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The Avoca Cafe Cookbook Challenge…
So here we are once again and this week we’re doing two recipes for the challenge- Parma Wrapped Lamb with Savoy Cabbage AND Tracy Salad. Both seem pretty straightforward, although I have to be honest, the lamb is starting to scare me a bit… it’s basically sautéed cabbage and cream with spinach shoved between two…
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Thanksgiving is coming!
Some of my earliest food memories revolve around Thanksgiving. In fact, according to my parents Thanksgiving was the first time I really ate solid food—apparently one taste of turkey and I threw away the bottle. The earliest thing I can nearly remember is being about 3 or 4 years old- maybe a bit older, but…
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And we’re back….
in Sydney after a fabulous time in Noosa. The Runner’s already entered the race for next year, Membership Has Its Privileges– Membership in Triathlon Australia that is! So it’s only 362 days until we do it all again! I’m gearing up for this week’s challenge – Tracy Salad and Parma Wrapped Lamb with Savoy Cabbage.…
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Update from Noosa
So, it’s been an action packed and fabulous time in Noosa and we’re not done yet! I absolutely adore Noosa (except that the grocery store closes at 5:30 on Saturday night- it is 2012 Noosa, I’m sure you can manage a 9pm finish). The race itself was good, The Runner did a PB (personal best)…
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It’s Noosa time!
Tomorrow, we make our annual pilgrimage North for the Noosa Triathlon, or the Noosa Multisport Festival as it calls itself. Personally, a Multisport Festival makes me think of the Olympics or at least a Sports Day at school- but alas, there are no 3 legged races, egg and spoon races, or fencing, so I’ll refer to…
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I feel like Chicken Tonight, Like Chicken Tonight….
Maybe it’s an American thing, but I definitely remember those ads from being a kid. My mom was always pretty good and making things relatively from scratch- but for a fleeting moment in time, we too got sucked into the Chicken Tonight jingle and bought Chicken Tonight….. (What can I say, I’m a marketer’s dream!)…
He Runs, I Cook 