Archive for January, 2012

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The most beautiful of feasts

I love a wedding. I love the declarations of love and devotion. I love watching the groom’s face as the bride walks down the aisle. I love what their choice of music says about their quiet moments together. And I love the details. We winged our way to Sydney for the wedding of a very […]

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The best way to cut a mango

There’s nothing glamorous about gnawing on a mango while juices trail down to the inside of your elbow. And while scraping the flesh out with your teeth while standing in dripping wet swimmers may have been fine for the seven year old me, these days I’m in search of a better way.    For years […]

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Barbecued whiskey pineapple with brown sugar creme

This is less of a recipe and more of an edible postcard. Greetings from here. If the adage says that you should start a year the way you wish it to go on, this is not a bad way to do it. I’m sitting at the solid blonde table in our friends’ place at Avoca […]