Yellow Lentil Soup

Yellow Lentil Soup

YELLOW LENTIL SOUP A few years ago, Mr Shannon had to go to Dubai for work. A friend came to visit while he was gone and she said, ‘Wow! Dubai! That’s the land of luxury! I wonder what present he’ll bring you home?’ Oh yeahhhhhhh, I thought excitedly. I imagined him...
Easy Cauliflower Soup

Easy Cauliflower Soup

If you’ve been around the block more than once, you’ve probably encountered a hairy man and the medical condition that ensues after relating sexually to that fuzzy individual: rugburnitis. It’s like pash-rash, except it’s all over your breasts, abdomen and inner thigh...
How to Nail Golden Roast Potatoes

How to Nail Golden Roast Potatoes

In a quest to become a skinny, dong-juggling bitch I once committed to a low carb diet. Like a sicko, I put pasta in the naughty corner and I turned bread into a social pariah. Eating potatoes? Never. You see, I thought cutting carbs would give me a tight rig and...
The Good Girl

The Good Girl

A good girl. I used to be one. Didn’t talk back. Didn’t brag. Didn’t fart into my hand and throw it like a grenade. Never wanted to look needy. Or burdensome. Or like I gargled semen for breakfast. Said sorry too much. Said no not enough. Said help me never, not ever....
Easy Rainbow Birthday Cake

Easy Rainbow Birthday Cake

Herbie turned 4 a couple of weeks ago and the little champ wanted a rainbow cake. Birthday cakes have escalated since the good old Women’s Weekly cake days and many children’s parties now feature an extravagant custom $200 cake. If you can afford it, good...