Mr Romance 
Stop for a moment, close your eyes and imagine this: tender, crunchy base, opulent, oozing salted caramel centre and a crisp, peanut brittle top. This is how you make the ultimate salted caramel peanut slice. Do you know who I feel sorry for? The poor souls who are allergic to peanuts. Life must suck for … Read more
Sharing your blog posts across your social media platforms can be time-consuming and draining. We’re sharing a look behind the scenes of Mr & Mrs Romance at the tools we use to make social media work for us in a way that doesn’t interrupt our creative flow. One question we’re regularly asked about running a … Read more
Mirroring the swirl of the wine in our glasses, the flames from our new fire pit lick the air, comforting light flickering around our balcony. Here’s how to make your own fire pit for your balcony or veranda. So we’ve built our own gas fire pit for our balcony. But what began as a whim … Read more
Travelling in Japan is – in a word – suberashii. Wonderful. But like all new places to visit, there are a few things we wish we’d known about before we arrived in Japan. Here are three things that will make your time in the Land of the Rising Sun even better. One thing that strikes … Read more
Gently lapping shores of blue green sea, soft, white sand and mysterious limestone towers sprouting from the water. The islands around Krabi are iconic to Thailand’s coast. Island-hopping in Krabi in your own private speedboat is a must. Do you remember when Alex Garland’s The Beach came out? When the movie from the book hit … Read more
Since international and interstate travel is off the cards for us, Christina and I have been finding other ways to entertain both ourselves and our bit-champing travel bugs. I’m sure you’re doing the same. In this Edition, we’re talking about a new home improvements project we’ve been working on (i.e. a fire pit for our … Read more
Crispy with a soft tender middle, puffy yet robust and packed with flavour – here’s a simple pizza dough recipe that you can make at home but will take you back to evening strolls through the romantic streets of Napoli. We owe a lot to the magnificent Italian city of Naples – not least for … Read more
Which red wine? Not only difficult to say, but also hard to decide, choosing a bottle of red wine to drink often a dilemma. We’ve put together flavour notes and food pairings for 10 red wine varieties we love. I don’t know – and wouldn’t care to know – how much time I’ve spent staring … Read more
The American Dream stands for liberty, equality of opportunity and a prosperous life born of honest hard work. But where can we find a more tangible form of this ultimate American ideal? Something simpler. Something tastier. Something we can sink our teeth into. With its foundations in the American Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, … Read more
From the English countryside to the sun-scorched lands of 19th Century Australia to the eternal pages of the world’s most famous spy story, the wild Little Scarlet strawberry has travelled far. And now in gin form, this tasty fruit takes on a whole new persona. Here’s how to drink the Little Scarlet gin liqueur. What … Read more