wedding anniversary – on safari!

April 8th is my wedding anniversary and the first time I've seen my husband in almost 6 weeks. He is away, filming in South Africa for almost 4 months on his latest project. After 24 years, I've become used to the long separations that come with being married to an actor. It doesn't get easier, but it is fun when we meet up, wherever he is in the world! (more…)

how I stay inspired

I never really decided to work from my home, it kind of just happened as my family and my small business grew. I often need to remind myself how lucky I am. There's no commute (really, I'm still sleeping in my office while my bedroom remodel lumbers on!), I'm here for my family whenever they need me, I can take the dog for a walk or put on a load of washing in my breaks and there isn't anyone in…

mini cheesecakes

I love cheesecake. There's something incredibly satisfying about the combination of sweetened cream cheese and that crumbly cookie base. Even though we all probably remember cheesecake from our childhood, that's not when it was first created...a type of cheesecake has actually been around since ancient Greek times. (more…)

nanny cake

This simple but heavenly cake is all tangled up in my memories of my grandmother (we called her Nanny), Irene Mulally. When I visited her comfortable rambling home on Sydney's North Shore with my brother and sisters, there would be a slice of cinnamon-y Nanny cake waiting for us. Served warm or cold, this cake made everything feel better. (more…)

sizzling steak burrito

One of the first exciting food discoveries I made moving to California from Australia was the burrito. Actually it was a breakfast burrito from a van outside Home Depot and it was the beginning of a beautiful thing. (more…)