Category Archives: Travel

My American Hot Cross Buns

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Susan

You may remember my posts about Christmas in Africa. They were wonderful. But I haven’t travelled since my illness left me with a disability. That is, until now. This is my first trip to the United States, my first trip … Continue reading →

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Reuben at Katz’s

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Susan

You may remember me arguing that the BLT is the best sandwich ever, with the one caveat that the hot Reuben sandwich sounded pretty good. So of course, the Reuben made it to my list of must do food experiences … Continue reading →

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Must do food experiences in America

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Susan

I was blessed to be told, with only a week to go before my departure date, that I would be given funding to visit the United States. The trip was not food related. I would be attending a large conference … Continue reading →

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Making fufu the Congolese way

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Susan

I have been missing Africa lately. I was overjoyed when a friend of mine bought me some cassava flour; I knew I wanted to use it to make fufu. Fufu is the starch staple of large parts of Africa, but … Continue reading →

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My Simien Sandwich

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Susan

Last summer ExploreDreamDiscover posted about his adventures in the Simien Mountains, reminding me how incredible they are. I went hiking in the Simien Mountains the year I spent two Christmases in Africa. I posted about the 25 December I spent … Continue reading →

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Australia Day at Hobart’s Farm Gate Market

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Susan

If you haven’t gathered by now, I’m a bit of a nut for farmers markets. Coming from a Tasmania family, I follow and really appreciate Tasmanian produce. I’ve always loved Salamanca Market, but it’s not a food market. I have … Continue reading →

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Turners Beach Berry Patch

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Susan

Nan’s been dying to take me to the Turners Beach Berry Patch ever since she saw punnets of their exquisite looking strawberries for sale at the Burnie Farmers Market. It wasn’t a sudden onset thing, she’d been talking about it … Continue reading →

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Goat cutlets with peanut sauce

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Susan

Goat is the most common meat in the Congo. The infrastructure isn’t good enough to sustain big agribusiness, so the overwhelming majority of food is local grown and locally consumed. In Kinshasa, a popular pastime is to go out with … Continue reading →

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Friendship hamper

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Susan

Friendship is a funny thing isn’t it? In the past week I’ve been lucky enough to visit a very dear friend of mine, with whom I’ve been dear friends for many, many years. But I have also said goodbye to … Continue reading →

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Seeing the soul return to Lygon Street

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Susan

I managed to persuade my doctor to let me out of town for a week. With great relief I headed to Melbourne for a few days, and then visited friends in country Victoria. It was wonderful. The most exciting thing … Continue reading →

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