At last, it is starting to feel a little like Autumn. The mornings are cold and the days are not so hot. It's

Well, the seasons have officially changed! The sun is coming up later each day, and although it isn't cold yet

The summer harvest has started, and I'm once again the proud owner of oversized zucchinis. Seriously, you only

Do you know what I'm looking forward to at this time of year?? Salads. Lots of delicious salads. Ask me in aut

I always struggle to find motivation and creativity at this time of year. The short, cold days, combined with

As part of my job, I'm often cooking all sorts of things that I would never normally make at home. Usually it'

Well the cold weather has arrived with a vengeance around these parts. Inside, the fire is toasty warm so we k

During the Autumn holidays we went for a drive down to Canberra. We had a little shopping to do, and we also w

Growing up my parents always had a couple of passionfruit vines growing on the fence. Every summer we would be

The orchard has begun to bear some serious fruit. After last year where we got half a dozen apples, I wasn't q

There is something soothing about making bread. Kneading the dough until it is smooth and satiny - neither s

Autumn has arrived at last, and with it the Autumn harvest. Though the tomatoes have slowed down a little, the

It's a season of abundance here. The fruit trees are heavy laden, and the vegetables are ripening faster than

We are now well and truly inundated with fruit and vegetables from the garden. Each day sees more trays of tom

All the fruit trees along side the roads around here are laden with fruit at the moment. After living here for

I'm back at the farm after a week in the mountains with my family while the kids did some swimming lessons, an

One of the things I love about having primary aged children, is that they are so much more independent than li

There is an old mulberry tree down in the paddock behind the orchard. We think it was planted by CB's great gr

A decadent dessert with a slight sour note to cut through the richness,

How to make your own fruit leather in the oven

A few weeks ago, I talked about my jam glut. Yep there were (and still are) 17 jars of plum jam in the linen

Lemon meringue pie is my absolute favourite dessert. I'm super lucky too, because my mother in law makes the b

I'm not the most interesting person when it comes to lunches. In fact at work, I eat the same lunch every day.

On Friday and Saturday we had a beautiful hint of Spring. Lovely warm weather, and sunny days are on their way

A light, fruity dessert. Use stone fruit instead if you wish.

It has been cold and wet and windy all week - just the kind of weather which saps me of all inspiration when i

A zesty lemon slice

I'm beginning to wonder if I should start a series called "the pumpkin files" or something similar, because pu

Make and flavour your own microwave popcorn

It's been crazy few weeks here on the farm. The kids and I have all had colds, and Toby is still suffering. La

A delicious recipe to make your own caramelised onion

A recipe for a delicious breakfast cereal

I arrived home on Friday afternoon to find a ham bone in the fridge, defrosting. It was the leftovers from Chr

A recipe to make pear paste to serve on a cheese platter

A delicious summer salad recipe.

If you have been following my blog at all over the last month, you will have noticed that recipes containing s