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Nov 18
I forgot the Faroes
“The Faroese food, especially the fermented food, is something you keep to yourself, You eat it, but only if no one is looking.” Poul...
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Oct 21
Party time in the wilds of Nillumbik
Nillumbik is our local council area. It calls itself 'The Green Wedge Shire' - because over 90% of it's 431.94 square kilometres of land...
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Oct 16
Chop-chop
Chop-chop - " used to tell someone to hurry." Cambridge Dictionary Well I am in a hurry today. Dentist and shopping - done, but this...
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Sep 28
Who owns our food, especially milk?
I'm probably not telling you anything you haven't read somewhere or heard on the radio or TV, but there is currently a bit of publicity...
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Jul 30
The most wonderful book
"Everything is made to seem so easy – it turns out it is." Caroline Taylor/All That I'm Eating Around the time of my birthday I was in my...
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Jan 7
Then, now, national dishes - Denmark
"Lacking the wild natural surroundings of their northern neighbours in which to climb and hike, the Danes have made eating their...
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Dec 20, 2023
Christmas is ... prawns
"When it comes to summer entertaining in Australia there aren't many words that scream 'celebration' more than prawns." Coles Magazine...
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Nov 20, 2023
Chaff
CHAFF: "1: the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2: worthless things; rubbish." Oxford Languages Well...
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Oct 15, 2023
Views, lunch, wine, friends ...
reflections on a day out in Nillumbik Nillumbik is the name of our Shire - the local council area. In the bottom corner is where we are...
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Oct 13, 2023
Apples from Winton
"Passing time adds false memories and modifies real ones." Stephen King Eons ago I studied geography as one of my three A-level subjects....
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Oct 2, 2023
Stephanie at lunch in WA
"Each ingredient had been created, harvested or grown by someone with passion for and a commitment to quality. This is what good food...
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Jun 13, 2023
Ottolenghi's tomato tarts
"The best thing to do to overcome feeling downcast and gloomy is to eat tomatoes a few times a week, say researchers." The Health Site I...
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Apr 24, 2023
Specks
"Speck - a tiny patch or spot" Vocabulary.com Speck So these are not really specks - they are too big, but it is Speck with a capital S...
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Mar 7, 2023
Summer's end
"Moods, like seasons, change and the anticipation of something new and different is what gives life an edge." Delia Smith It's my guru...
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Jan 20, 2023
A 46 year-old bottle of wine
"Appreciating old wine is like making love to a very old lady. It is possible. It can even be enjoyable. But it requires a bit of...
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Nov 15, 2022
Game on - well not in Australia
"See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound,...
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Oct 16, 2022
What was it all about?
Was it about the wine, the view, the company or the food, maybe even the cookbooks? We had a really good day yesterday, theoretically a...
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Sep 15, 2022
Sugar cane
"reeds that produce honey without bees" Yesterday we journeyed to the beautiful Mossman Gorge in the Daintree. As any of you have been...
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Jun 16, 2022
Bees like purple and it will save them
"If technology can play a role in protecting this amazing species then we need to embrace it before it's too late." Ian Cane - Beekeeper...
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Jun 4, 2022
Duxelles - a first recipe
"A few spoonfuls can be used to cut out the early stages of those many recipes which begin with onion and mushrooms sweated slowly...
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