Long road trips usually mean bad food. More often than not your choice is between greasy burgers at fast food restaurants, dehydrated pies at rugged petrol stations, or if you’re lucky, overpriced and under-filled panini at the occasional cafe. Nothing ever tastes good. I was… Read More
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Plum and Apricot Tart
It has now been just over two months since our new oven was installed and I have been happily rediscovering all manner of dishes that used to be in regular rotation in my kitchen. Almond crescents, baked vegetables, grilled cheese on toast – even a… Read More
Christmas Breakfast: Poached Eggs in White Wine
This year Colin and I embraced our ex-pat status, choosing to spend Christmas day entirely on our own for the first time. We travelled down to the Hunter Valley wine region, rented a rustic cottage at Cedar Creek Cottages for four nights, toured and tasted with… Read More
How to cook courgette flowers
One of the best things about shopping at farmers markets is the potential to be surprised by the fleeting appearance of unusual and special produce rarely seen in supermarkets. And so it was one morning at the Davies Park Market, when I spotted several trays… Read More