March was a busy, busy month. As well as starting back at uni and hospital placements, there were family weddings in distant locations on consecutive weekends – first my mother’s, in Charleville, and then my cousin Steph’s, on the NSW central coast.
In case you missed the news, Charleville was mostly under water about a month [...]
This is my favourite breakfast ever. It’s it’s a bit like Mexican huevos rancheros or Berber omelette. If you wanted, you could add a drizzle of chilli oil at the end to really spice it up, but the pinch of cumin already in the recipe does it for me.
Moroccan poached eggs. Serves two.
1½ tsp whole [...]
February 12, 2010 – 12:59
Hannah is moving to Australia tonight. We’re probably having ramen for tea, and I’ve been making some of the ingredients in advance. The stock is on the simmer, and the tea eggs have just come out of their broth. These eggs are beautifully marbled and delicately infused with the taste of tea and spices. They’re [...]
It’s one week exactly until Hannah arrives home.
I spent last weekend in Townsville, partly to see Dad, and partly so that I’d make it to Althea’s 21st. It’d been raining for quite a few days before I got there, but on my last day, just before I was due at the airport, we drove to [...]
I’ve just spent the last five weeks with the girl I love, in my favourite city in the world. Bliss.
We did lots of the usual couple things we’ve been unable to do for the ten months since I moved to Brisbane: dates, movies, falling over in the snow. We’ve built snowmen, cooked meals together and [...]
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November 25, 2009 – 19:36
I’ve learned my lesson about leaving cover without an umbrella. The Irish rain takes no prisoners.
Dublin’s a friendly city. Strangers have been wishing me a good morning – although I’m not sure whether this is due to the innate hospitality of Dubliners or simply [...]
November 22, 2009 – 08:09
Dinner party a moderate success. Noted high correlation between vegetarianism and absenteeism.
Just about to jump on a plane!
