This week saw me tagging along with the Little Sister to kindergarten to teach her kindy mates how to make butter. The class have been growing corn in their veggie patch so making butter to spread on ...
time worn tucker
salmon rissoles: the good, the yum & the ugly
I stopped buying magazines years ago. One day as I flipped though the pages, it occurred to me that everything in the beautiful book had been plumped, coloured or enhanced. The highly stylised shots ...
four reasons why you’re not getting perfect crackling & how to get it right, every time
Is your crackling a bit hit-and-miss? Not getting perfect crackling every time? Mine was too, until I had a crackling coaching session with a retired butcher. Here are four reasons why you're not ...
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 ...
easy cheese biscuits + hidden talents
Everyone I know has a secret talent; something they're insanely good at that isn't instantly evident. My friend Dean is an expert boat driver. Watching him handle a tinny is a joy. It's like the ...
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. ...