Patience, Grasshopper Pie

Since I’m never one to be down for long (especially when there’s seasonal food, family to be with and a new year to look forward to), here’s something to add to the short-list of recipes that I feature on this site and something for you to try! There’s a pair of other seasonal recipes featured here too. This particular pie isn’t standard in Australia, but it seems to be a fave in the USA. I’ve added a slight spin... Read More

Episode Forty-Seven – On A Little Bit Of Douglas Adams With Maynard And Seasons Greetings

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (10.7MB) | Embed Direct link to Mp3 here. Hello to all of you! During what has been a rather difficult December (but honestly, really nothing in comparison to last year), I’ve started thinking about how to do things better for myself and others. I guess that’s one of the things that this time of the year does for people. One way to deal with things to improve myself is to take simple steps –... Read More

On Santa – Token Skeptic Episode One

While listening to a great Skepticality podcast episode (www.skepticality.com), I found I had many unanswered questions. Delving into the research, I started checking out what research has been done into belief in Santa. Is it such a bad thing to believe in Santa… and how would you gather evidence about the pros and cons? Could belief in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy and so forth, be a natural part of childhood development…... Read More

I Am Not To Be Trifled With

Very basic recipe, that I usually throw together this time of the year before the inevitable family gatherings. Feel free to get more ornate with it! Ingredients (serves 10) 1 x 85g pkt Aeroplane quick-set dark cherry or strawberry jelly 1 x packet of 8 small jam rollettes, dice into into 1cm-thick round slices 1 x small punnet of fresh strawberries (washed, hulled and halved) 2 x 450g frozen berry mix (I used McCain Season’s Choice Blueberries... Read More