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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
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 »
Finally a Picture of Our Cuddly Possum
Posted in Animals, Australia, Garden, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Non-Food, Possums, tagged Australia, Garden possums, kangaroo, koala, Ring-tailed possum on April 15, 2009 | 9 Comments »
In a previous post, I was bitching about the tedious task of having to always have our garden draped with bird-netting due to these cuddly Ring-tailed possums that live and forage in most urban neighbourhoods around here. When I tell my friends in the U.S. that we have Possums, most think of those ugly triangular-faced [...]
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? [...]
Giant Winter Veggies
Posted in Miscellaneous/Quirky, Veggies, tagged Australia, Beetroot, Beets, Cabbage, farmers market, huge vegetables, Veggies, wayville farmer's market, winter vegetables on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
While I still work on composing many of the posts regarding my trip to Hawaii, I wanted to post a few photos of some beautiful winter veggies from our local Wayville Farmer’s Market. In my previous post on GIANT SPINACH, I must stress that Australia grows the biggest vegetables I’ve ever seen in my life [...]
