There I go again, making summery, freezing cold treats in the dead of winter. Ironically this delectable beverage is, well other than the frozen bit, entirely seasonal. You see while strawberries are ripe for the picking (pun entirely intended) in NSW during late spring and early summer, they roll out of tropical Queensland by the tonne all winter long. They are sweeter and juicer and less expensive now, even being shipped a state down, than they are coming from only an hour or two away … [Read more...]
Roasted Quince with Vanilla & Mandarin
Conversations with RJ... R: Hey, where does bellybutton lint come from? J: I have no idea, I think it just happens. R: Do you get it? J: No, that's your special skill, but did you know that there are whole factories in China that harvest belly-button lint for quilts? R: Bullshit...? J: Hahahahaha aaaahahahahah ahahahah R: You're an idiot J: Can't talk. Laughing.too.hard. Ahahahahahah ahahhahaha. ------ R: I'm going to the shops, I'll see if I can get the Lego Movie. J: Can you also … [Read more...]
Green Papaya & Quinoa Salad
Some posts here are planned. Recipes dreamt up, sometimes over days or weeks, inspired by a weekend brunch outing or an overseas trip or a rainbow memory. Primped and polished and put on show as if there were a method to the madness. Others however are a result of a hazy vision -- a quick fix driven by a craving and combined with whatever happens to be languishing the fridge at the very moment I want lunch. This is one of those. You see, at some point back in March I had a papaya … [Read more...]
Preserved Limes and Kaffir Limes – Plus 3 Spice Blend Options
I've never been particularly good at the whole hostess gift thing. It's not that I don't have good intentions -- I see gorgeous ideas all the time -- but somehow anything remotely appropriate hides away in the recesses of my brain until the last moment when in a fit of oh-damn-I-forgot-again I simply grab a bottle of wine on the way out the door. However this past Easter we had plans with friends for a lazy Sunday lunch and for once I came up with an idea in advance. I had committed to … [Read more...]
Pink Princess Rice Porridge
Remember how I said I was going to work my way through drafts and archives? This is one of those, made in Feb 2013 then edited, labeled and uploaded in August in the naive hope I'd post it during our trip last year. The pics are on a different computer, or perhaps a backup drive, and leaving the font on them as-is is infinitely easier than the chain of events required to change it, or re-edit or re-shoot. In other news, pink porridge! ------ I had grand plans for a pink cake. I ended up … [Read more...]
Sourdough Apple & Fig Bread
The point at which life completely gets away from you? That. You see, the more balls you juggle the higher you have to toss them in the air, but that means they take longer to reach you again and by that time who knows what you've missed regarding the red striped one while you were busy making sure the blue spotted one and the one with the yellow stars and the solid green one didn't hit the ground. The good news is that I managed to finish a new little cookbook in time to help out a … [Read more...]
Apple & Cinnamon Breakfast Cookies {GF, DF}
My husband has this thing about breakfast. He has to eat something that by his definition is breakfast-y, before diving into anything remotely lunch related. Even on days when we laze in bed until the clock shows double digits and don't make it to a cafe until well after mid-day, he always orders eggs or another Western-style breakfast food. In the same vein, breakfast for dinner was a difficult sell for many years too -- although these days French Toast and various egg creations appear more … [Read more...]
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