Cate Can Cook, So Can You!!

"That smells disgusting" says one, "That smells really bad" mutters another. Not great words to hear, as you are rush...

On our first night in Rome, after our twilight, highlights of Rome from a bus tour, we were treated to a meal at a local trattoria.  One o...

During a cooking class on my recent trip to Italy, Chef Raffaele gave us some sound advice.  "if you don't have access to fresh, v...

On a cold wet, winter night is there anything better than having dinner in front of a log fire?  I think not!!! I was feeling a little h...

Finally, finally, finally, a meal to get me out of the blogging doldrums! You see it's not so much that I haven't been cooking, i...

A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Today marks several things! It's April Fools Day, and it's also the end of day...

It was a hung verdict on this meal.  One of us (me) loved it - the other (DH) hated it!  I guess sometimes we just have to agree to disagree...

Sometimes all you need is a little pat on the back to give you the motivation you need to keep on going. This week was the annual pilgrima...

This is pure agony!!! As I type and look at the photos of this meal my belly is rumbling.  I didn't think that I was hungry, but obvious...

Well we made it!  Sailing around the Whitsunday islands in a yacht is not all it appears in the glossy pictures!  We started the journey wit...

The men in my house are always asking for ribs for dinner. I usually have to say, sorry, I don't have time to make them today, as the r...

I have had several comments lately from loyal readers commenting that my posts have been somewhat irregular of late.  I explained that I hav...

I know it seems like an awfully long time between posts, and that once again I am starving the family, but let me assure you this is not the...

Technology, it's a wonderful thing isn't it????  Well, when it works it is!!!! I decided it was time to splash out and get an ipad...

Well life as we know it is now back to normal. "The Darlings" have returned from their adventure in Japan with many stories to t...

While I must admit I did miss "The Darlings" life in the food department was somewhat simpler.  I could make one dish - and make w...