You can't keep a Granny down
By pure luck I found this incredible stall in Queens Parade, Clifton Hill. It was late in the evening and the last bus home was due, so I couldn’t hang around long. Apparently, the Jam Lady from Healesville, sells her produce from a little homewares shop in the Parade and was out the front touting… [Continue Reading]
Not so secret really but with these days of packaged afternoon tea, hardly anyone bakes a scone anymore. They’re cheap, they make your house smell good and visitors are overwhelmed by your culinary expertise. Back in the days of whipping up batches of scones anytime a passing stranger paused by the door, I was known… [Continue Reading]
When you spill sherry on your lounge chair – hide it with a new cushion cover. See this? Simple. Now I just have to find my scissors.
Would you believe I have a medical directive to spend 20 minutes in the sun each day? No, I’m not silly nor am I making it up. I have a Vitamin D deficiency. At my age to be told I have something not working right is pretty well par for the course, but I would… [Continue Reading]
Over the years my fishcakes have been served up to thousands, from fussy children to their constantly-dieting mothers (modern women want to be gaunt). Even Gough Whitlam has munched on a couple of my cakes. The best way to use up leftover mashed potatoes I don’t recommend using instant potato mash for this. It doesn’t… [Continue Reading]
I’m going to make an absolutely over the top chocolate cake this Easter and amaze the grandkids with my prowess. Just sponge cake, chocolate icing and a few chocolate Easter Eggs plonked on the top. Fantastico! Simple enough. I can buy a sponge cake, they sell them in double packs these days. By the time… [Continue Reading]
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