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paint store

In my ongoing war against clutter, I recently saw this idea on pinterest and was excited to give it a try. Recycling my old glass jars as touch-up paint containers. This is a good one for me, I have a…

DIY gift tote

When a friend has helped me out I've sometimes put together a basket of goodies to say thanks, or I've found one already wrapped and ready to go. This week a lovely family really stepped up when I needed them…

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…

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…

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…)

nasi goreng

I first tasted Nasi Goreng while honeymooning in Bali, Indonesia and fell instantly in love. I'm not sure why I started thinking about this tasty fried rice-based dish now...maybe I have the travel bug after my trip to Australia or…