Di West has been farming since she was a foetus. She thinks strawberries are best enjoyed raw and her favourite variety is called Splendour. We sat down at her kitchen table on Saturday, and while my kids pigged out on strawberries, she shared her top ten tips for choosing great strawberries. how to choose great strawberries 1. strawberries don’t continue to ripen after picking. Look for ...
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crunchy choc honeycomb biscuits
It’s a bit of a significant day in Casa de Cooker. Today the Little Sister is 2 years, 11 months and 3 weeks; the exact age the Big Sister was when she became the Big Sister. The day started with cuddles in bed. I explained what today was and I had a quiet talk with the Big Sister. Looking back, I expected a lot from her at just two years old, so I told her what a great job she'd done. I ...
I’m Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party
How are the school holidays treating you? The Big Sister has a three week loooong break and I'm reaching the end of my craft quota for the century! It wouldn't be so bad, but between the end of financial year farm stuff and taking on the redesign of our website, I feel like I could lock myself, uninterrupted, in a room for a whole month and still not get everything done. Yesterday afternoon saw ...
stone the crows & starve the lizards rum cocktail
Last week we had a week on Bribie Island. Woorim, the suburb where we stayed, has a very rowdy crow population. These black bandits voiced their opinions about just about everything during the week. In our hurry to get to breakfast on the first morning, the lid was left off our tub of food supplies on the deck. When we returned home, the entire upstairs veranda was covered in white powder. ...
I’m Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party
Hello from beautiful sleepy Bribie Island! Welcome to this week's I'm Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party. Last week's party saw some lovely new blogs join in and some cracking posts shared. The Windmill Paddock shared tips for pruning and propagating roses. Even if you don't grow roses, I suggest you pop over and check out what I suspect may be the most beautiful blog header I've seen. ...
pea and ham soup with parsley oil + breathing out
Did you hear that whooshing sound this morning? It was the sound of the collective sigh of relief that mothers all over Australia breathed out as they packed the last school lunches of the term. Tomorrow marks the start of the winter school holidays, and despite how much school the Big Sister has missed this term, I’m looking forward to three whole weeks of not searching for her infernal ...