mmm mulberries. we go down to a park here pick and freeze them for later in the year. i usually end up eating them like little frozen treats before i use them for anything else.

tap water. ours tastes a little funny though so we have a filter jug. if not tab water then beer or a sugar free carbonated flavoured (lemon, lime, grapefruit) mineral water, at least...

I'm kind of surprised that in the US it seems people in apartments don't own their own washers and dryers. We live in a pretty small apartment but have our washer in the lock up garag...

We live in Australia and are bound by ridiculous rental agreements. The owners and some random person from the rental agency come over every 3 months and checks that we haven't ruined anything and ...

This looks very similar to the crunchy noodle salad I make from the back of the fired noodle packet. Only I just olive oil, wombok instead of regular cabbage and almonds instead of peanuts. ...

mmm vegemite i grew up eating it on everything. sandwiches, chicken, crackers, bananas... its too salty for me now.

mmm dusty

roast potatoes. be warned though. my dad is convinced he has narrowed down the moment where he went from not needing quadruple heart bypass surgery to needing quadruple heart bypass s...

i sleep on the couch when i can't sleep. some nights if i stay in bed i'll spend 3 or 4 hours just tossing around and keeping my partner awake while he is trying to sleep. i wish we h...

i love the big window in the bedroom. i wish i had those. i actually quite like the whole thing but agree that it does look very clinical. i guess the owners haven't moved in.

i like the look but all i can think about is summer. living in australia i often move furniture around for summer - the lounge, beds and chairs so that the person in them will get whatever breeze a...

i was always kind of ok as my parents always had chopsticks and we'd use them maybe once a week. i went to japan on exchange when i was 15 though and thats when i really learned quick...

i like the idea. in parts of australia we have been on heavy water restrictions (no sprinkling of gardens, only watering plants and washing cars using buckets, encouraging 4 min showers).

don't let any males drink a little too much at your dinner parties... i don't think it looks any worse than the linoleum but i have a gut reaction of eww because i don't think its part...

thankfully the agency we rent our place though is a 3 minute walk around the block and they keep keys to all their buildings. i also learned a few years ago to always lock my doors with my keys whe...

we wipe out under the rubber seals after each use. water seems to get trapped their causing problems but once we established that was the problem it was very easy to deal with.

in australia butternut squash is known as butternut pumpkin. i didn't even know they were called squash until i starting using recipes off the internet.

i store my oil out of light, in a cupboard. its supposed to stay fresh longer that way. i also store them on a tray so that the cupboards don't get damaged or oil stained.

my nan used to grow lemon grass when i was a kid to put into her tea. wow did that plant give nasty paper cuts.

cute without the knife and fork