Yesterday, I posted a photo of this cake on my Instagram (stories of course, because regular feed is oh-so-yesterday – but it does not escape me that Instagram itself is oh-so-yesterday because the kids of today are all tik-tokking and I am definitely (a) not cool enough (b) too old (c) too lazy (d) all … Read More →

As a parent, you typically have two moods which directly impact the way you view your kids. First one, you’re pretty free, you feel like you could cuddle or play with your kid: in this case, they’re super cute. Second one, you’re really busy doing whatever it is you’re doing: here, they’re a pain in … Read More →

Happy Easter, everyone! Wow, I don’t even know where to begin with this post. I could just ignore all the crazy that’s going on and be like hey guys, how cute are these meringue kisses?? Or I could open the floodgates to all the thoughts I have about this situation – from the actual disease, … Read More →

This is going to be too much info for y’all non-parents but for parents, this is everyday, even dinner, conversation: Sofi does not poop regularly. When they say that once you have kids, you obsess over their shitting and eating, they were not kidding. But as you know, Sofi has that eating side sorted (see … Read More →

Momofuku Ko is an OG and gargantuan in NYC’s fine dining scene, and the epitome of our eating during our recent trip to NYC. Not only was the trip a belated 40th present to me, we dined on 27 December, notably the date that we got married seven years earlier, right here in NYC. Where … Read More →

Something for you to ponder if you have waaaaay too much time on your hands: I made these yesterday and christened them matcha brownies. Yes – brownies – but someone pointed out that actually, are these not blondies? Because, they’re not brown? But wait, they aren’t blonde either, technically, so are they actually greenies? Hmm. I don’t know. To-mah-to, … Read More →

So. I have this amazing brownie recipe. It’s been tried and tested literally dozens of times and makes the moistest, fudgiest brownies, and every single person I’ve made it for has raved about it. The recipe uses good quality dark chocolate (Lindt or Green & Black, at a minimum) and I’ve always believed that the … Read More →

I’m about two weeks late on this post, but given this is the new ‘normal’ for the next 13 years, I’m relatively punctual actually Two weeks ago, Sam started school. In NSW it’s kindergarten, but I think in other Australian states it’s known as prep. Basically, it’s the year before Year 1. Can you believe … Read More →

Note: if you’re here just for the recipe, scroll down to the very end, I won’t be offended, I promise. This post is pretty much going to have nothing to do with Christmas or cookies, and definitely nothing to do with Christmas cookies. I’m just going to talk about myself for many many paragraphs, mainly … Read More →

I’ve been freelance writing for a while now and one of (if not THE) tenets of writing of any kind is to pick a topic and just stay with it. Don’t go off on a tangent, don’t get distracted, just stick with one idea. Well, we all know how bad I am with that. When … Read More →