My training continues with a light round of mind melding. #dachshunds #dogsky

More ways my dog has trained me: The polite-but-escalating, “it’s dinner time” breathing. “I care not you are sick. I smell it is almost 5pm. Chop chop human.”

Fuck a duck. Now I have to cook this fuck in my fridge which is the last ducking thing I feel like currently (doing or eating). 🍽️ #whatscooking #foodsky

Meanwhile, I broke my no-buying-anything-it-just-has-to-be-moved ban to purchase 8x cushions on FBM because I (probably mistakenly) believe cushions are the answer to any fugly styling problem. The 82 year old seller grew up in the exact same tiny micro pocket of Aotearoa as me ❤️

Goodo. My elderly neighbor just popped by to invite me to a Christmas do while I was showering & shouting FUCK BALLS at the top of my lungs. Just as well I’m moving soon. Again. For the 3x in under 2 years. I’m a bit over the unrelenting stress and pointless drama of 2026.

I did not say you could stop the scritches yet human.

Does anyone else’s dachshund *breathe* at them regularly simply for a) attention and b) “come be RIGHT NEXT TO US” (= attention). All other needs have been accounted for. This happens a lot when I’m trying to work which can be VERY ANNOYING. And she’s ceasing the minute I point a camera at her 🤨

Hit me with your best ideas for cooking a whole duck #whatscooking 🍽️ Never done, but I have a 🦆 cluttering up my freezer. I was thinking Peking duck or duck a la orange 🍊, but not sure I have time or energy for either rn. Simpler roast duck and duck fat potatoes maybe?

The tap dancing act that occurs virtually every time I return from anywhere. I had the temerity to be gone for TWO HOURS today. Meanwhile baby flouff runs around spinning in circles and yelping. Today she legged off with my slipper in her excitement.

Flamenco flouff!

Or a pink pelican!

Real estate agents: 10 Me: 0 Fuck the property industry and fuck capitalism. I’m going to go live on a houseboat. Or yurt. Or this cute-as-shit little apartment. www.apartmenttherapy.com/195-square-f...

Been preparing for the Aussie summer by making A DIY spider catcher and thinking about snake 🐍 proofing. In not unrelated news, browsing property prices in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Love my lazy pups happily indulging me in a mental health morning WFB(ed). We’ve had a week and need our energies for more big changes ahead. #dogsky #dachshund #sausagedog

Kookaburra! They are just such cool looking little dudes

Baby Flouff gets great joy out of hunting skinks - they’re typically small enough she might even stand a fighting chance. Not this one 😮

Almost veggie bolognese made in the slow cooker with dried black lentils (and a small amount of smoked speck - hence the almost). I like it when a little bit of meat goes a long way flavour wise. It’s amazing how meaty this tastes. #whatscooking 🍽️ 🥣

Australian sausage dogs really making world news right now 🌭❤️ #dachshunds #wienerdogs #dogsky #theguardian www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I miss having someone to cook for, so it was nice to make even this simple, casual meal for a visiting friend. Roast beef, potatos and gravy with what’s-in-the-crisper salad (asparagus, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, capers & feta). #whatscooking 🍽️

I wrote a piece about these little idiot loves-of-my-life, and it’s going to be published soon in The Guardian, so that’s delightful 🥰 And I may have found my dream house-cottage with a beautiful garden… although some cashed-up Airbnb investor will probably out-bid me 🤞🙏 #dachshunds dogsky

Nothing like some cute dogs in a cosy bed of a morning 🥰 #dachshund #dogsky

New cooking hack: frozen chopped onions & jarred minced garlic. Normally I’d turn my nose up at these. But sometimes it’s the thought of chopping onions & mincing garlic that stops me cooking a good meal for myself. So, F it. I’m embracing the ease. #whatscooking 🍽️

Made this Brazilian Coconut Chickpea Curry because I had an excess of canned chickpeas. Not a pretty dish but very tasty. Also vegan if you don’t add yoghurt like I did. www.recipetineats.com/brazilian-ch... #whatscooking 🍽️🥣

When my mum died I cooked her dishes. Now my father has there’s nothing to make as he was just the worst cook. He was so proud of his efforts too. I once scraped a birthday breakfast he made me into a plastic bag and smuggled it out via a window. I guess that’s a form of love too. #whatscooking 🍽️

Life’s been a bit much lately, with multiple forms of grief and an injury. But I made some good bread and learned how to make tempeh taste great - steam, marinate, fry. I’d not had success cooking it before but I really like it this way. #whatscooking 🍽️🥣

Quick Gado Gado salad dinner with fried tempeh + steamed pumpkin & egg on a bed of baby spinach leaves. Really, I just want to eat a vat of this sauce: www.recipetineats.com/gado-gado-in... #whatscooking 🍽️🍜 #foodsky

Poor baby flouff was shivering this morning. Usually she meeps at me if she’s cold in the night & I snuggle her up. We both need ☀️ Apparently I have a ‘severe’ vitamin D deficiency, which I didn’t think was even possible in Australia. Not only am I fair-skinned AF but I may not absorb it properly 🧛‍♀️

Rainy weekend highlights included pie & chai 🥧 🫖 #whatscooking 🍽️ #foodsky

Again grey & wet. Big snoot not here for it. Frankly, I’m not totally either. TGIF. #dachshund #dogsky

Snoot

Just bopping along in my favorite winter coat #dachshunds #dogsky #weinerdog

Trying out some new food for the snoots. Yes, these dogs eat better than I do. #dachshunds #dogsky

So miserably cold and wet today the dogs took one look & took themselves back to bed. I decided to join them, but first I put some chilli con carne in the slow cooker, which ought to be ready just as I get home from yoga. That’s enough productivity for a wet Saturday yeah? #whatscooking 🍽️🍝 #foodsky

Just out here being a bit adorable #dogsky #dachshunds

Terrifying guard dogs #dachshunds #dogsky

Thai red curry with chicken, pumpkin, peas & broccoli. Oh, and pineapple to help counter the fierce 🌶️ #whatscooking #foodsky 🍽️🍝

I’m glad I’ve been a working writer long enough to have already dealt with the demise of my profession multiple times (newspapers ✅ magazines ✅ early dotcoms ✅) or this whole GPT-is-eating-my-work thing might be stressing me out more. #writing #AI

Thanks @kitchenjedi.bsky.social - Forgot to post. I marinated this with lots of paprika, oregano, cumin, coriander & garlic. Slow-cooked w/ can tomatoes & then shredded. Added kidney beans. Was good but agree this meat lacks flavour. #whatscooking #foodsky 🍽️🍝

Call me a weirdo but this sight makes me happier than just about anything. #dachshund #dogsky

Morning snoots #dachshund #dogsky

Pasta aglio e olio! This dish reminds me of my best friend & her hubby who made it all the time when we were all young & habitually broke & saved our $ for booze not food. Topped with ‘poor man’s Parmesan’ - breadcrumbs fried in anchovies & garlic. #whatscooking 🍽️🍝

#Whatscooking friends 🍽️🍜 I have this Yearling Rump Cap, apparently also known as picanha or top sirloin in North America. No idea what to do with it? Would it be a good slow cook cut or better seared? #foodsky

I made some leftover chili beans and brown rice more exciting with sriracha mayo, avocado & corn chips. One month into my new dishwasher-free life and I’m thinking I might just start living on cereal. #whatscooking #foodsky 🍽️

This happens every day and I’m not yet sick of watching it. Older girl often looks quite long suffering & baby girl can get very over excited by it all 💗💋 🐶 🌭 #dachshund #dogsky

Some fun monikers for the latest extreme weather hitting Australia: 'Bomb cyclone';' Bombogenesis', "Wild weather rain bomb" and, thanks ABC for your understatement, "quite a bit of rain on the way". Stay safe all. #SydneyWeather #BombCyclone

The 🥚 poach cup makes oddly too perfect eggs. Still, that was delicious & I see more poached eggs in my near future. Satisfying knowing exactly how many minutes (6) for an egg poached just how I like it - slightly jammy egg, fully cooked white. Runny whites = 🤢 #whatscooking #foodsky

🥓 Bacon, avocado & spinach sandwich for lunch as I put Southern baked beans w/ bacon in the slow cooker. Recipe here: www.recipetineats.com/homemade-bak... #Whatscooking #foodsky

Baby ween and I have been enjoying bonding time snuggling in bed on these cold winter mornings ❄️ She’s at her cutest when she’s still cosy, cuddly & quiet. Before she’s up & activated & ready to let the world know she was born ready to fight. #dachshund #dogsky #ReactiveDogs #RescueDogs

I call it her pokie machine due to the intermittent reinforcement #dachshund #dogsky #weens

Finally, some tasty results from the bread machine! But really I used it like a mixer and bowl. Still, I can streamline the process. This had decent flavour and crunchier crust. #whatscooking 🍽️🍜#foodsky