Beautiful chicken curry. All the way to London to have my brothers Indian friend Bimla teach my twin & I Indian 🇮🇳. So this one is called a legacy dish in my cookbook folder. I call it Bimla curry. With pilaf rice & 5# spice potatoes. Over cooked roti bread. But gee it hit the spot.

And here is a plate dahlia on a plate! It’s so soft yet so strong. I love it.

Here’s one of my beautiful plate dahlias. The wind broke the stem and I had to cut it off. But I do love it. I hope you all do as well.

My plate dahlias have responded to all the humidity. I am so thrilled, I have only grown dahlia tubers and bulbs for a few years. I am so enjoying it all.

OK, packing my home or not. We had to eat on this muggy day! Round quiche, ham, cheese & tomato with herbs. Oblong quiche mushroom, onion, cherry tomato a touch of paprika. So nice with salad.

Salmon & prawn stirfry tonight. I love stir fry and especially when its packed full of vegetables

How about a loosely related Tortalini carbonara with mushrooms and crispy bacon? It’s cool enough to cook here in Melbourne right now! #letscook #tortalinicarbonara #feedthefamily #coolerweather

Yes, I am thrilled with this surprise show at my front door. It’s amazing to me. Only two years getting to know dahlias. They are a firm favourite. I’m still waiting for others to flower. I guess they just arrive at different times?

I just love what my Dahlias are producing now, I love this sort of mutation. Just beautiful at the front door. #dahlias #home #garden #lovemyflowers

Roast duck leg with mushroom risotto tonight. It was actually chilly here in Melbourne this evening!! It appears that after a shocking 45 degree tops we are having snow in Tasmania!

OK, need the Bluesky admin chat tact details again, found someone please send me the contact details again? Thank you in advance

Homemade Smokey bacon baked beans on sourdough with a poached egg. So tasty.

OK roast chicken thigh with leek, mushroom & leek risotto. Really needed a good home cooked meal after days of extreme heat.

Australia Day, it was of course a BBQ, I focused on the salad. The salad I decided on was a nice watermelon & feta, with sliced red onion in lime, black olives, spring onion, parsley & mint with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. In a 38 degree Melbourne day.

Over 40 degrees again yesterday!! It has been scorching hot here in Melbourne. But I still made a beautiful duck breast dinner late in the evening. Love using our home grown vegetables.

Lunch time. Bangers and three vegetable mash with babies peas and a red wine jus.

A lovely simple roast chicken, scallop potatoes and a roast capsicum, red onion & caper salad. The jus for those that wanted gravy.

Ahh ploughman’s late lunch for us today. Scotch eggs, pork pie, tasty bread stick, homemade pickled onions, peaches and grapes… a beers… yum! #ploughnanslunch #foodie #melbourne #summer

Ahh finally finished this beasts! It was simply a dark brown hideous thing. Now she is beachy with a touch of nautical with a blue I created myself #workfromhome #letspaint #nautucalbreeze #hygge

And here’s the last one that Bluesky did not repair Mike’s and follows ect. Bulbs were finished so I planted my market trolley and front door with new seedlings. It should all burst into colour pretty quickly. I love walking in and out of the house and seeing beautiful colour provided by nature

Another upload missed by Bluesky. I love wondering my garden and gazing at special moments I have created.

Let’s see if BlueSky has fixed it error? My likes and new follows are not going to my feed properly. And no proper support. So I will test it with one of the post that has been liked in notifications, but not shown up on feed. Homemade blueberry ice-cream. So tasty and refreshing.

Let’s see if BlueSky has fixed it error? My likes are not going to my feed properly. And no proper support. So I will test it with one of the post that has been liked in notifications, but not shown up on feed. Spicy king prawn linguini last night with homemade spicy tomato and confit garlic sauce.

27 degrees & windy. But a good day to plant seedlings and load them onto my market trolley and the front door step now the bulbs are finished. Next is furniture projects. I wonder if BlueSky has fixed my feed yet?

So notifications show my activity, new followers & lines, but none of them are showing up in my main feed/page. Does anyone know how to contact the Gods of BlueSky to support their app? It’s really bad how these apps have no one directly accessible to us! Please don’t force me to refocus on “X.

Anyone know how to contact BlueSky administration for assistance? I think it’s easier to get an audience with the Pope then getting hold of the people that are supposed to be supporting these apps! If anyone has anything, please let me know, thank you

Spicy king prawn linguini last night with homemade spicy tomato and confit garlic sauce.

I love the nooks and crannies in my garden. Peaceful and interesting. I love eating, reading and being creative outside.

Delicious homemade blueberry ice-cream tonight, yum

Pork belly with red cabbage & apple with mash and jus last night. Had friends for dinner. So enjoyed putting it together #porkbelly #redcabbage #dinner #letscook

And two days ago regardless of the heat my light pink dahlias burst into bloom. I swear it’s the humidity that cussed it. They are such beautiful flowers.

Tonight after 42 degree heat day it had to be quick and tasty. Panch Phroron potatoes with fried eggs and herbs. A lovely Indian lady gave me the recipe. #panchphoronpotstoes #letscook #spicy #home

I love my morning mug I use. A dear friend bought it for me.

34 degrees or not, I was having an old faithful brekkie. I love boiled eggs with toast or muffins occasionally. Yum! Have a nice day world! Chin up 😉#boiled-eggs #breakfast #letscook #home

Now about lunch, just up the road from me in Mordialloc, the Bridge Hotel. Love watching the boats going up and down the river

Woke up to my blooms swaying in the breeze this morning! This last blast of humidity coupled with warm sun bought them out. I am thrilled. I wonder what colour will bloom next. I have come to love dahlias.

First hosted birthday BBQ birthday for friend Dave. It’s was a nice relaxed celebration on a beautiful sunny warm day. #birthday #celebrations #friends #home #melbourne

Here is my outdoor Asian inspired hot pot. It was a beautiful warm evening. I / we thoroughly enjoyed it. Such lovely fresher than fresh ingredients. I so encourage people to try this. Induction plates are so good here #hotpot #SeaSaltcafe #lets-cook #fresh&tasty

Let’s have a hot pot tonight with those induction plates! Taking them out into my events area tonight. Had a great day at the market seeking out beautiful fresh produce #hotpot #SeaSaltcafe ##market-fresh #letscook

It’s nice to get what’s in the brochure on the 1st of January in Melbourne Australia. Across the road from home. It’s beautiful high 20’s and a cloudless sky… Happy New Year world. #melbourne #1stjanuaty2026 #home #gratitude #hygge

Happy New Year everybody

It’s simply blooming lovely around the house at the moment. Having bright flowers all over the place is I guess the nicest thing about Christmas in Australia.

Not boring really lol. Testing my induction plates in my events area today. I’m thinking an Asian style hot pot for our New Year’s Day dinner. I love these things. Considering I was anti electric as a chef! We like direct instant control over heat. They are truly a boon for the chef or home cook.

So happy my first dahlia flower opened today here in Seaford Melbourne. I’m love these flowers and they just keep giving. #dahlia #tubers #lovemygardem ##hygge #home

Peeking duck pancakes this evening with crispy white wine #perkingduck #lightdinner #letscook #relaxing

It’s been a long and busy one. Often stressful. But here we are #2025 #busyme #creatuve #foodie

People are asking for the Lycheeni (lychee martini) formula. Here it is. I can promise you all it’s very festive. 🍸🎄😉

Ahh these nice quiet and sometimes solitude treats. Creamy scrambled eggs on my favourite sourdough bread. So nice and peaceful today. #brunch #solitude #treat #home #letscook

Ahh legs have a nibble, dumplings and spicy chicken pieces. Just what we need 🤤