Monthly Archives: May 2016

In-digest: week ending 29 May 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

This year’s first blast of wintry weather arrived last week, triggering a shift to cold-weather cooking in our kitchen – the culinary equivalent of digging out your winter PJs from the bottom of the wardrobe. Naturally, being a bit out … Continue reading →

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Into the closet: folio 3

Posted on May 23, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

Yesterday, Maggie and I installed our latest ‘loo view’. We opened up the three frames, removed the folio of seven photos from our 2008 travels in Italy and replaced them with a selection from our visit to Spain in 2011. … Continue reading →

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Battery Point: a collection of antique architectural gems

Posted on May 21, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

The European settlement of Hobart began in 1803, just 15 years after a penal colony was established at Sydney. Hobart, too, began as a British penal colony, with the added purpose of deterring French interest in the island then known … Continue reading →

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Cygnet day trip

Posted on May 21, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

One of the main strengths of Tasmania as a place to visit and explore is that, no matter which city or town you are in, you are never more than one hour’s drive from a variety of beautiful scenery. This … Continue reading →

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Not opposed to a bit of antipasti

Posted on May 18, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

A friend & neighbour of ours turned 60 recently – welcome to the club Janet! – and, to celebrate, we put together a three-course dinner for her and her husband. The main course was Maggie’s rendition of Beef Wellington, accompanied … Continue reading →

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Hobart icons: Museum of Old & New Art

Posted on May 18, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

It is slightly odd, I grant you, to be assigning icon status to a museum that has only been operating for five years. But there is nothing elsewhere in Australia that comes close to MONA, as it is known; its … Continue reading →

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Hobart icons: Salamanca Place

Posted on May 17, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

This post and the one that follows, both from our recent visit to Hobart, are about the old, the new, and the old complemented by the new. From humble beginnings more than 40 years ago, the heritage precinct of Salamanca … Continue reading →

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Hot and sticky in the kitchen

Posted on May 17, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

The last of our homegrown chillies for the season were too few to make up a batch to be dried in the oven but too numerous to be used up in a week of cooking our meals. So, I found … Continue reading →

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To Hobart, for a short break

Posted on May 11, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

Last week, Maggie and I spent four days in and around Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state, Tasmania. For this short break, we used a package deal offered by Flight Centre, the country’s largest retail travel chain. The … Continue reading →

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Chicken noodle soup, Italian-style

Posted on May 3, 2016 by rmgtravelsandfood

A significant proportion of the food that we cook comes under the heading of ‘comfort food’. Think minestrone, roast chicken, bolognese sauce, et al. Lately, we have been preparing a lot more of these types of dishes. Not for us, … Continue reading →

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