oysters Victoria Market Melbourne
Adventure, Food, photography

Melbourne Slideshow: Food

Where to eat in Melbourne

The Corner Bakery Suva breakfast
Adventure, Food

The Corner Bakery, Suva, Fiji

The Corner Bakery is a dine-in/takeout cafe in the Kundan Singh plaza in Suva. It's a good place to go when I want something quick and savory, or when I want a sweet treat. On the savory side, I like to get their pies, particularly the steak-and-cheese pie and the chicken-and-mushroom pie. It's not unusual… Continue reading The Corner Bakery, Suva, Fiji

French press at Intercontinental resort Fiji
Adventure, Food

Travel Pro Tip: Bring a French Press

We just got back from a few weeks of travel in the U.S., and there's one tool, so to speak, that really helped us feel comfortable when we stayed at hotels: a French press. If you love strong coffee first thing in the morning, bringing a French press along when you travel is a small… Continue reading Travel Pro Tip: Bring a French Press

mocha
Food

Try This Home-Made Mocha Latte

We make French press coffee every weekend. Last Saturday, it was extra special with the addition of about 2 tbsp. of cocoa nibs that had been soaked to make our latest batch of tasty home-brewed stout. The nibs give the coffee an earthy, bold mocha twist. You don't have to use stout-infused cocoa nibs, of… Continue reading Try This Home-Made Mocha Latte

vanilla and coffee Fiji home garden
Food, garden

Planting Coffee and Vanilla

We ordered five coffee bushes and five vanilla plants from a nursery based in Colo-i-Suva, and they arrived this week. Our gardener planted them yesterday, and we're looking forward to watching them grow. I'm not sure how they'll fare in the soil in our yard, but it's certainly worth a try. This will be a… Continue reading Planting Coffee and Vanilla