Medlars! I’d never heard of them. A good friend of mine lives on a property outside of Goulburn with a lot of medlar trees. And the trees were laden with autumn fruit. She posted a picture of the subsequent abundant harvest on facebook and how she was going to turn them into medlar jelly which […]
Papaya and Chicken Curry
May 10, 2015 By 35 Comments
Papaya are available throughout the year however there is a peak supple in Spring and Autumn. So it’s definitely papaya season and I’ve been thinking of ways to enjoy this fruit other than chopped up on top of a bowl of muesli. And there’s nothing wrong with papaya on muesli because the fruit has a […]
Red Wine Lamb Shanks with Parsley Mash
April 24, 2015 By 38 Comments
As many of you are aware, here in Sydney we have just been visited by a Category 2 cyclone. What was predicted was ‘a few days of wind and rain’ but what arrived was far more severe and certainly unexpected. On Saturday night we went out for dinner and it was so mild and balmy […]
Fig, Prosciutto and Bocconcini Salad
March 23, 2015 By 43 Comments
My sister, Lou, is now living in Oz after 10 years in Beijing. Two of her children have birthdays within a couple of days of each other. For the past decade I have only seen my niece and nephew’s combined birthday parties through a screen but now, everything’s changed. We were invited to a barbecue […]
Stuffed Pork Loin
March 20, 2015 By 22 Comments
It’s been a big week for the little guy who has so many interests and activities that result in a very tightly-packed schedule. One of the things he was most looking forward to this week was his appointment with the orthodontist. Because for the last 12 months Alfie has had to wear a contraption on […]
Vegan Crackers and…Mr Easy-On-The-Eye
March 14, 2015 By 36 Comments
That Alfie is involved in so many pursuits I’m being kept on my toes. I need to stay fit, strong and energised. Yesterday I dusted off my gym gear and paid a visit to my ‘charity’. Having dropped Alfie off to early morning band practise (just another thing), I arrived at the time where the […]
Sour-Cherry and Roasted-Almond White Christmas
December 30, 2014 By 23 Comments
On the last Saturday night before Christmas, we met up with a group of friends for the Balmoral Carols By Candlelight. The plan was to arrive early, stake out some territory then have a picnic dinner before the carols began. Everyone brought something savoury and then after the carols, they all came back to […]
Homemade Vegan Bread
November 29, 2014 By 50 Comments
Recently I have been up at Scoop buying everything I need to make my Christmas cakes. And when I say I’ve ‘been up at Scoop’ I mean I’ve made 10 Christmas Cakes and two festive Christmas cakes. Because of my many and frequent visits, I’ve noticed that they’re selling jars filled with a mix of […]
Coconut Ice
November 20, 2014 By 51 Comments
All it takes is three ingredients! I haven’t made coconut ice for years and while prevalent in the 70’s at just about every church fete, school fair and fundraiser, it seemed to then just disappear off the scene. But recently I’ve seen coconut ice pop up in a few different places so I’m thinking all […]
How to Make Your Own Bacon
October 20, 2014 By 36 Comments
It’s Day 9 of our 10-Day Tour and we’re still in Sydney. A few suburbs away from Tania (where we were yesterday) is Lorraine, Australia’s Uber-Blogger from Not Quite Nigella. When I first started blogging I was a little bit lonely because I didn’t yet have any cyber-friends and the only person commenting on (and reading) my […]
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