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Busy Week
2007-07-01 14:22:00
Weekend Herb Blogging #88 is upon me. I have had such a busy week that I almost forgot to get online to my blog. Today is Sunday the first of July which means stock take, and yes you guessed it I have been at work since 7am, first doing breakfast for the wedding guests from the ...
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Weekend Herb Blogging
2007-06-25 10:10:00
Wow look, I got accepted with my peppercorn entry for this week on Weekend Herb Blogg ing . I am very excited about it. I need to read all the other entries for this Weekend Herb Blogging event and learn some more. Obviously I have to try for next weeks show. No rest for me, even if ...
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Lunch at The Marsden Tavern
2007-06-24 11:46:00
Another facelift. This time at the Marsden Tavern. Monday lunchtime Monika and I were out shopping, and as you know you should not shop on an empty Tummy. We had just come out of one shop when we both had the urge to eat, the question is where. Yeppoon has many places that offer lunch, ...
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Peppercorns, black, white, green, red..
2007-06-19 12:54:00
After finding some very good food blogs out there today, which put mine to shame I must add, especialy those which are posting on the topic  Weekend Herb Blogging. It is now in it’s 87th week and growing.  This week it will be hosted by Astrid from Paulchen’s Food Blog. I might be a bit of a late joiner ...
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Waterline Cafe Lunch Review
2007-06-17 12:16:00
What a glorious Sunday in Yeppoon. Met up with some friends and after having tea in there newly finished house, which is absolutely awesome with views to die for, we decided to go out for lunch. So this will become my first dining review. With the town enjoying the arrival of some new eateries, we ...
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Hells Kitchen, reality tv show
2007-06-08 16:20:00
Hells Kitchen the tv reality show?.For those of you whom are not at all familier with Hells Kitchen or haven?t heard of Gordon Ramsay, I will explain.   This is a reality tv show which established itself in the UK back in 2004. Although it was short lived in the UK, it is now in it?s ...
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Amuse bouche, Amuse-gueule, Appetizer..
2007-06-07 03:43:00
Amuse bouche, amuse-gueule, appetizer, call it what you want. The question is do we really need to offer these little bite sized morsels of food at the beginning of a meal or is it overrated? Firstly let us explain what an amuse bouche, amuse-gueule is. An amuse bouche or amuse-gueule translated from the French word that ...
More About: Food and Drink , Appetizer , Ouch

ViagraOysters on The Menu
2007-06-03 09:55:00
ViagraOysters ?..Hard up Down under?. Well this could be a possiblity in the future, since a group of Australians have created ViagraOysters. 59 year old marketing executive George May came up with the idea of feeding Viagra to oysters after he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, a common side effect of which is impotence. His doctor suggested taking a ...
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Blogging To Fame
2007-05-31 09:07:00
Blogging to fame seems like the latest hit. With over $80000 in prizes to be won, it’s no wonder. I have signed up and ready for the ride. I would also appreciate your vote. Go ahead and click this icon and fame me  
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How Hard Is It To Get Some Bread
2007-05-24 03:45:00
This little rant came about just yesterday. How hard is it to get some bread? Let?s find out??picture this, I?m at home at about 9am when I receive a call from Monika whom is at work doing the breakfast then morning tea scones & spinach parcels and then lunch assorted sandwiches for one of our ...
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Abalone
2007-05-23 02:07:00
ABALONE; Abalone are a species of shellfish (a mollusc) other mollusca are snails, clams, squid, cuttlefish and octopus are to name a  few.Abalone have a rich colored inside of the shell often called ear-shell because of it’s shape, or the more common name to us as “paua shell” in New Zealand. The meat of the Abalone is considered a ...
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Coffee Machine
2007-05-18 02:21:00
Today we received our brand new “Boema” coffee machine, and I?m looking forward to sampling the goods later. But first, a few tips on your research before you go ahead and purchase a coffee machine. Ensure that you have enough space, sounds silly but it is true they do come in various sizes & power ...
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Mother?s Day
2007-05-14 12:29:00
After another busy Saturday night with a wedding for 106 in the conference room & 82 in the a la carte restaurant it was back in the kitchen for the wedding breakfast followed by Mother ?s Day brunch. Having had a week of last minute event?s what could be more fitting than rain on Mothers day. ...
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Staff Turnover
2007-05-08 11:40:00
I have managed to upload some photos & the movie does actualy play. This bloging does require some serious time investment, please don’t forget that I do have to run a very busy kitchen, which at present is going through some staff turnover.
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Don?t look at this
2007-05-04 08:45:00
Warning, explicit writing in this chef?s blog. It will make good reading to those in the industry, (bring back memories for some of us) will make you think
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