Australia Day was interesting one on the farm last year. The heavens opened on our parched farm. The dam went from a muddy puddle to overflowing in the space of eight hours. By the afternoon the ...
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homemade tomato sauce
My brother Ant is marrying the beautiful Felicite in March. They’re childhood sweethearts who have stayed together despite distance, tragedy and my brother’s insistence on eating things he hunts. ...
bucking good lemonade scones + a yarn from the Muster
If you subscribe to the newsletter, you'll know that we headed to the Gympie Muster last weekend. If you don't subscribe to the newsletter, you should. click here. The Muster is a cracking ...
Advancing Australian fare – not your average tuck shop lamingtons
My Nanna's a world traveller. As a girl I had a collection of dolls she'd bought on her travels, displayed safely out of reach and admired from a distance. The doll from China had a carefully ...
bites for blokes – Jan’s man food
Long term readers will recall my tearful reunion with Jack last year. Jack is a bit of a doggy delinquent and I’ve collected him from many far flung places over the years. If I’d only strapped a ...
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 ...