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Mulberry Pie

This rustic mulberry pie was (mostly) made by Mia, aged 4 (and three quarters – don’t dare miss the three quarters). There are layers and layers of story in it, and I don’t know which way to go, so I’ll wait to hear yours and stick with the recipe

Soup weather

Vegetable soup on this cold wet Saturday, nearly all in season vegetables out of the garden, the pot simmering on the fire all day. Soup, at least, is comforting, as we head into yet another la Niña. A very simple recipe –

In My Fridge Is…

A container of cooked Madagascar beans. I cooked them today in the slow cooker while there was heaps of solar power. We’ll probably have them…

In My Winter Garden

The green doesn’t look real does it? But it is, late winter in my garden and skies that look too blue to be real and garden greens that look too green to be real.

Vietnamese Salty Lime Soda (Chanh Muoi)

No doubt this recipe is not authentic, and I would love anyone who has a real Vietnamese grandmother to share the authentic version. But one of the nice things about multicultural Australia is the cross fertilization of ideas, in food as in everything else.

Turmeric Dusted Whiting

Turmeric likes my subtropical climate, which is very lucky because fresh turmeric is one of my all-time favourite spices and hugely healthy. I have a patch of it that takes absolutely no attention. All I do with it is dig up a rhizome when I want it for curries or stir fries or to add a touch of spiciness to just about anything.