Product Review: Gourmet Pearl Couscous
Apologies to Erin who sent me out this Pearl Couscous to me to try last month! I have been meaning to blog about it sooner, but I have been swept off my feet with so many other things, I haven't had a chance to enter the kitchen. But I finally made some time, and cooked up the Pearl Couscous to see what it was all about. Gabriel Gate's face proudly endorses the couscous. I received some

Photo Journal: Port Arthur
We had a lovely day for exploring the Port Arthur grounds. These are some of the snaps I took whilst wondering around the grounds. Hope you enjoy them! The above picture demonstrates the cells. There was a punishment cell, which was a small room with no windows, so it was just pitch black. I couldn't step in the first time. Then I tried to grow some balls and be a man and try to step in

Week 1: The Cookbook Challenge
Week 1 Theme: Citrus Cookbook Used: Bills Food Author: Bill Granger And so it begins! The first week of The Cookbook Challenge. Having a sweet tooth, I have a feeling most of my recipes are going to be dessert orientated. But I have been trying to plan a few weeks in advance, as I look through my ever growing collection of cookbooks and magazines, and I assure you; there are going to be some

Eating Out: Igloo Zoo
Excuse the lower resolution photos... taken from my iPhone. More exciting Tasmania posts and some cooking posts soon to come... but for now: I wasn't the only one who started a new job at my place of work. My newest, shiniest colleague, Kaitlin joined the crew a couple of weeks after me. She is originally from California, and I have an uncle in California (hi there!!! I know you read my blog!)

Eating Out In Tasmania: Cascade Brewery
One of the things everyone tells you to do when go you to Hobart, is go to the Cascade brewery. So, that's exactly what I did. I booked Dad (the non-drinker), and myself a spot on the 11am tour of the brewery. I was told on the phone, that because it was a weekend, no one would be working in the brewery, but we would still be taken inside to see how it all works. We took the tour on a Sunday