My family are fairly traditional meat-and-three-veg type eaters. I try to introduce new foods, tastes and textures every so often but I'm not always successful in doing this. One such new flavour was quinoa, which I enjoyed but was not popular with the three males in the household, so the packet was relegated to the back of the cupboard (except for … [Read more...]
Beetroot Pesto
It's been a long time since I've posted a recipe on the blog, but I've recently been experimenting with new flavours so thought it high time for an update. But first, a little back story to fill you in about why I'm making beetroot pesto in the first place. I was one of those rash-prone kids who seemed to break out at the mere thought … [Read more...]
Inspiration in Magic Lessons
You know that feeling you get when everybody is talking about something really special, but you just can't see what it is they are fascinated by? That was me with Elizabeth Gilbert. I say was because I've now joined the LG fan base, however it was a long time coming. Like many women (and some men) I read Eat Pray Love. Unlike many women I wasn't … [Read more...]
Rise and Fall
Writing for pleasure is something I don't often indulge in, but when I do it always makes my heart sing. For the past few weeks I've been mentoring a group of 16 young writers participating in The Write Road program. In their first week they were presented with this photographic writing prompt entitled "Daybreak", and then asked to write … [Read more...]
Writing exercise: Prose without an e
Have you ever thought about how challenging it is to write without one particular letter? Every month I catch up with fellow writers at the Launceston Writer's Group (you can read about us in The Examiner). I look forward to those Wednesday evenings when I get the opportunity to 'talk shop' with people who like words as much as I do (this is … [Read more...]
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