Bee Amazed
March 25, 2014
Did you know: The smallest bee in the world comes from Queensland, Cape York Peninsula to be exact, measuring in at no more than 2 mm long, around the size of the tip of your pen! Its name is ...
Musings and milestones
Published
March 19, 2014
I was very surprised when I was informed by the American publishing company - Rockport Publishers, that they wanted to use 21 of my food styled photographs, in their new book 1000 Food and Ar...
Australia Day
January 28, 2014
A touch left of centre, but with all the core ingredients, Australia day sizzled. I spent the day with the fabulous Sarah Ferguson celebrating all that is Australia, with a Mango daiquiri in ...
Interview by Design Montage
November 1, 2013
Halloween
October 31, 2013
Eek – Its Halloween! I am not entirely sure what that means and having done no research I wont venture my thoughts on Halloweens origins, however I will say that this year is the first year t...
Orange and Pomegranate summer refresher
May 13, 2013
Orange and Pomegranate Refresher Summer is over and I can feel Autumn’s cool breeze wrapping around the warmth of the day. Both Autumn and Spring are my favourite times of year. There’s a per...
Forgotten something?
April 12, 2013
Sometimes I can be a bit of an idealist. Over a cup of tea I can daydream of a world without starvation; clean, free air and water; justice for the wicked; yada yada yada…and then I can be a ...
Origins of Easter
March 24, 2013
Growing up in Southern Africa our family’s Easter was traditionally Christian—give up something for Lent—I chose brussel sprouts, 40 days of pure heaven! (not the point, I know). We also gent...
Homemade Masala Chai Tea
March 1, 2013
Hot off the stove, a fresh batch of my Masala chai (spiced tea) and the kitchen smells heavenly, it always makes me feel like I have been transported to a Yogi ashram in India. The quantiti...
Tea party
February 18, 2013
“The Tea Party” I had a little tea party This afternoon at three. ‘Twas very small- Three guest in all- Just I, myself and me! Myself ate all the sandwiches, While I drank up the tea; ‘Twa...
GMO or NO?
January 14, 2013
On a recent trip to South America I stayed on a beautiful, small island called Amantani, on Lake Titicaca. I was bewildered by the large variety of each food, their amazing colours, sizes and...
Amantani Island
January 2, 2013
There is a tiny island floating in the expansive Lake Titicaca in Central South America. Its peak is 4100ft above sea level—where the air is thin and smells of Muńa and the environment very a...
Tradition
December 18, 2012
I love tradition…that is in its “traditional” sense of passing down or handing over something for safekeeping. Traditions at this time of year, in our modern world, certainly mean different t...
Hot Chocolate
November 8, 2012
On a recent trip to Peru, I visited the Cocoa museum where I got to consume the most amazing hot chocolate and learn about its 2000 year old history. The Incas drank the bitter Cocoa drink X...