Merryn's Menu

Most of you would know that I am an amateur beekeeper.  This is a hobby that hubby and I share together, it is very rewarding and it is won...

Now that it is Spring we spend hours in the garden every weekend.  Planting seeds and seedlings, improving the quality of the soil and y...

Today is a great day for cooking.  It is a long weekend with rain drizzling continually.  Yesterday was hectic with three of us pruning...

I have been quiet lately and taking a break from blogging as life has been so busy.  With working long hours and helping my parents t...

The best part of Summer is the ready supply of Seafood. Living in a seafood town we have plenty of choice from the school prawns to the lo...

It's a usual day at work; customers, phone calls, paperwork, internet browsing, ordering and lunch.  Lunch is definitely the highligh...

I decided it would be delightful to cook a Chickpea and Vegetable Curry for lunch and proceeded to chop the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli...

Anything is possible when you master the basics of home brewing. With 5kg fresh cumquats picked from my friend Belinda's tree, 6kg suga...

What is Mushroom Luncheon Surprise (I hear you ask) This is what is created when you take ingredients to work too cook a rich mushroom r...

You know the saying 'when life hands you lemons - make lemonade'  when you are handed chocolate, make chocolate brownie cookies. ...

It was my friend Kathy's birthday last Wednesday and we usually get together each year to celebrate our birthdays.     This time we h...

We have a council clean up happening in our area during the coming week.  We culled, sorted and dumped out the front so much 'stuff'...

When we were small children we had the occasional holiday at my Nana's (my Mother's Mother) home in Moorland. There was a big swa...

If you have ever been to Bali the chances are you have tried Jamu, a lovely turmeric and ginger infused drink that is good for your immunity...

Ricotta Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Parmesan Cheese It is the simple things in life which often give us the most pleasure, like walkin...

The temperature is between 25 and 30 Celsius at the moment and my spinach was looking a bit sad and droopy.  I picked all that I could, w...