July 2009
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Yummy Lamb Pasanda Recipe
For anyone who is unfamiliar with making their own curries, don’t be afraid! They are as simple as making a stew or casserole. The key is to allow time for the spices to infuse and become aromatic.
I tried out this recipe today and it was so delish I thought I’d share! This curry is creamy, nutty, fragrant and sumptuously rich. The green chillies give it a beautiful green colour if...
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Bookish: On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
Whether you’re already a McEwan fan or are just curious to see if his lesser publicised offerings are worth a glance, On Chesil Beach does bring something to the table. Uptight Englishness (I should know, I’m one of them) and miscommunication are at the centre of a young couple’s struggle to connect. Florence and Edward fumble, cough, mutter and procrastinate...
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“On holiday my sister saw the rather lewd painting of Priapus and his enormous...”
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Bookish: In My Skin - A Memoir
In My Skin: A Memoir by Kate Holden
What drew me to this novel was that not only is it based in my current home city, around Melbourne in the former vice dens that riddled St. Kilda, but I could identify with Holden’s background. I am at the same age in my life that Holden was when she turned to drugs, seemingly out of misplaced curiosity. Holden reminds us just how slippery the slope can...
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Bookish: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
In his Pulitzer prizewinning masterpiece, Junot Diaz manages to telescope the history of the Dominican Republic into a microcosm of one family’s struggles. His wit is street-sharp and Diaz pulls no punches, staring straight into the eyes of his oppressors and telling his cultural story straight from the heart.
His characters...
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Michael Buble: Step aside sir
At least my blog is climbing the echelons of Tumbledom and I am now two notches above Fuckyeahmichaelbuble.
Don’t look down, it’s lofty in the breezes of success…
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“cocksy wocksy
Yep. That’s what comes out when my sister hacks my...”
– selenybeany
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Martian Poetry
Recently I’ve really enjoyed reading Craig Raine’s poetry and his technique of ‘martian poetry’.
The premise is simply to write as though you were a martian, encountering the world and all its wonderful gadgets and gizmos as alien artefacts. This has inspired me as a writer to look at things as though I’d never seen them before, to look upon the world with new eyes....
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A cake is but the sum of its ingredients
Leafing through other blogs I’ve noticed a trend. Most pages consist of stolen property, borrowed pictures and hijacked quotes and many contain little or nothing from the creator themselves. I think there’s always room for original material.
My dream for this blog is to create somewhere where I can be creative (looks at the moon and sighs) and strike a balance between what inspires...
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