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Some photos from last weekend… I baked a batch of Nick Malgieri’s supernatural brownies for our neighbours Shaun and Michelle. Poor darlings have had a hard week, and chocolate always helps… My friend Dave convinced me to buy Andy Harris’ A Month in Marrakesh.  This simple breakfast recipe of boiled egg, chopped boiled potato, olive [...]

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Have I mentioned recently how much I love my neighbours? They’re the best – I honestly couldn’t have asked for better. Some of our closest friends live within shouting distance, and there is a wonderful sense of community on our street.  Everyone is respectful of space and privacy, but it’s almost impossible to ever feel [...]

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Roasted Garlic

When we bought this year’s supply of garlic from our friends Ian and Diana, they generously threw in a handful of miniature bulbs for roasting. I peeled back the excess paper, sliced the tops off the bulbs, then drizzled them with olive oil and a sprinkling of sea salt.  These were wrapped in foil and [...]

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Our friends Ian and Diana Ditchfield are small scale garlic growers based in the NSW Central Tablelands.  Their crops are grown chemical free, and lovingly tended by hand. This year they’ve grown Australian White Garlic ($25/kg or $15/500g)… …Australian Red Garlic ($25/kg or $15/500g), my new favourite… …and Purple Stripe Garlic ($30/kg or $18/500g). If [...]

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I hope you all had a great Christmas! There were some wonderful treasures under the tree this year, including the adorable Papaya Christmas decoration above, a gift from Chris and Andrea. I was overjoyed to receive a set of La Rochère bee tumblers from Pete’s cousin Fiona!  I’ve been trying to find a set for [...]

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