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French onion soup

I am back! Well, I was always there, just keeping quiet on the blog.  2021 held so much promise. Like many people, we looked forward to a year of relative normalcy:...

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OUR 2020 COVID Christmas

Christmas 2020 was always going to be different. We are used to festivities where half of the family is missing, because they are either living overseas, visiting in-laws or just decide...

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November happenings and miso peanut roasted pumpkin

November has come and gone, and what was supposed to be a quiet month, free of the usual travel and social gatherings ( thanks to COVID ), proved to be quiet...

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Early Halloween, Celebrating the Day of the dead

Halloween is near and as in the past four years, we celebrated a week early as it clashes with a family birthday. It is no surprise that 2020 has been a...

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3 ways with red wombok

Have you ever had red wombok before?  It is similar to a traditional Chinese cabbage, otherwise known as wombok, except that it is well, red. Bordering on purple. It shares the...

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A special delivery of goodies from @freds.providore for our friend @polly_fenton in Bloomfield, Qld: @morellagrove olive oil, @mexicocityfoodsau corn chips, @aztecamargarita pre-mix, @farmgatetoplate condiments, and more gourmet bits fit for a fiesta!!!
Far North Queensland is my happy place. Not only because we used to live here and some of our best friends still do , but also the food is so fresh, varied, vibrant and tropical!!! Here’s to a week in Cairns and beyond, catching up with friends over long lunches, revisiting old haunts, and enjoying a curry feast in the rainforest!!
So you don’t think we always eat in pubs while on the road, here’s a sample of last weeks cooking onboard. We use the bbq and the diesel stove top a lot, add salads and generally eat inside the van as it’s too cold outside ( even in Queensland! ).
That sums up the current situation. Travelling thru Outback Queensland, we came across this low cost camp on a cattle station between Barcaldine and Longreach. Dunblane station is a 15,000ha wool sheep property that offers 5 camp sites. We stayed at the Gretel Cattle Yards, parked under a water tower and surrounded with acres of green pastures. I had the phone on sunset Timelapse while preparing dinner, and filling up the hot tub with artesian water. Sadly the hot tub didn’t work out, but the sunset was splendid and bbq dinner pretty good. Closest neighbours were 3 klm away, emus came to visit in the morning, and we were given a tour of the woodshed down the road before we headed off further west.
Eating on the road, visiting friends and family along the Queensland coast. Last week was a mix of #casual pub meals, cafe #brunches, generous home cooked dinners and quick bites while on board.
Last week of cooking at home. A blur of brown looking dinners, #quickandeasy to put together as we’re getting ready for another road trip.
It’s been a week of eating fun! From cheerful hotpot, to elegant starter, appliance testing, cafe brunch and finishing with home cooked classics.
So last week, our fridge broke down and needed replacing ( is 13 years a decent lifespan for a fridge or am I the only one suspecting programmed obsolescence? )
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