We flew via Beijing last month on our way to Nepal, deciding that a week of relaxing (and eating!) would be a good preparation for the mount...

Hello Writers, Colleagues, Friends and Friends-of-Friends of Beth Yahp Writingworks  and Sacred Journeys Nepal , This year's Nepal t...

The Japanese word for Big Bowl is Donburi - and there's no better start to the day than with a big bowl of fishy-ricey goodness, a bala...

As you may have noticed, the Yum-oh blog doesn't include any recipes that use wheat or dairy, as those things just don't agree with...

Lately I've been longing for some of the food we ate on a trip through central and northern Malaysia a few years ago... Still haven'...

I was recently introduced to TED - a remarkable site that publishes video of talks by some of the world's most remarkable thinkers and d...

Simple pics today: - a stack of five tamari-seaweed brown-rice crackers and a set of three glasses. These were taken about six months ago a...

Testing out some snazzy Mocktails - cocktails without alcohol. This one is Cranberry Juice in a martini glass... simple, classic.

I've got a new Blog! Where's all the recipes??? Weeeell , I have still been eating great food, just not necessarily photographing i...

In the light of the recent stormy weather on the Global Financial front and the various knee jerk responses of governments around the world,...

Last weekend, I just had to get into the garden – it hadn’t had any attention for months and the springtime jobs of pruning and tidying were...

As you know from my previous posts , I've been exploring of the art of cutlery - and here's the latest results of fiddling with my f...

Waiting for friends to arrive at Fatima's Lebanese Restaurant on Cleveland Street Surry Hills and playing with my Canon IXUS pocket-came...

Barbara served up this delicious soup at a recent celebration of Tim's 'significant birthday' (one of those with an 'oh'...

This week I've developed a hankering for vegetables - can't get enough of them! IKU Wholefoods , the iconic Organic Vegan diner at 6...

When my sweet friends Ordette and Paul and Carol and Greg and Karen and Faith asked me what I wanted for my birthday earlier in the year, I ...