She unconsciously hummed along with the music playing in the background, humm de dum de da. It was from Milan she explained, as a smile triggered by an ancient memory flitted across her face. The heavy wooden chopping board belonged to her mother, the cleaver had been borrowed from my mother and the basil was picked just moments before from her own garden. Ro was chopping up herbs for pesto, again, it was the third time in two weeks. My grandmother still makes her pesto the old way. … [Read more...]
Goat Milk, Honey & Plum Swirl Ice Cream – and an interview with Canberra Urban Honey
I've been thinking about goat milk ice cream for over two years. Really. Back in 2011 just before we left for a five week around the world trip I stumbled upon a launch announcement for a little soft-serve shop that had popped up in the West Village. "So what?", I hear you say, "there are a thousand soft-serve ice cream places in NYC, what makes this one any different?" Well, its claim to fame was that it used goat milk for its ice cream, and having been off cow dairy - and by … [Read more...]
In My Kitchen – February 2013
Here we are halfway through another month and it's time for me to share a bit of what is happening round these parts for Celia’s ‘In My Kitchen’ February linkup... In my kitchen this February: Remember how back in December I burnt out the motor on my food chopper trying to make nut butter? Well I finally pulled our old one out of a storage bin in the garage. I scored this beauty about a decade ago from St Vinnies for something like $20. At the time I was on a work-not-allowed visa, … [Read more...]
Sriracha – Roasted Chili Sauce
I'm a fan of spontaneity and random romance and catching the eye of your crush across a room. I'm not a fan of corny cards and cheap chocolate and ridiculous expectations. In short, while I do love love, I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong, I adore a heart shaped cookie and bright red cake as much as the next person but the pressure and expectations and commercialism of February 14 bothers me. So it is not particularly surprising that on this day I give you spice … [Read more...]
100+ alternatives to PB&J
Whether you grew up eating peanut butter & grape jelly every day at school or have never tried the combination, the concept of pairing fruit and nuts is a classic one. But what if you don't eat peanuts - or can't send them to school with your child? What if you're off refined sugar - or live somewhere that doesn't have grape jelly? What if you simply want a change? You're in luck, as there are endless ways to combine seed or nut butters with fruit or fruit spreads - and while … [Read more...]
Berry Picking at Montrose Berry Farm – Bowral
He knew that look, the determined one that popped up more frequently than he would have liked. "We can pick our own berries on the way home - and it isn't even that much out of the way - we can leave a bit earlier and just have to take this road instead of that road and then....." I trailed off, knowing that he would oblige, albeit with the requisite sigh and eye roll. RJ had gifted me a long weekend away in Bowral for Christmas [um, 2011, yeah...] so one fine Friday afternoon about a … [Read more...]
Fig, Fetta, Tahini & Thyme – an Almost Recipe
I don't create recipes the same way I post them. I think in arrows and chicken scratch and abbreviations. I have to make sure I write down oven temps and final cooking times and recipe titles or I'd end up with a pile of papers containing a list of ingredients and little else. But some things just don't need proper recipes or quantities or detailed instructions. A quick photo, a few simple ingredients and maybe a note or two will suffice. As I regularly post dishes on Facebook via … [Read more...]
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