Our first test at hockey is today playing against a team that is in our league, we’ve had a few people leave and I’m not entirely 100% fit myself. I have a back injury which is impacting me standing up for too long. So this intro is nice and short!
I’ve made the [...]

This week, I went out to a Vegetarian restaurant that has recently opened up in Lygon St, East Brunswick called vege2go. It’s not in the usual spot of restaurants in Lygon St, but further down the tracks nearer to Moreland St. The place itself is very bright and colourful with a great variety [...]

With the dramatic weather change in Melbourne, we’ve gone from extreme heat to freezing weather. With this, I’ve began creating my soups again and I’ve really been looking forward to it.
Soups are simple to make and you can make a bulk load! The one available this week is great for all of this, [...]

Firstly Happy Easter everyone. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable one.
My first week in the job was great, I went off to training and learnt a little about the new CMS I’ll be managing. Food-wise it was a little hard to keep eating properly, as I had training in the city [...]

I finally finished up at my old job at Media Giants and now this week starts a new challenge with AFAC who are the council for MFB and CFA in Australia and New Zealand. I’m looking for a new start doing more project managing then hands on web work, so it should be interesting.
During this [...]

After a hectic weekend last week, I’ve set a few things up to begin a new journey of losing my final weight loss. I’ve purchased a new domain to being a new website for the journey of the weight loss and to assist others. The website is www.onekiloaweek.com and will focus on losing [...]

Today, was my dad’s 60th BBQ party and I was able to make some scrumptious vegetarian dishes. I’ll be posting the delights later in the week, however for the beginning, I’ve got two delicious vegan treats for you all.
The first one is a warm tempeh salad, which is quite healthy but indulgent battered with [...]

It’s my dad’s birthday this week, his big 6-0 in fact and we have a barbecue set for him and the family for next weekend. I’m thinking it could be a good time to come up with some tasty vegetarian and vegan barbecue treats to serve, so be prepared for those coming up!
As for [...]

A little news week outside of cooking for me, which most likely mean a happer Mel, is that I’ve resigned from my current role. The people are great and I will totally miss conversing with the Clubs at the AFL, but it was really time to move on to bigger and better things!
On the [...]

After a hectic week last week and a mild bug on the weekend, I’m ready for a quiet one! You got an extra special treat on the weekend with the Firey Red Pepper & Arugula Cannelloni, which was entered into the Vegetable Love 08 comp on Fatfree Vegan. This dish is well worth [...]