Fruit And Oat Biscuits
It was a few weeks ago now but occasionally my mind wanders back to the afternoon I spent in the Riverland orchard owned by the Heward family. Sue and her family kindly let me run wild in their...
View ArticleApple Cake With Butter and Cinnamon Topping
In the autumn issue of Graziher I shared a recipe for a simple apple cake topped with melted butter and crunchy cinnamon and sugar. This little recipe started to gain some momentum when my friend...
View ArticleGingerbread Homes
I think most people are feeling that this Christmas has arrived in a rush, I know I am. I am not sure if it is the drought or the extreme heat or the relentless news of bush-fires and alarming world...
View ArticleStation Isolation
How is everyone coping? To state the obvious, the world just feels a bit surreal doesn’t it? It has been almost three weeks since myself and our children have been in actual isolation. I am very...
View ArticleSteady Days And Soup
While world news continues to be more alarming each day, I feel very grateful that life at home has felt mostly steady and productive. We haven’t changed the world but small things like phone...
View ArticleAsparagus Fried Rice
Yesterday I shared some tips on growing asparagus so I thought today you might like one of my favourite spring inspired recipes, asparagus fried rice. Of course, any vegetables can be substituted into...
View ArticleWinter in the outback
Last time I called in to this space I was talking about my apricot jam recipe. Now my apricot tree is completely bare and it is cold out there in the garden. As always, I am wishing I had made more...
View ArticleLate Winter
Hello friends. If you have called in purely for the chocolate slice, grab the cocoa and the butter and scroll to the bottom. If you would like to read a little more, please take your time. As we head...
View ArticleStation Isolation
Life can change quickly. Last time I called in we were under regional COVID restrictions but life felt reasonably normal. We were making plans and moving forward. 24 hours later we found ourselves in...
View ArticleGoats, Biscuits and a Podcast
Perhaps it is an odd combination to write about however biscuits and goats are two of my favorites things for so many reasons. Firstly, goats. Over the years we have had many pet rangeland (feral)...
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