10 results of 23 Blog Posts

Saturday Stories: What Do We Do in the Summertime?

posted August 14, 2010 in Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

It's summertime and times as tough.  You have five children, four of them girls between the ages of say, 13 and 6.  All of them are bored.  Oh, they work hard and do their chores, but there is only so much that needs to be done.   (read full article)

Spicy Moroccan Carrot Soup with Vermicelli Noodles

posted July 14, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

When I was growing up our soup options were fairly limited, as mum would alternate between brodu, which is a thin, watery, clear broth and aljotta, which is a rich garlicky fish soup with tomato and fresh herbs. Understand that I'm not complaining ab (read full article)

Country-Style Chocolate Ice Cream

posted June 16, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

The first batch of ice cream I made was none other than Marcella Hazan's world famous Gelato di Cioccolato del Cipriani. After months of experimenting with all sorts of ice cream, gelato and sorbet recipes I can firmly say that Marcella's chocolate g (read full article)

The First Day of Winter

posted June 06, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

There are so many things I take for granted on a daily basis - my health and good fortune to name a few. Often, it's only when I'm confronted with the injustice and prejudice that exists in the world, that I then stop and reflect upon the greatness i (read full article)

Accidently Bolognese Börek

posted June 01, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

One of the most challenging things I find, as a mother is that when you're feeling lousy and unwell - life still goes on. Even though you may feel like you've been run over by a truck the dishwasher still needs to be stacked, floors need to be vacuum (read full article)

Roll Hoppers

posted May 09, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

At the end of the long school/work week we all look forward to movie night at our house on Friday evenings. Hence, 'movie night' has become a much loved tradition that we all look forward and hold fast to. After our weekly catch-up around the dinner (read full article)

Half Moon Bay

posted April 12, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

I took Hoover down to Beaumaris this weekend so that she could spend some time with my aunt who also happens to be her godmother. Hoover was a little hesitant to start with as she doesn't get to see her aunt Carolina that often, but things quickly tu (read full article)

Figolli Down Under

posted April 05, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

When I reflect upon growing up Maltese in Melbourne in the late 70 and early 80's I can distinctly recall certain food memories with great fondness. Then there are a whole host of food memories from my childhood associated with my father's harebraine (read full article)

The Little Mermaid

posted March 27, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

We decided to have Hoover's mermaid party a week early as her actual birthday falls on Good Friday this year. We figured that most of her friends would probably be away for the long weekend and besides Good Friday just so happens to be our figolli ma (read full article)

The Drama Has Subsided!

posted March 22, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

Of late, we've had a fair bit of drama around here with freakish hailstorms, flash flooding, leaky house, husband falling off the ladder and an unexpected visit to the emergency room. Then there was a rather looong stretch (10 days to be exact), of d (read full article)

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