So I've decided to shuffle this blog on over to Wordpress. You'll be able to find it here. It's gonna take me quite a while to move all my posts over, but when I do start putting new posts up they'll be over there. I guess the reason I'm moving is that I think I change will give me a bit more ...

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An observant reader may have noticed that this is my first post in quite a while. You may be intrigued to know that during my last few months of radio silence a whole lot of stuff has affected, left or entered my life in one way or another. In case youre interested, Ive put together a list of some...

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Ive been getting inspired lately. Ive spent a lot of time reading food blogs, eating food, and thinking about things. And so I thought Id share a few of the changes and ideas that have struck me lately. Things Id like to incorporate into my life and my food. Eating locally This ones ...

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What is an auberge espagnole is a question you may ask. What do Spanish hostels have to do with food is a question you may ask if youre handy with Google translate. Well never fear, Im here to answer at least one of those questions for you! A quick look on a search engine will get you...

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I like cooking with kids. Love it in fact. Not only do I get the chance to hang out with some kids, but they are a great excuse to really have fun with it. Cooking that is. Now before people go ahead and tell me how much my tune will change when I have kids of my own and find out what theyr...

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I love to have a good project underway. But almost as much as having one going, I really like to have a project floating around in the future, like a dream. A nice dream. The kind of dream where everything is tinged the subtlest shade of mauve. The kind of dream you have when you fall asleep listeni...

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For the last while I felt down, not up, un-perky, demotivated, grumpy, tired, sore, and just overall icky. I thought grumpy thoughts, spouted tired greetings and did unmotivated work. I stopped posting on this blog. I sat around eating couscous with jam and chocolates and pasta and I wondered why I ...

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Change is a funny thing. You can see it in every part of your life, right down to the foods you eat. Long gone are the days when the list of foods I dont like included cream, butter, zucchinis and anything less than well-done meat. And many of my staple meals now can be traced back to a particular ...

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Travelling around here in Europe, where every country has hundreds and even thousands of years of firm history and identity under their belts, I find it very odd when someone asks me what food is Australian food. I never can put my finger on one particular dish that is just Australian. Living...

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Do you ever sit up past your bedtime Every feel like, for one reason or another, it's now hours past when you would normally go to sleep and you're not really used to this time of nightday Ever have that happen when you weren't really expecting it Ever start to get hungry Each day we space o...

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It doesnt always take a world of effort or money to make Something Special. All you really need are the basics, and a little bit of an eye for the possibilities. Im sure that at least ninety-five percent of the people reading this blog have their own favourite basic vanilla biscuit recipe (if n...

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You may wonder why today's blog post is rather short. I can tell you why it's because it's five minutes to midnight and I have to get up early tomorrow to get on a plane (yay Brussels!), and I haven't even packed yet. Why have I been so lax in my duties I certainly didn't intend to be. I ev...

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The ability to try new things was the reason I came to France, to La Rochelle. To try out a new culture, a new language, and of course, new food. And when I arrived, I soon found the perfect place for all three the markets. Markets in France are not the same thing as markets in Australia. Fo...

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I've given you all plenty of reasons to eat, be it for comfort, relaxation, anger, procrastination, or sexiness. And I intend to continue to do so. But now, I'll give you a few reasons not to. 1. It's not actually food. Whether it's cement, a boat, a pot plant or KFC, if it's not actually mad...

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Its autumn in Europe, and that means mushrooms. Mushrooms that you just dont see the likes of in Australia. As I wandered around the markets this Saturday I just couldnt help myself but buy some meaty cpes and delightful trompettes. I wasnt precisely sure what I was going to do with them, but ...

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