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Tag Archives: Spring
Seasonal and local
Tonight’s dinner was so yummy I had to share it. Plus, it just happened to come together as a completely local (Victorian) and seasonal main course (except for the condiments). I’m always quite impressed when we manage to pull off … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Dinner, Ethics, Food, Local
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Gardening, Local, Local food, Make your own, Spring, Vegetables
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My new toy
We bought an ice cream maker. The first batch was chocolate and I was far too concerned with enjoying it to even think about taking a photo. It was quite possibly the best chocolate ice cream I have ever eaten. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Make your own
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Fruit, ice cream, Make your own, Spring, Summer
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Soup season
It’s cold outside, wet too and there’s nothing quite like a big steamy bowl of soup with sourdough toast and butter. I hope your autumn is not too cold, has a bit more sun in it than mine and you … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Lunch
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Bread, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Happiness, Lunch, Make your own, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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November/December in my garden
Before it’s too late and I miss ANOTHER month in my garden, here’s what’s been happening around my place in the last two months…. ::We’ve entered the hungry gap with plants mostly growing rather than producing food. But we have … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Home grown garlic, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Fruit, Gardening, Garlic, Lemons, Spring, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Plate it up!
When the heat of summer hits the last thing I feel like doing is making the kitchen hotter by cooking. And so we have lots of what we call “plates”. You could call them tasting plates or tapas or appertisers. … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Inspiration, Lunch, Recipe, Spring, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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In my kitchen…
In the last few weeks in my kitchen I have… :: Burnt the pumpkin pie!!! No pictures of that disaster. It was salvageable though. We just had to miss out on the yummy crust. But the pie filling and base … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Inspiration, Make your own, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Home, Inspiration, Lemons, Spring, Vegetables
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Mmmmm, polenta!
I am the biggest fan of polenta. If it’s on the menu at a restaurant then I order it. But I have to admit I’ve never been much good at cooking it…until recently. A few months ago I discovered Russ … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dinner, Fava beans, Food, Garlic, Lemons, Polenta, Recipe, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
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Remembering the broad beans
When I first started blogging I was quite concerned about posting on topics at the right time of year (see how almost five months of blogging makes me a pro 😉 ). I thought if I posted a seasonal … Continue reading
Through the fenceposts: two for the price of one
We had a glorious mid-Spring weekend with great big blue cloud-less skies and lovely warmth. Perfect weather for wandering through neighbourhoods. This time, I have photos of two small “through the fence posts”. Both had tiny little front gardens with … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Through the fence posts
Tagged Australia, Food, Gardening, Herbs, Inspiration, Spring, Walking
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A farmers’ market cornucopia: November
:: Little bits of summer are starting to show themselves at our farmers’ market. I bought our usual orange haul (to last us two weeks) and then discovered my favourite stone fruit farmers had arrived at the market for the … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Food, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Farmer's market, Food, Fruit, Spring, Vegetables
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