Tom and Katie Down Under

• Autumn sun in the Yarra Valley 1 week ago
• A weekend in Cradle Mountain 3 weeks ago Almost two years to the day, we returned to Tasmania for a second visit. Having toured Hobart and Wine Glass Bay in 2011 with Tom's parents, this time we headed to the north of the state for a weekend on Cradle Mountain. The trip was built around a wedding gift from Tom's work colleagues for a...
• Come Dine With Me - the final... 3 weeks ago So, the final round of Come Dine with Me had arrived - and it was our turn. 36 hours in advance we had no menu, no shopping, and untidy flat, and I had a weekend of work ahead of me. It felt like we had a mountain to climb, but luckily for me, when it comes to dinner parties, Tom is an Olympic...
• Come Dine With Me - the third night... 3 weeks ago So.. we reached the third night of four in the ex-pats Come Dine with Me challenge. I'm going to call it CDWM from here on out because I'm already fed up of typing the full shebang out.Tonight was the turn of Lou and Sam, famous for their cooking. Sorry, Lou's cooking. Expectations were high to say...
• Come Dine with Me - Take Two 3 weeks ago So the Come Dine with Me series continues, and with the American's having taken their turn, it's three British couples left to run. Next up were Lucy and Steve, and all bets were on them preparing an Argentinian feast, having previously lived there.They instead surprised us with a three course...

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