Review: Stagger Lee’s Fitzroy

Stagger Lee’s is the newest cafe offering from the folks behind Proud Mary in Collingwood, and despite being on nearby Brunswick Street was a whole lot easier to get a table at! B and I went along to check it out for brunch one sunny Saturday, and we were pretty impressed with the offerings!

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Easy Ways to go Green

Reducing your impact on the planet doesn’t need to be difficult or result in any huge changes to the way you live, so today I thought I’d share some of my favourite easy ways to go green! I’d love to hear your tips as well!

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Recipe: Pesto Pasta Salad

Thanks to everyone that got involved in the 1st Meatless Monday linkup! We’re back for week 2 and I can’t wait to see what you’ve all been cooking!

I had some friends over recently for a BBQ to watch the AFL Grand Final (we just don’t talk about the result!) and I was on salad duty, which is no surprise given my love for salads! I went with a few old favourites like my potato salad, as well as this easy-peasy pesto pasta salad! It was quite the hit so I will definitely be pulling it out again for more BBQs over the summer!

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Review: Perfect Drop, Daylesford

I’ve finally made to my last review of places we ate on our little weekend away in Daylesford! For our final dinner we headed to the Perfect Drop, which was conveniently located right next door to our accommodation! We arrived during happy hour so perched ourselves on the front deck next to the wood heater, ordered ourselves a round of cocktails and settled in for a lovely evening!

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Balcony Gardening: Freestanding Vertical Garden Edition

It’s been a while since my last Balcony Garden post and there have been some successes (so much lettuce and coriander!) and some failures (not sure what happened to my oregano!) along the way. Now that Spring has arrived it was time to get serious with some new plants & some TLC for those that remain, as well as a new addition to my balcony garden – a freestanding vertical garden*!

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