It’s still winter here in Sydney and the weather has been relatively mild (until today, which is bloomin’ ‘orrible). So, when the weather is unseasonably warm, what do poms (English people) living in Australia do? Have a bbq of course. In winter. Wearing short sleeves, eating outside. I invited friends over from my cycle club. My […]
August 9, 2012
A couple of months back, a friend was visiting from Hong Kong. I hadn’t seen him in a number of years. We went for breakfast at the iconic Bill’s Cafe (my first time) in Surry Hills. Even though I hadn’t seen him in ages, we were giggling like little kids. There are a lot of the […]
July 26, 2012
This photo signifies the end an era and a new beginning. Enjoy.
July 26, 2012
This, my fine fettled friends, is the best darned dhal recipe ever. Yes, I know, that is a big claim. But this is very tasty. Slow cooking with the lamb adds a tasty dimension. Some of the pulses hold their shape, unlike the many times I’ve made dhal, which normally ends up being 100% thick […]
July 21, 2012
Er, well, maybe not. That’s a big call. I don’t think I could go without a juicy steak and chips on a Saturday night, or a bacon and egg sarnie after my weekend cycle. But there are some dishes that when I eat I say “Oooh, this is so good I could become a vegetarian”. […]
July 20, 2012
They are my favourite parts of the day. Sunrises I see when I go for a cycle. Sunsets are when I crack open a beer and watch the world melt away. Here’s a favourite of mine from Fiji. This is a pic of my daughter. Enjoy.
July 19, 2012
I didn’t follow a recipe. I applied the same principles from my slow cooked lamb shanks and liberated myself from the shackles of a recipe book. It was an enlightening experience. I also didn’t put any wine in so the kids could eat it. Even so, the results were mighty fine. As a reminder, here are […]
July 15, 2012
“The discovery [of the Higgs Boson particle] is yet another demonstration of Scientific methodology as the scrupulous process by which humankind acquires and authenticates all knowledge. The importance of this becomes more obvious when contrasted against the current resurgence of rabid religionism, especially the unabashed and exuberant anti-intellectualism of those who assert that they hold special […]
July 13, 2012
To clear my head I went for a walk down to Maroubra beach. It’s a winter day, but it was a clear, crisp and unseasonably warm. With not many people around, the atmosphere was calming and slightly ethereal. Here are a couple of pics from my little sojourn. It was also my attempt to look professional. I took […]
July 11, 2012
Australia is a growing society. It’s multi-cultural. It has thrown away the shackles of an isolated country in Asia, having confidence to stand on its own two feet. But with maturity comes growing pains. Racism and immigration continues to be a debate that rages. The media play a big role in stoking its fire. On […]
July 9, 2012
I first moved to Hong Kong in 1995, when I was 24. I went on a whim. As a Brit before 1997, you didn’t need a visa to work. I was very wet behind the ears. Frankly I didn’t know where Hong Kong was, let alone what the food and cultural values would be like. My experience of […]
July 5, 2012
In my post, New Beginnings, you’d have seen that my family have moved to Maroubra (there are also a few extra pics in Slow cooked lamb shanks in Sangiovese). Maroubra is a beach suburb in the east of Sydney. Unlike Bondi and Coogee, it hasn’t been over-developed. It still has a slightly shabby and untouched […]
June 30, 2012
By all accounts, Mrs Chen wasn’t blessed with good looks. She had a face so disfigured that she was thought to have leprosy. She was often described as a lady who had been stung by a plague of wasps and had an acid tongue to go with it. She was also a widow. Mr Chen died early. On […]
June 23, 2012
I read this week an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about a study conducted by the London School of Medicine on global obesity. The researchers predict that if all people had increased their weight to the same average body mass index (BMI) as Americans (85 kg), it’s equivalent to adding one billion people to […]
June 22, 2012
Now, I know offal isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But before you start pretending to put two fingers down your throat and mimic hurling your guts up, hear me out for a second. Firstly, I’m not a passionate advocate when it comes to offal. I will only eat it if it is turned into something […]
June 20, 2012
This recipe is dead easy and the results are amazing. Crunchy, spicy, glossy biscuits that beat anything you can get in the shops. My kids helped me make this, they are that easy. I find making biscuits is a good way to get the kids involved. The recipes are simple, so don’t get bored. They […]
June 16, 2012
This is not my normal kind of post at all, but it’s a thought-provoking one. I’m very interested in what people think about the following discussion I was involved with today with a couple of friends. It focussed on the philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679). Amongst other things, he believed that all people are […]
June 14, 2012
There’s something magical about Hyde Park in Sydney. It’s surrounded by old majestic buildings, has old majestic trees running through it, is steeped in history and is frequented by so many interesting people. And it’s smack bang in the city. It’s a great place to wander round and snap happy. Below are some photos I […]
June 10, 2012
Winter is the time to take everything slowly. Slow walks along the beach, slow to get dressed on weekend mornings, slow read of the paper and slow cooked food. It’s my favourite time of year for cooking because the frantic, last minute prepping of summer food is replaced with melt-in-your-mouth one pot wonders, with no […]
June 2, 2012
For the last four and a half years I have lived with my wife and two young and energetic daughters in a two bedroom flat, about 9kms from the centre of Sydney. It was convenient, but very small. And living with three other families in the block was far from ideal. So we have now […]
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