The Shed

A BIG THANK YOU to LogoMe who went ABOVE & BEYOND in their efforts on a small custom job. I designed a tag to put on photo’s of our young Labrador – the Name, Lilly, in embossed gold, followed by a Pawprint that has a red heart in it. Recenty Lilly invested all her savings […]

Meat Thermometers take the guesswork out of cooking Knowing the internal temperature of meat being cooked avoids the dangers of bacterial illnesses from undercooking as well as preventing overcooking which can cause shrinkage and make the meat tough. The price of meat thermometers has dropped to a very affordable level There are several types of […]

Why are curries so addictive? For me it is the aroma of spices filling up the house, the flavour, the chilli bite, the battle with sweating forehead – it’s a full eating experience. I enjoy all versions of curry, but Indian Curry is my favourite – nice and hot! In about 1970  I was introduced to […]

False Smoke Alarms Last year a house near us caught fire. It was a frightening experience and soon after we replaced our smoke alarms. The existing alarms on the ceiling were Ionisation type alarms. QUELL model 8A502, about 8-9 years old and the Ionisation type. Research showed that now Photoelectric smoke alarms are considered better. […]

It took a couple of hours to prepare and cook the Curry Traders Lamb Madras spice mix because I like to saute the onions until they are translucent and sweet. The recipe says to saute them for 10 minutes, I took about 25mins. I also used Ghee instead of oil. Other than that I stuck […]

In 2008 I came up with an idea; to drink a different beer each day of Advent (December 1st to 24th). It was fun and documented on my blog ‘The Shed’. My favourite year was 2010, and the entry for Day 11, Corona Extra http://shed.robhealey.com.au/grog/my-beer-advent-calendar-2010/ This year as part of building the level of the ‘ […]

Simon Stretton’s Durong Dingo Sanctuary – Simon explains why keeping the Dingo DNA is so important for Australia. Remember the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)which became totally extinct?- don’t let that happen to Australia’s own Dingo.   Share

Curry Sauces make a great base for a curry when time is short. I prefer the Passage to India Sachet Sauces which are quite good on their own, but with a little help they can be really great.   How to Improve Packet Curry Sauce   It was a weekday evening and I wanted some […]

Here is an EASY WAY to sharpen a knife and keep it sharp. This works for any knife- kitchen knife, fillet knife, outdoor knife, camping knife, even for serrated knife sharpening, and it’s VERY easy! All knives are dangerous, but a sharp knife is a pleasure to use while a blunt knife is frustrating and […]

It’s not easy to locate important files to backup in Windows 7. Files that need to be backed up are stored in individual ‘user’ folders and also in the Program Data folder. Copy and Paste doesn’t work for the ‘Users’ folder, some files are copied over but not the important ones. For me, the backup […]