Author Archives: rmgtravelsandfood
An L of a day
Our lemon tree has produced a bumper crop this year. So, although it is nearing the end of the season, we still have plenty of fruit ripening on the tree. We always give some of the fruit away to family … Continue reading
How to choose a red wine
In June last year, Maggie and I spent three days grazing our way around the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Along the way, I reconnected with Rockford, my long-ago favourite winery in this iconic region. Later in the year, … Continue reading
Some days, all your soul needs is a pair of pretty roses
These two rose flowers came from the same bush, growing close to our front door. Most roses are high maintenance but this one has been particularly needy for all of its life – eight years so far. It … Continue reading
Amsterdam: accessible, interesting, relaxed and enjoyable
Our recent travels in Europe began with three full days in Amsterdam. Our accommodation was located in one of the older districts of this famous city, giving us efficient access to the main sights by a combination of the frequent … Continue reading
Cumquat infusions
From time to time I have mentioned ways that we use cumquat-infused brandy and vinegar in our home cooking. And I have previously provided the recipe we follow when we make the infused vinegar, including suggestions on how to put … Continue reading
Monet’s marvellous garden
One of the highlights of our recent travels in Europe was a day-trip to ‘Monet’s Garden’, in the small village of Giverny, west of Paris. Claude Monet and his family rented the property from 1883-90, then purchased it and set … Continue reading
Jet lag? Pfft! Wait ’til palate lag gets you!
At 3pm on Friday 16 September, Maggie and I boarded a train in the French city of Rouen, to commence our return journey to Melbourne. 32 hours later, at 7am Melbourne-time on Sunday the 18th, we wrangled our luggage and … Continue reading
Une belle image de Saumur
I took this beautiful photo of Chateau Saumur from our hotel window this morning. Maggie and I are spending three nights in this picturesque Loire Valley city. We are three weeks into our visit to Dubai and Europe but this … Continue reading
Orange cake with low degree of difficulty
You could think of this cake as being no more difficult than performing a single somersault off the 1m springboard, compared to the Middle Eastern orange cake requiring you to make a giddying dive, with all the bells and whistles, … Continue reading
Planes, trains and automobiles … and a longship …
… will soon (10 sleeps!) be taking us to, and around, north-western parts of Europe. The first plane will take us from Melbourne to Dubai, where we will spend 48 hours. We have a short list of, mostly, inexpensive sight-seeing, … Continue reading
Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 