Category Archives: Food

Sydney Harbour, NSW. A Fabulous Bridge Walk with Great Scones****4stars

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Sconquest

The Many Faces of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I’m ashamed to admit that I have never walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge before. Starting at Central Station I caught the train to North Sydney which is only five minutes away. … Continue reading →

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Pizza & Focaccia Antics with Laucke Flour****4stars

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Sconquest

My Best Pizza Ever! Just when you thought it was safe in the kitchen you find out your wrong. A few weeks back I used this mix and made pizza and focaccia and received accolades for my efforts. Now I … Continue reading →

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Bread Antics with Laucke Flours. Scrumptious****4stars

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Sconquest

How about Bread?  After my near disaster with the scone mix I still endeavoured to   make bread for our winter soup, and looked forward to enjoying a nice warm kitchen full of the aroma of baking bread. This time … Continue reading →

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Scone Antics with Laucke CWA Scone Mix ****4stars

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Sconquest

Just about Foolproof Scones. Hoped to visit Vivid Sydney so stopped on the way to see a fellow sconquestor, armed with a packet of Laucke’s CWA Scone Mix from the supermarket, just in case it was required. Perhaps I could use … Continue reading →

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River Cottage, UK. A Yummy Scone Recipe.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Sconquest

At Last, a Recipe! Dear Sconquest Followers, My apologies for not including recipes before now. I have endeavoured to find the copyright and get permission for the Commonsense Cookery Scones and the popular Wizz in the Kitchen food processor scones … Continue reading →

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Alice Springs, NT. Wandering with Imagination not Images.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Sconquest

Chaos Reigns Supreme Sack the navigator! What! I was doing my best but it didn’t matter where we were heading I didn’t know which way was up, north, right but mostly wrong, even with a simple map. Ooops, we just … Continue reading →

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Katoomba, NSW. Lacklustre Lilianfels **2stars

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sconquest

Great Expectations. Sadly Disappointed. Finally went horse riding for the first time ever. Didn’t fall off & enjoyed the trail ride in the Blue Mountains. It was only an hour but it still left you rather sore and tender. To … Continue reading →

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Art Gallery of NSW. Disappointing Scones ***3 stars

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Sconquest

Picasso – Sorry, Not My Cup of Tea. Go now so there’s no worry about crowds at the Art Gallery of NSW. When I arrived about 1.30 pm there were plenty of tickets available for any of the half hour … Continue reading →

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Bondi, NSW. Missed Sculpture By the Sea, Again!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Sconquest

 Oops! Can’t believe I’ve missed Sculpture by the Sea again! Even getting up before sunrise didn’t help yesterday. An early start would mean beating all the traffic and the heat. Not a problem today though as I was waylaid only … Continue reading →

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Hiking and Tramping, USA & NZ. Arm Chair Hiking with Bill Bryson****4stars

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Sconquest

What to do on a Rainy Day?        It’s been pouring with rain this week and a wonderful opportunity to listen to Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Wood an unabridged audiobook from audible.com. Having tramped some of  New … Continue reading →

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