Karin's Recipes and Random Musings

We all need more chick peace in our lives (sign spotted in Sri Lanka in 2023 ) I've been doing boot camp classes for almost ten years an...

Chocolate cheesecake just got even easier to make! I've tinkered with this recipe over many years, removing the sugar from the base (it...

I first visited Timor-Leste in 2018, as part of a study tour, and last week I returned. It's a fascinating place … exotic and chaotic, t...

I've been very remiss lately and failed to blog! Too busy living my life to blather on about it. But Andrew and I have continued our wee...

Every second year or so Andrew and I go to New Zealand to catch up with my family. This time we went in late May and early June, and have ma...

It's feijoa season! The feijioa – sometimes nicknamed pineapple guava due to its pineapple-y flavour and guava-ish texture – is well kno...

I've been keeping a spreadsheet recording what I cook for (ahem) sixteen years now, and every year I tally up the most-eaten meals. Our ...

The choley bhature at Bharat International in Belconnen is amazing. Chickpea curry, salad, pickles and two gigantic puffy hunks of bread. T...

Last week Andrew and I spent three nights in Jindabyne, at the base of the Snowy Mountains. We've been there many times before. A great ...

This blog has mainly become my online recipe book. I barely post anymore, though I often pop by for recipes. Just lately it's been pumpk...

Well, well, well. I'd never been to Highroad in Dickson before. Not for any deep and meaningful reason, but simply because Canberra has...

We kept hearing snickerdoodles mentioned on American TV shows. What are snickerdoodles?! A little bit of googling suggested that they're...

Bruce, a Canberra suburb about 2 km from our place, used to be quite sleepy on weekends. It's home to the University of Canberra and var...