Projects & musings
Reading. Writing. Speaking. Eating.
I write about it here.
Occasionally.
Current project: Environmental biosecurity is everyone’s business
See the digital story I created for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Environmental Biosecurity Office.
Current project: The Mapmaker’s Secret
If you enjoy gripping wartime romance with a dash of mystery and intrigue, you'll love The Mapmaker's Secret! Available on Amazon, or directly from me.
Current Project: Sweet Treats Lollipop
I’m pleased to be featured in this anthology of sweet romance stories from Romance Writer’s of Australia.
Current Project: Heart in the Clouds
“He’s a charismatic Australian bomber pilot used to beating the odds. She’s the straight-laced radio operator he speaks to each night before he flies. He makes a bet that he can steal a kiss….and ends up getting much more than he bargained for.” Find out more about my debut novel.
Seven habits for a healthy voice
Take notice of these tips for professional voice users to help you sound your best every time you need to speak.
Narrated by the Author?: Five questions to ask yourself before you record your own audiobook
It’s natural to think since you can both read and speak, you are a good fit to narrate your own audiobooks. However, there are some important questions to ask yourself before you go down this route.
Lend me your ears: Copywriting tips for authors thinking about audiobooks
As a word wrangler who works with written and spoken words, as well as a voracious reader, I find the trend towards audiobooks very exciting. In fact, my mind explodes with the possibilities inherent in the rise of audiobooks and digital storytelling.
Jazz Age Cocktail recipes? Yes please!
Cecelia Tichi’s book Jazz Age Cocktails is my favourite type of book: One that interprets social history through recipes.
Current Project: Sustainable Bundaberg!
I recently had the pleasure of working with Bundaberg Tourism to tell some of the sustainability success stories from that beautiful part of the country.
Foodish History: Rum-laced Tea
My recipe for Spiked Chai Marsala is based on research for my recent book. I lost count of the number of references I found to “rum-laced tea” being drunk by airmen during the post-op debrief at Bomber Command.
Current Project: Macadamia Makers
I dare you not to get cravings after watching this profile of an amazing Australian artisan!
Staring down my disgust: The Aesthetics of Eating Insects
You can see the actual face I made when I ate a whole cricket for the first time, listen to me grapple with the health and sustainability arguments around eating insects and get a little lesson from food history.
Current Project: Easy Healthy Tasty
A food writer and a dietitian live-streamed their cooking during lockdown...then something strange started happening
Foodish History: A Tale of Two Carrot Cakes
In wartime England, the Ministry of Food promoted carrot as a sweetener in cakes and biscuits to replace heavily-rationed sugar. But their recipe for carrot cake is very different to the cream-cheese-coated cake we cook today.
Current Project: Macadamia Makers
I’m so proud to have worked on this video series with the Australian Macadamia Society featuring some truly amazing creators.
Foodish History: A Bomber Command Breakfast
This recipe is a modern interpretation of an operational supper at Bomber Command. It’s the kind of thing that today we order for brunch in a cafe after a night out, when we want grease to soak up the excesses of the previous night. But at Bomber Command, stomachs were being lined for a different reason.
Partnership: How Community Supported Agriculture grows good food
Read my article from Wellbeing magazine issue 189 on the benefits of Community Supported Agriculture for both farmers and eaters.
Musings on the golden glory of turmeric and my favourite recipe to spice up a backyard BBQ
This marinade is, to this day, one of my favourite ways to use turmeric. It spices up the usual backyard BBQ routine with golden goodness.
Piper Nigrum: The plant that paid a king's ransom
The plant that was once so valuable that it could pay a king’s ransom and the indulgent pepper recipe I took with me when I left home to go to uni.