Meat Balls Galore
WHAT A LOAD OF (MEAT) BALLS Everyone has their own special recipe, right? Small delicious balls of goodness simmering in a rich tomato sauce.Every…
Don't push my button
Want to play? Simply press a button, any button below. Tempted? What will influence your decision? Or will you just play it safe and not press any?……
Super Zuppa
EAT LIKE A PEASANT AND FART LIKE NOBILITY The soup to make when a friend gives you silverbeet. This is pretty much an Italian bean soup that’s…
Dreamy Creamy Salmon Linguine
FRIDAY NIGHT HEAVEN Quick, delicious and full of smiles. First discovered on a Friday at 8.30 pm after work drinks. This rich, dreamy, creamy treat…
The Magic Design Pill
OUR DESIGN PROCESS It’s every designer or client’s dream. A Magic Design Pill, that when consumed (let’s not worry about the…
Winter Warming Lamb Shanks
SEASONED BLEATINGS Tender, succulent lamb shanks, fit for anyone’s birthday. On a bed mash, to bring a smile to your face and joy to your…
Love Where You Live
DESIGNER POSTCODES From 0200 to 9944 there are around 3280 postcodes covering over 15,000 cities, towns, townships and areas. Embrace its…
Salmon Teriyaki with Asian Greens
YOUR DINNER GUESTS WILL LOVE YOU But don’t confuse the salmon & chicken. We found this to be a perfect midweek lockdown treat. Works with…
The Best Rhubarb Cake Ever
BAROSSA RHUBARB CAKE This cake is the bomb. A while ago 2 dear friends in Castlemaine made claims to be the originators of this recipe but after…
A to Z — the prints are coming
ABOUT TIME Absolutely thrilled to announce that prints from my 36 days of type series for 2020 will soon be available to purchase through the Chops…
More Dahling?
DAHL, I LOVE YOU Quick, easy, really tasty and sure winner with your non-meat eating friends. Every now and then you stumble upon a recipe that…
Going Bananas
THE KING OF COMFORT CAKES What to do when bananas turn bad… we deliberately buy extra bananas so we can make this cake guilt free. Based on an…
How to waste time effectively
36 DAYS OF TYPE An Instagram challenge — I’m not as social (on social media) as I’d like to be because, generally speaking, I’m…
Beef Stew with Carrots & Potatoes
A WARMING LATE WINTER STEW This is pretty much Beef Bourguignon and it’s of course a classic, a bloody tasty — not for vegetarians — one pot…
The Underrated Art of Procrastination — Part Unfinished
PART UNFINISHED An exciting conclusion coming soon! Well what did you expect? The truth is I wrote the conclusion to this little series of posts…
The Underrated Art of Procrastination — Part Two
YELLOW Note — make yourself comfortable. Another coffee, glass of red? Have you eaten? Kinda hungry? What’s for dinner tonight? Lunchtime. Bugger —…
The Underrated Art of Procrastination — Part One
GREEN Before we start… If you have just stumbled into my little adventure in avoiding the seriousness of the enormitiy of addressing all the…
The Underrated Art of Procrastination — Introduction
A DESIGNER’S GUIDE TO PROCRASTINATION It seems procrastination has become something of a dirty word. I agree, it’s not the prettiest word to…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
OUR GO TO COOKIE 😉 I have been baking these cookies for years. In that time I’ve slightly adapted Tana Ramsay’s super easy and super delicious…
Moroccan Chicken Thighs
MOROCCAN CHICKEN THIGHS A winning winner chicken dinner… A simple one pot recipe that never fails to bring a smile to your face. Unless you…
The Rensark 3000 User Guide
WHAT IS THE RENSARK 3000? Explore the unique features of the RENSARK 3000 from Rensark Industries via this handy user guide. Rensark Industries…
QAGOMA
BRISBANE CALLING Every once in a while you experience something that inspires, invigorates and stirs the creative juices within. A trip to Brisbane…
National Arboretum
FOREST OF DREAMS What first strikes you about the National Arboretum is its distinct lack of trees. But don’t let that fool you. The National…
Zlutch, Zlaggard, Zander
A COLLECTIVE NOUN FOR ZUCCHINI “Sir, when a man is tired of zucchini, he is tired of life; for there is in zucchini all that life can afford.” It’s…
The lemons are coming
MARMALADE IN THE MAKING Finally! It only took 3 years but by golly we have our very own lemon marmalade this year! One man’s obsession to…
Fig & Almond Cake
FIGGING GOOD On an impulse I bought some figs. They just looked too good, sitting there, dumpy and just ripe. And then I found a perfect sweet…
Rabbit for Tea
FROM PADDOCK TO PLATE I’m not a big rabbit fan. Well that’s not true, I love Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit and when I was growing up in London we had 19…