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...
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...
My New Lemon Slice

My New Lemon Slice

Parenthood is a real ride and there have been some surprises for me. I didn’t expect applying sunscreen to a toddler to be more difficult than rubbing lotion on an angry snake. I didn’t expect my nipples to look like sad emojis after breastfeeding. I didn’t expect...
Chicken & Pesto Noodle Salad

Chicken & Pesto Noodle Salad

Being a nurse really takes over your life. For a start, everyone you know asks you for medical advice, ‘Hey, Shannon, I have this cut, do you think it’s infected?’ And sympathy? Gone. You find it really hard to muster compassion for people with a cold after you just...