Eyes Bigger Than Belly

Kingsleys Blogger Dinner and The Re-Visit

2010-11-03T19:37:00.000+10:00

I will admit that the first emotion I felt when I was invited to the Kingsleys Dinner – was fear. I had written a not very flattering post about them late last year and secretly wondered if the...

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The Pineapple Express - Summer Delights

2010-09-28T18:47:00.002+10:00

As I am sure is the way in most school yards – even now – your popularity is often determined by the quality of your lunchbox. Still to this day I remember one little boy from Primary School...

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Simpatico Paddington and the 1000 yard stare...

2010-05-30T20:21:00.002+10:00

I remember those days. When everything went pear shaped and there was a siren blasting in your ears “Don’t make eye contact… Don’t make eye contact”. Where walking through the busy restaurant was...

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Daring Bakers Challenge - Croquembouche

2010-05-27T09:11:00.000+10:00

There are two things I have noticed about the Daring Baker’s Challenges – 1. Sometimes the weather in Australia can be just as much of a challenge as the actual challenge 2. My family is getting...

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Chocolate Pavlova... because everything is better with chocolate...

2010-05-02T21:31:00.001+10:00

Sometimes I annoy myself. There are words on menus that draw me in, like honey to a bee, a moth to a flame - a fatty to an "All you can eat Buffet"... you get the picture. For me...

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Grill'd Burger - Absolutely drool-worthy

2010-04-30T01:55:00.002+10:00

Its not often that staff in a Franchisee Restaurant express disappointment in what you’ve ordered. Although it’s definitely strange – on it’s own weird level – it shows a passion for food that you...

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Daring Bakers Challenge - Traditional British Pudding...

2010-04-28T20:48:00.000+10:00

I really feel the need to preface this post by saying that I LUUURVE the Daring Bakers and especially the Challenges. It is fantastic to learn so many new plating tricks and recipes, to try dishes I...

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A guilty admission - and my easy Pavlova Recipe...

2010-04-10T16:23:00.001+10:00

My name is Joy and (before today) I have never made a Pavlova. Yes, I am Australian. And yes I am aware that this borders on grounds for deportation. My excuse? Well… my Dad is a Kiwi, my...

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Gusto da Gianni - Brisbane Portside

2010-04-02T18:05:00.000+10:00

Today – one of those mortifying things that you usually only read about – happened to me. Whilst I am not under any misconceptions that I have put on weight, and need to put some effort in to...

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Pullman Reef Hotel and Casino Cairns

2010-03-30T17:41:00.000+10:00

Do you ever get that feeling that you’ve just screwed something up? Big time. And it’s too late to fix it? As I walked the long hallway of the Pullman Reef Hotel in Cairns, enroute to my...

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Daring Bakers Challenge - Orange Tian... Deconstructed

2010-03-28T17:50:00.002+10:00

Vanilla Pannacotta, Pate Sablee stack and Marmalade Jelly I have had my fair share of cooking disasters over the years. And through all of them - my mother has been an unwaivering pillar of support...

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Era Bistro Brisbane - King of the Menu

2010-03-06T18:22:00.000+10:00

King of the Menu. Do you play that game? Where the winner has the power of knowing that they have ordered the best items on the menu, and as such everyone else at the table has Food Envy? I do. I...

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The Plough Inn South Brisbane - The Slow Burn of Love

2010-03-04T04:06:00.002+10:00

“You know I brought a pretty girl here for a date once?” Says my husband, blue eyes twinkling. Now you would think that I would get cranky, stomp off or maybe even throw my drink at him. But...

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The Rhino Bar Townsville -

2010-03-03T04:00:00.002+10:00

There are two things about me that drive my poor husband absolutely bonkers. #1. That I will drag him across a busy road just to read a Restaurant menu. #2. That I have started photographing...

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The Watermark - Townsville's Best Restaurant?

2010-03-02T04:18:00.008+10:00

It has always been a family joke that I have inherited my unattractive qualities from my Dad. While he stubbornly refuses to take ownership for my big head, ugly feet and Maori thighs – there is...

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I hate email. But I love these Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies.

2010-03-01T02:30:00.002+10:00

I have recently discovered that I don't like email. The thing about email is that it is non-personal. It is quick, it is efficient and it does ass-covering well. But it is not...

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Have Fork will Travel?

2010-02-28T19:18:00.001+10:00

Will Write for Food? Have Fork will Travel? Sound like you? Dear Readers, Are you already a food blogger or do you just like to share your opinion? Do you know good food, have an eye...

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Daring Baker's Challenge - Tiramisu... or Mocha Misu to be more accurate.

2010-02-27T02:00:00.012+10:00

There are days when everything seems to go wrong. When you wonder who's cat you ran over in a previous life and really do question your sanity. So many things went wrong with this months...

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Cru Bar and Cellar - Above and Beyond

2010-02-25T18:41:00.001+10:00

Sometimes I feel like I’m breaking some kind of unspoken rule. “Thou shalt not like thy mother-in-law” Sometimes when I hear people whinging about how awful, inftefering and just plain mean their...

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Lemon Curd Layer Cake and waiting patiently for a baby to be born...

2010-02-23T20:53:00.000+10:00

I am waiting patiently for my 4th niece to be born. She is currently “over-baked” by 5 days and I have been on tenterhooks for at least the last month. Not the I would ever show any...

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Spring Gully Olives - Meslalla, Olive Relish and a love affair with Lamb.

2010-02-23T18:03:00.001+10:00

I’m not exactly sure when it happened. But at some point, not that long ago – I started dreading the walk to the mailbox. At some point, I have become OLD. I have reached that age where the...

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Febusave - Saving Money on your Honeymoon

2010-02-22T20:51:00.002+10:00

(All images in this post kindly provided by Hayman Island ) “If you leave me... can I come too?” Is it still eloping if 40 people come with you? We thought so. When our budget started to...

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Salt Food Wine Rosalie - Breakfast Extraordinaire

2010-02-21T13:31:00.000+10:00

I have well and truly missed the memo. Today, I took hubby out for breakfast – and everything was going swimmingly well, until I heard him snickering at me. “What?” I asked him...

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Pizzeria 1889 - Brisbane's best pizza? I think so.

2010-02-20T21:36:00.001+10:00

My Dad is like every Boy Scout personified. He is prepared for every eventuality, every occasion and possibly even nuclear war. This is why he stockpiles toothpaste. Why there are 6 bottles of BBQ...

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The Pepper Lounge Jindalee - Potentially Great...

2010-02-16T21:14:00.002+10:00

My husband's logic defies even me sometimes. “It would be better without the egg”, he says – eyeballing his breakfast pizza, and poking at said egg with his knife. “True” I admit, “but then...

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