Week 2: Grilled Cajun Prawns with Sweet Potato Mash & Holy Trinity Veg
This blog post is part of my Jamie Oliver’s 15-Minutes, 15 Recipes, 15-Week Challenge. First and foremost let me just say, this is more like it! This recipe is simple, easy to follow, easy to prepare, delicious and only took me … Continue reading Week 2: Grilled Cajun Prawns with Sweet Potato Mash & Holy Trinity Veg
Almost 16 Months: What’s New
Well, let’s see. We bought a trampoline last weekend off a lady who was selling it on a Casey Mums Buy/Swap/Sell Facebook Group, we paid $250 for it and it was only 3 months old so I think we got a pretty good deal! The trampoline is in perfect condition, like new, and it is huge! Took up half of our backyard. Micah loves it, the kids who come to visit love it, the adults who are below 100kg and allowed to jump on the trampoline love it too. We all love it! Best thing we bought so far this … Continue reading Almost 16 Months: What’s New
Week 1: Sticky Kicking Chicken with Watermelon Radish Salad & Crunchy Noodles
This blog post is part of my Jamie Oliver’s 15-Minutes, 15 Recipes, 15-Week Challenge. To kick off my Jamie Oliver challenge, I’ve decided to try a seemingly simple dish which required very common ingredients which I mostly already have in my pantry. The recipe itself looked simple enough, consisting of three main components – the meat, the salad and the dressing. I made sure I read the recipe over and over again many times to familiarize myself with the processes to make sure I work as quickly as possible. Not surprisingly, it did not take me 15 minutes to come … Continue reading Week 1: Sticky Kicking Chicken with Watermelon Radish Salad & Crunchy Noodles
Jamie Oliver’s 15-Minutes, 15 Recipes, 15-Week Challenge
Over the next 15 weeks, I will be featuring my take on 15 recipes from Jamie Oliver’s “15-Minute Meals” cook book. If you are like me, you love to cook but time is always against you. That is why I have purchased Jamie’s cookbook and hoping to be inspired to try new dishes that are delicious, healthy, and especially simple, easy and quick to make. I will be reviewing his recipes and sharing with all of you 1) How easy is it to make yourself at home aka did it really take 15-minutes give or take? 2) How commonly sourced … Continue reading Jamie Oliver’s 15-Minutes, 15 Recipes, 15-Week Challenge
SBS Cooking Titles – Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 + Giveaway
In the second installment of this SBS TV series acclaimed chef, Luke Nguyen, ventures deeper into the Greater Mekong region to discover the food cultures of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Luke Nguyen is a chef and owner of Sydney’s award-winning Vietnamese restaurants, Red Lantern and Red Lantern on Riley. He is also a bestselling author. Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam Series 1, Series 2 and Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong are also available on DVD. This series not only has mouthwatering recipes, but also offers a great travel experience for the viewer. I personally enjoyed how I was taken on a … Continue reading SBS Cooking Titles – Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 + Giveaway
Beautiful Moments…
Micah at 15 Months
I’m not sure who’s still reading my blog out there, as I have not been updating this blog at all lately hehe! Been really busy, and even now as I’m writing this, I am stressing over a blog post that’s due on Monday (Sponsored Post that I am getting paid for.. so it’s considered “work”) but ehh.. I feel like posting some Micah photos for the moment, so I might make this a quick one.. but we all know that even a “quick” blog post can end up pretty lengthy when I’m in the mood to write, and boy am … Continue reading Micah at 15 Months
Brandy Creek Wines & View Cafe, Drouin East
What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than to head over to a winery and enjoy some amazing tapas with a few of your girlfriends, overlooking the vineyard with great views of the countryside… well, that’s what I did today! Brandy Creek Winery is located approximately 40 minutes from where I live in Berwick, so I suppose that would make it a 1 hour and 15 minute trip for anyone who plans to head over there from Melbourne CBD. Trust me, the long drive is worth it, and this place has been known to attract people from all over … Continue reading Brandy Creek Wines & View Cafe, Drouin East
Home Sweet Home…
We’ve been back in Melbourne for almost a week now. Our journey back home went smoother than I thought it would, although it was still very challenging and quite exhausting. I’m so thankful my mum travelled back to Melbourne with us. Couldn’t have done it without her. So we left Kuching at 5.30pm last Thursday, arrived in KL at around 7.00pm, went to pick up our luggage and then queued up to check-in for our flight to Melbourne. Had dinner at McDonald’s (the airport was very warm, too busy and quite muggy so we were sweaty and uncomfortable) and then … Continue reading Home Sweet Home…
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