Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but let’s face it, the lead up can be stressful as you “umm” and “ahh” about what to cook for Christmas lunch or dinner to feed the hungry masses. Then you have to worry about what presents to get people, what to wear, who’ll be driving, how many […]

I had a first hand experience recently about the extreme skills involved with expertly carving a lamb when I attended the Chophouse Butcher’s Masterclass. Now I’ve been to the supermarket and am just mad for a good butcher shop, but I’d never seen how the animal goes from a whole beast into all of the different parts […]

The Perth Hills are a beautiful place and not one I’ve spent nearly enough time exploring in recent years. So many hidden gems, including some wonderful wineries and I love wine so I don’t really understand why it had taken me so long to start my Perth hills exploration. But here we now, so let’s […]

Winter in the south west is a beautiful thing and it’s been far too long between visits for GG and I so we were both particularly excited about a long weekend we had booked in. Despite a three hour drive in fairly torrential rain the choice playlist I was belting out kept spirits high and right on […]

I love Italian food and the recent spate of perfect Spring days was just screaming out for a lovely lunch. So GG and I decided we’d finally get ourselves to Il Lido in Cottesloe over the long weekend. Located on Marine Parade it overlooks the stunning Cottesloe beach, which had a lot more brave bodies […]

Cheese is easily one of my favourite things. There so many deliciously different types. Variety is a wonderful thing! You’ve got your soft, creamy cheeses like a decadent Brie or hard and crumbly like an aged cheddar or for the slightly more daring you have your blue cheese. It’s strong and pungent and can be […]

I wouldn’t say I’m overly familiar with the northern suburbs these days. The urban sprawl seems to stretch further up the coast and be expanding at a rapid rate and it can be tricky business keeping up with the new suburbs that crop up. A while back GG and I did venture north to check […]

I’m sure there is no real surprise at this revelation but I love to eat out. I can honestly say that heading out for a meal is one of my favourite things. As I cast my mind back over the last few years and I would say it’s been the time I’ve been with GG […]

Winter in Perth and even the downhill slide into Spring is perfect soup weather. However my weekends recently have been a little hectic so there hasn’t been enough time to be whipping up a big batch of soup to get us through our work lunches for the week. And as someone with a Thermomix I’m […]

Who loves cooking? Who loves WA? I know I do, you too? If you do then now is your time to shine with the second round of the Buy West Eat Best’s WA Signature Dish competition. Get in the kitchen, aprons on and put our state on a plate!   Photo Credit: Peter Maloney, DAFWA This year […]