Back in Shanghai
Well, I’m back in Shanghai again. This time it’s for a couple of weeks, (the last trip was for less than a week), so I actually get to spend some time on the weekend looking around. The weather here is great, it’s the middle of autumn – my favourite part of my favourite season. Today … Read more
Jelly Shot Birthday Party
For the last few months I’ve been pinning almost everything from Jelly Shot Test Kitchen to my pinterest boards. They all looked so pretty & way nicer than the crappy packet jelly & cheap vodka in a plastic shot glass variety jelly shots that we had in uni. I really wanted to make some & … Read more
poached quinces sans wisdom.
I’m at home this week, bundled up on the couch recovering from having all 4 wisdom teeth removed on Monday. Funny story that. Two months ago I didn’t think I had wisdom teeth. I’d been to the dentist years ago with pain in my jaw thinking that my wisdom teeth might be coming through. The … Read more
Tiramisu
At the end of 2008 I travelled to Germany to visit some friends of mine, Per & Carol. Per & Carol showed me around in Germany & we travelled to Vienna & Paris. We saw so many beautiful places & yet one of my most vivid memories is of a friend’s Tiramisu. One day we … Read more
Fruit Mince Pies
This evening is the Twelfth Night, which marks the end of Christmas festivities (by the Gregorian calendar). My husband’s family is Ukrainian Orthodox though & follow the Julian calendar, which means that tomorrow is Christmas Eve for them. Not wanting to disappoint either family, my husband & I happily oblige by celebrating both Christmases – … Read more
Fruit Mince
My favourite thing about Christmas would have to be the fruit mince pies. The smell of a Christmas trees would be a very close second. I love walking through the house & catching those little pockets of fragrance from the Christmas tree & a hundred memories from Christmas’ past come rushing back to me. If … Read more
lazy sunday lunch
After partying like it was 1999 on Saturday night, Greg & I were ready for a fairly lazy lunch – I’d spent the night dancing to horrific 90s pop & Greg had been playing Golden Eye & Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64 with his high school buddies, (there was a selection of awesome 90s … Read more
not so cheesy cheeseburgers
On Saturday night my friend had a 90′s themed party for her birthday (where the 90′s really that long ago?!). I love costume parties & so it’s no surprise that I had HEAPS of fun planning my outfits. I was in high school for most of the 90s so the opportunities to relive past embarrassments … Read more
