Today is my blogiversary. This time last year, I had just finished helping sew together the quilt we made as a community project, as part of the 350 campaign to highlight 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as the threshold to safe levels.
The longest day, the shortest night, the night of midsummer dreaming. In these longest days it is easy to get wrapped up, carried away, with projects and plans. It is easy to get to runaway speed especially in Australia where the Christmas holidays fall on the midsummer solstice (and not the traditional midwinter one). It is good to take a moment to remember to relax and enjoy life. It is…
Perfect party finger food. The recipe makes about 20 tartlets.
Beans are like octopus – they need to be cooked either very fast or very slow.
These came together in 20 minutes while chatting to the visitors, and with a few additions to the soup, made a knock up lunch into a feast.
You can make these with or without nuts as well, depending on your school’s nut policy.
I remember when I was quite a small child my grandfather had a shack on Bribie Island. Just before dusk, he would take his rod and walk down to the beach. We kids would play in the shallows and barely have time to make a sandcastle before it was time to head back with a bucket full of whiting fillets.
I usually make several compost piles through the summer, when ingredients are most available and they mature fastest.
Our northern apricots don’t compare with the golden, aromatic, dripping with juice things I remember from Tasmania.
This is one of my favourite recipes for a “meal tree” for a new mum.