Author Archives: rmgtravelsandfood
Australia today: not the present I was hoping for!
This is my very first blog post about a subject – Australian politics – that has, in fact, been a keen interest of mine since the late 1960s, ie more than 40 years before I established this blog in 2014 … Continue reading
Kimberley trip: On the road
In the second half of our week in the Kimberley, we made a road trip, taking in three major Kimberley visitor attractions over three days. Our destinations were Geike Gorge, 20km north of Fitzroy Crossing; Bungle Bungle, in the far … Continue reading
Kimberley trip: Horizontal Falls and Pearls
The Kimberley is a vast region, more than three times the size of England. And it has been occupied by Indigenous peoples for between 45,000 and 60,000 years. So, it shouldn’t surprise visitors that there is a long list of … Continue reading
Wonderful week in the Kimberley: Broome
Maggie and I recently spent a week in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It was a varied and wonderful experience. Our week began with four nights in Broome, staying at the ever-reliable Mangrove Hotel, overlooking Roebuck Bay. The second … Continue reading
A very more-ish chicken roast
This year, Maggie and I have been cooking whole chickens more often than usual, having discovered that Peter Bouchier, one of our favourite butchers, stocks a high-quality free-range chicken at a reasonable price. At first, we prepared these using a … Continue reading
Bloody good Greek orange cake
It’s 12 months since I last published a post here. Another non-fatal casualty of the pandemic! Now, as my home city, Melbourne draws near to the vaccination level that will enable a cautious easing of restrictions, I feel ready to … Continue reading
A dish to pump up your kin on hump day
One of the benefits of cooking primarily for the two of us, sometimes with the addition of a couple of friends with known tastes in food, is that we are free to try any recipe that appeals to us. No … Continue reading
Unlocking Melbourne’s puzzle, piece by piece
As I begin to write this post, it is 1pm local time and I, along with most of Melbourne’s five million residents, am anxiously awaiting the daily Covid-19 update from Victoria’s Premier and senior health officials. The briefing is … Continue reading
These cakes won’t sell your strawberries short
Here in Melbourne, it’s early in the fifth week of a tough, six-week lockdown, which was imposed by our State Government to suppress a severe Covid-19 outbreak. We can venture out no further than 5km from our home and only … Continue reading
Delicious fish pie, with a Tasmanian twist
From time to time on this blog, I have mentioned one or the other of my two friends, Bill and Susan, who live in Perth, the capital city of the Australian state of Western Australia. I have known Susan and … Continue reading
Rick and Maggie's food and travel adventures 