• Christmas Recap and Prawn Cocktail

    January 18, 2015 /

    DSC_0709The holiday season was SO busy for us, but I’m guessing that statement is not unique to me.  I hope you all have had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I know I was so spoiled with not one, not two, but THREE Christmases!  How does a girl get so lucky?  I had one with my family in November in the US, one with just my better half in the middle of December in Perth and a third with his family on Christmas in Melbourne.  It was a whirlwind of food and family and presents too!

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  • It’s All Fun and Games Until You Have a Blowout

    December 10, 2014 /

    It's All Fun and Games Until You Have a BlowoutWhen this post was first conceptualized, it was going to be my jump back into the blogosphere with a recap of our great vacation to the northern reaches of Western Australia.  A great vacation that started with a blow out; while I was driving of course.  And in the middle of nowhere but fortunately enough across the road from a roadhouse and fortunately enough I was with my better half who is an absolute gem and handled the situation beautifully.  Of course the entire post was going to was going to be filled with humor and witty prose as I guided you through our week long adventure.  At least that’s how it sounded in my head.  The best laid plans my friends.  The best laid plans….

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  • Philly Cheesesteak Pizza – Leftover Revamp

    July 14, 2014 /

    Just the other week I made us a roast beef dinner.  It was really good.  Very tender and served with homemade gravy and roasted potatoes and vegetables.  I bought the smallest roast I could and even though we ate plenty, there was still so much leftover.  I mean a roast for just two people?  You go into it knowing you’ll be making more than one meal of it.

    After a few days of sandwiches and a dinner of open faced hot roast beef sandwiches with gravy I still had roast beef leftover!  Really.  It was time for this roast to be finished.Philly Cheesesteak Pizza ~ Living the Savory Life

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  • Lamb Ragu

    July 9, 2014 /

    Lamb Ragu ~ Living the Savory LifeI once entered into a pasta sauce cooking competition with my team at work.  We were to each make a pot of our own homemade sauce and we would be judged by our peers.  So I made sauce!!  And it was good!!  Really good!!  And I lost….  The sauce I made was a really fantastic red sauce with small meatballs.  Compared to the sauce that won, mine wasn’t particularly hearty and considering I was feeding a team of ten men, it was a big error on my part.  I didn’t cook to my audience.  I wanted my audience to love what I wanted to make.  Lesson learned eh?

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  • Fourth of July Series part 1 ~ Lynchburg Lemonade Cocktail

    June 24, 2014 /

    Hello there!  Today I’m kicking off a mini series in honor of the Fourth of July (insert fireworks here; boom! pow! ooooo! ahhhh!).

    Whether you are headed to a big party, the park for a picnic, or just having a small gathering at your own place, the four recipes I offer to you over the next few days will help make your Independence Day celebration delicious.  The idea is that you can make these ahead of time and at the start of the party.  They will keep and still be enjoyable as they come to room temperature so you too can enjoy the holiday!  Serve these four for a complete party or add to it crudites, chips and dips and a green salad and you have the ultimate (and low maintenance) spread.  Additionally, these recipes can easily be doubled or halved to make just the right amount for your shindig.Lynchburg Lemonade ~ Living the Savory Life

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