The other day I bought a beautiful, fresh bunch of silverbeet from the greengrocer. I turned it into a salad of sliverbeet, beetroot and feta (1/2 bunch silverbeet chopped, 1/2 can baby beets chopped, 400g tin chickpeas drained, 200g feta, 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts. Dressing – 1 clove garlic crushed, 2 tablespoons red wineContinue reading “Beets baby!”
Category Archives: Food Family Love
The way to my heart
When we were courting our absolute favourite drink to share was gin. And after 23 years, it still is. We love a strong Tanqueray and tonic on a hot summer’s day (actually, it doesn’t have to be summer), 2 blocks of ice and a slice of fresh lime. Hubby makes a gin martini to knockContinue reading “The way to my heart”
One chicken is coming home!
It’s an interesting time of adjustment when your kids grow up and move on to their next adventure. Our eldest son has been living and working as a Ringer (jackaroo/station hand) on a huge cattle station in Western QLD for the past year. He is about to arrive home for the Christmas break, which myContinue reading “One chicken is coming home!”
Hey sister – it’s summer (pudding)!
I married into a family of all boys. I was a lone ranger for a number of years until a sister-in-arms came along! We bonded immediately – we both adore bubbles and flicking through magazines, chatting and hanging out – sharing the challenges of an all-male environment. She has been super supportive of me developingContinue reading “Hey sister – it’s summer (pudding)!”
It pays to be prepared
On Sundays I like to spend a good part of the day in the kitchen. Usually I bake something for lunchbox treats and I prepare a couple of meals for the week (at least two to make life easier – a bit of effort and planning makes weeknights a breeze when you are tired afterContinue reading “It pays to be prepared”
Good old time favourite
It is hard to know where to start writing one of my first blogs. What will be interesting? Am I oversharing? Can I do this? I was at a symposium at the weekend and one of the authors on the panel said if you are considering writing (she was referring to writing a book) justContinue reading “Good old time favourite”
Hello!
Hello, my name is Alexandra (known as Bud to family and friends – and to you now). I am a mother to two amazing boys and wife to a pretty awesome husband! We live in Sydney, Australia, with our 2 black labs, and a new blond lab who arrived at Christmas 2019 and grey cat.Continue reading “Hello!”