A few years ago Sonia the Zucchini Farmer gave me a copy of Maggie’s Kitchen. It's signed by the doyen herself; the inscription reads To Amanda, I hear you love to cook. Have fun with my ...
time-worn tucker
oat cakes, expats and rastafarian rodents
With the exception of 45 minutes on a flight from Phuket to Singapore when I was so embarrassed by my compatriots I wished I was from anywhere else, I have never wanted to be anything other than ...
Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen’s Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Our Uncle Graham writes a beautiful grace. He’s so good at it he regularly gets the gig at family nuptials. He said grace at our wedding. It was thoughtful and considered as always. Years later I ...
hodge podge and the heebie jeebies
The pioneering women of Dalby would not have been proud of me this week. A weird bloke accosted me while I loaded the groceries in the car and I left my copy of Pioneering Recipes of Dalby and ...
time-worn tucker and corned beef fritters
It's no secret I love heritage cookbooks. Mum bought me a gem this week - Pioneering Recipes of Dalby and District. Published by Northern Downs News in 1984, it's brimming with old recipes and tips ...
Zucchini Corn Bread
I've mentioned that good mates of ours are zucchini farmers. I knew last Thursday was going to ROCK when Sonia arrived before 7am bearing gifts - a box of zucchinis, five enormous onions and a red ...