I'm Melissa, but everyone calls me Liss. 

Well that's unless you're one of my kids (aka 'The Frills') they call me Mama or Mummy. 

I don't do things by halves
One week after I got married to my GSH (Gorgeous Sexy Husband) we discovered we were going to be parents.

At our first anniversary lunch, 3 month old Eloise came along

We didn't go out for our second anniversary, because I was too tired - that happens when you have a 15 month old and are 6 months pregnant with twins doesn't it?

So, needless to say, parenthood has been a little intense.  3 babies under 2 is enough to well and truly break your spirit but I'm pleased (and proud!) to say it made us stronger as a couple and although a little intense at the beginning, is starting to pay off dividends  - meaning the frills  share similar interests from an early age and we are not waiting for the 'baby to grow up'.  It gives us much more freedom these days.

Today our frills are 5, 4 and 4.  Full of mischief and truly delightful.  They are our pride and joy.

I love to cook 

I used to hold regular dinner parties, social barbeques, gatherings.  Dinner parties are not so frequent but I do still  love to cook for people.  It's an extension of who I am.  I love great produce.  I love experimenting.  I involve my kids in my cooking and hope they grow up with the love of food like I have.  Largely due to both my parents being fantastic in the kitchen.

I love trying new things.  Luckily, so does my family because I they don't get a choice.   I'm a self-confessed cookbook JUNKIE.  I buy all the cooking magazines.  It's not a problem..... (unless you ask my hubby)

and to that end..

.. I love to eat.  I love that we grow our own vegetables and that our kids have a firm understanding abot where food comes from.  We shop directly at farmgate for produce and abbatoir for our meat, and other than that try to buy all Australian produce.  It's not always possible, but where there's a choice, there's no choice.

Hubby and I love to eat out, we used to do it alllllot. 

I cook where I can from scratch - and find much joy in creating something I'd usually buy and not only save money doing so, I can then make it when I feel like it!  I am a contributor to Make it From Scratch - check it out!

Why 'Frills in the Hills'?..

In June 2007  we moved here to Terrey Hills.  We needed some room to grow with three little girls and hubby was a country boy yearning to get out of the 'Big Smoke'.  Terrey Hills was a great compromise as I am the 'city girl' and was still close-ish to the city and work opportunities and we now have a country-town atmosphere for the kids to grow up in.  It's a wonderful community. 

My blog is my outlet

I started a blog as I had briefly gone back to work, and realised that the GFC and missing my kids isn't really a stable family life.  Plus, they are only little once.  So I have given up work for a little while (I love my work I am lucky!) so I can stay at home with my frills.  I started to record things I didn't want to forget.  Soon enough it has evolved into my personal cookbook, nostalgia and also a place in cyberspace to have a 'brain dump'.  I hope you don't mind!

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