There are so many things in the Dandenong Ranges that make it unique and special. One of those things is Puffing Billy which is a steam railway that runs daily between Belgrave and Gembrook. We went on Puffing Billy from Belgrave to Emerald Lake (Lakeside) last month for Lil’ E’s 3rd birthday. Lil’ E &…
The Dandenong Ranges is by far one of my favourite places to go in Victoria. So earlier this month, when my husband told me we were going to one of Shannon Bennett’s new cafes in the Dandenong Ranges on the edge of Sherbrooke Forest, I was understandably excited. He did, however, forewarn me to expect…
Last month, my son turned 3. For his small family party the weekend before, we celebrated with an amazing rainbow cake; but on his actual day, we indulged in a whole bunch of these pretty pastel cupcakes. I decided to try out a recipe from my newly acquired Phillippa’s Home Baking cookbook by Phillippa Grogan…
My heart skips a beat whenever I’m in the presence of Wedgwood. And combined with an elegant, tasteful high tea – in the company of two wonderful women (and my own, well-behaved, children) – what’s a girl to do except act like a lady and have a jolly good time! Years ago, I was obsessed…
My husband loves chicken so it’s something I tend to cook for the family several times a week. And although there are numerous recipes on my evening rotation, sometimes it’s nice to mix things up a bit. Remember how I let my husband flick through some recipe books a couple of weeks ago? Well he…
Lucy Liu isn’t a film star in Melbourne; she’s an up & coming restaurant with a lot of potential. It opened on Friday and, as yet, still remains a hidden gem sharing the same laneway as Coda & Bowery to Williamsburg – both fine establishments flooded with trendy customers. It’s the first Asian restaurant by…
One night last week, I asked my husband to take a look through a couple of cookbooks and pick out some dishes that he wouldn’t mind trying over the next couple of weeks. Surprise! He chose Nigella’s churros from her Kitchen: recipes from the heart of the home cookbook… as well as some other great dishes…
Situated essentially opposite the Royal Botannical Gardens is a little gem – Ichi Ichi Ku – a Japanese restaurant, serving up super fresh sushi… on brown rice.. and unique dishes that we really enjoyed. It’s open continuously from 7 am until 11 pm, 7 days a week, and whilst we were there, there was definitely…
On Saturday, the weather was freezing so we thought we’d may as well take a drive to Healesville Sanctuary to check out what its special holiday Winter Wonderland was all about. Lil’ E had a wonderful time there rugged up in his down jacket. There were the usual Australian animals there, but in addition, there…
Last week, my husband and I whizzed over to the city with our baby girl for a quick lunch at Rice Paper Scissors. It initially got our attention during our visit to Ruyi mostly because it was packed full of customers as well as the fact that we used to frequent Horoki (its predecessor) quite…
