nic cooks

I tell people that I go to the UK to see my family, but if the truth be known, it’s really to replenish my favourite moisturiser and to sample some Michelin star food.  No trip to the UK would be complete without a good feed, and with the strong Aussie dollar at the moment it [...]

This months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop is bought to you from the Northern Hemisphere.  I wasn’t sure if I’d have time to participate this month, but the stars aligned and here I am.  Hosted by The Kitchen Crusader, the theme for this month is “sweet as pie”.  An appropriate theme for the Australian winter, but [...]

I’ve said this before and I’m sure I’ll say this again, cheese making is not an exact science.  This frustrates me a little; I have a scientific mind that enjoys concrete answers.  At school I chose to do Chemistry, Biology and Maths for my high school subjects because I liked subjects with answers. I probably [...]

I’ve been to the Hunter Valley more times than I care to remember.  When I travel I usually like to discover new places, but there are some places that are worthy of multiple trips.  Two and half hours drive from Sydney, the Hunter Valley is one of those places.  With about 150 cellar doors to [...]

OK so I’m not a Royalist or a Republican but since I moved away from the Motherland 6 years ago I have become a little more patriotic. This year is a special year in the life of the United Kingdom and I wanted to commemorate the fact that Lizzie has spent 60 years being the [...]