Beautiful day in Sydney, towards the end of winter with the sun shining and some shopping to do I headed out to the markets with a french braid and bright red lippy! My new favourite local bakery, very French, make these amazing parisien sourdough baguettes right on the premises throughout the day. Sometimes you get …
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