Happy 4th of July everyone! While most of you will be having a BBQ with watermelon, corn on the cob, fried chicken and berry pies, we’re in the middle of winter (with even a bit of hail yesterday). So…although pumpkin pie is not traditional for Independence day, it’s very much in season now & I’ve [...]
Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category
Happy 4th of July!!
Posted in American, Ex-pat Experiences, Holidays, tagged 4th of July, Australia, ex-pat, pumpkin pie, winter on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Eating Along Steve Irwin Way
Posted in Australia, Drinks, Fruit, Holidays, Travel, Tropical Fruit, tagged australia zoo, glasshouse mountains highway, lychee, noosa, pineapple crush, steve irwin way, sunshine coast on January 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
A few years ago, we were on our way to Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, and decided to take the scenic highway to get there. Back then it was called the “Glasshouse Mountains Highway” but they have since renamed it “Steve Irwin Way” since his death which is pretty apt since his Australia Zoo [...]
Happy New Year – Osechi Ryori in Australia!
Posted in Asian, Australia, Hawaii, Holidays, Japanese, tagged japanese new year, kuromame, osechi ryori, ozoni on January 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Happy new year! In Hawaiian we say, Hau’oli makahiki hou and in Japanese, akemashite omedetoo. Growing up, Christmas was not the most important holiday for us but new year’s day was. Like the Scots, the Japanese have a big clean of the house to welcome the new year and thus, it metaphorically starts the year [...]
4th of July in Oz
Posted in American, Australia, Ex-pat Experiences, Holidays, Miscellaneous/Quirky, tagged 4th of July, Ambrosia, Australia, Budweiser, ex-pats, Independence Day, Jell-o Shots, Kalua Pig, Lomi Salmon, Potluck, Red Velvet on July 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Jennifer’s Baked Beans Did you know that the term “POTLUCK” is rarely used outside of the U.S.? Well, my husband tells me that it isn’t used in the U.K. and I’ve never heard it used here in Australia. Any Canadians out there? Do you use the term “potluck” to mean “bring a dish” to parties? [...]
Recommeded Viewing Browser:
Contact Me:
Pages
-
Recent Posts
- Spring Delights
- Happy 4th of July!!
- Dim sum & sushi train (回転寿司) in one
- Trapped at Tropical Fruit World
- Eating Along Steve Irwin Way
- Baby Meal on Qantas Flights
- Happy New Year – Osechi Ryori in Australia!
- Best Onion Rings in Waikiki
- Ass Rolls Anyone?
- Oxford Symposium 2008 – Vegetables
- First Time Dining Out with Baby
- Masterchef Australia Finale
- Proofread Before Sending to the Printers!
- Finally a Picture of Our Cuddly Possum
- Twitter and Food…
Archives
- November 2011
- July 2011
- May 2011
- September 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- September 2009
- July 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
-
Recent Posts
-
Top Posts
February 2012 M T W T F S S « Nov 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a
-
Recent Comments
Guy on Want a Unique Hospitality/Food… Emma on Eating Along Steve Irwin … Hiedi on Dim sum & sushi train (回転寿… Annette on Spring Delights suzer on Happy 4th of July!! -
Blog Stats
- 55,156 hits
-
-
I’ve been included in Food Blog Search!
Meta
