Welcome to instalment number two of ‘does Taryn really need to collect all of this stuff’ also known as my new series – My Kitchen Collections. You can see my mortar and pestle collection here. This week I’m showing you my col

I really like a smoothie for breakfast, especially if I’m in a rush. If I’m going to have a smoothie for breakfast though, I need it to be filling. I don’t want to be hungry at 10am again. Choose your ingredients. Frozen berries, a

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA today. Thanksgiving is a holiday that I think I could get into. Eating, spending time with and giving thanks to loved ones and pumpkin pie. Yes, that is definitely something I could get into. I have tried the pum

A little look at life around here… A few weekends ago we went out to Sentosa Island. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Sentosa is a funny place. So man made and tacky. To be fair, there are lots of attractions on the little

This will be the last post in my Beverage Series. You can have a look back at all of the recipes in the series here. Today I’ll recap some of my favourites and I also have some really simple ideas for you that taste great. This Lemon Iced Tea w

I’m not a big cocktail drinker, but if I do have one, I definitely like the more fruity or zesty cocktails as opposed to the creamy ones. Despite my intense chocolate love, I’d have a caprioska over a mudslide any day. In the supermarkets here you ca

I used to be a professional juicer. Seriously…my first full time job was at Boost Juice. It probably wasn’t the best first job out of school but I did make some great friends there, including The Lovely L who I’ve now been lucky enough to connect wit

I hope you’re liking the beverage series so far. Drinks are not something that I have normally concentrated a lot on making, but I have had heaps of fun looking for recipes and ideas for this series. I still have a few posts up my sleeve including so

It’s absolutely pouring and dark outside as I write this and when it’s like this outside, for a moment, I can be tricked into thinking that it’s a cold and rainy day outside. Of course, it’s not – it’s still sticky and hot. I like the cold and