Tag: cooking

02 Jan

Pea green

Pea green

The soft new sugar-snap peas leaves are so beautiful in the morning light. I love the way they stretch out with their delicate tendrils. When …

 
By Lynsey
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23 Dec

Change of plans

Change of plans

Work is love made visible. Khalil Gibran “I’ve got chicken pox!!!!!” announced my 15 year old nephew, Stefan, on his Facebook status. As I read these words …

 
By Marica
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21 Dec

112 – Pickled love

112 – Pickled love

My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the …

 
By Marica
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16 Dec

107 – Sun and sky

107 – Sun and sky

Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul. — Luther Burbank Outside our kitchen window we …

 
By Lynsey
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01 Dec

092 – All that good wood

092 – All that good wood

When I was a little kid we lived on a farm. Mum and Dad bought the farm, and then apparently, they found me sitting under …

 
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17 Nov

078 – The Joy of Rhubarb

078 – The Joy of Rhubarb

Rhubarb. I’ve always loved it – perhaps my favourite ‘fruit’ dessert. There’s something wonderfully ‘Spring is in the air’ about it – especially if the …

 
By Lynsey
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04 Nov

065 – Ten things I know about lemons

065 – Ten things I know about lemons

Ten things I know about lemons are: They’re yellow which reminds me of the sunshine and always makes me smile. They are acidic – some varieties are …

 
By Marica
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04 Oct

034 – Food journals

034 – Food journals

In the recipe book it says “Ros’s Plonk Cake”. Ros will tell you it’s her Aunty Paula’s Plonk Cake recipe. Either way this recipe is …

 
By Marica
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12 Sep

012 – Afternoon tea

012 – Afternoon tea

Today is eDay, a recycling event which enables us to get rid of all our electronic waste in an environmentally sustainable way. We decided to …

 
By Marica
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