This week’s small pleasures #476

I can’t really believe it is almost the end of January already and only 5 weeks until we head to the other side of the world. Before that, there is a lot going on from the theatre, to a visitor next month to a couple of dinners out.

Cook Book Club: November

I think I may have mentioned before, but my older brother Sandy (who is 18 years older than me) was … More

Cook Book Club: a short trip to Sweden

Holiday memories, the theme of this month’s cookbook challenge, was a tough one. The holidays in Paris as a child…but … More

Cook book club February

When I looked at the topic for this month’s cook book club, my mind went blank. Did I have any … More

What’s on your plate: December

With summer produce coming into the shop, the food we are eating is shifting to tomatoes, capsicum, asparagus and crisp … More

Words on Wednesday

I headed to the kitchen this morning, put the kettle on for tea, and popped in two slices of bread … More

What’s on my plate: August

Back in March, I mentioned a couple of things I had made from Julius Roberts’ beautiful book The Farm Table. … More

This week’s small pleasures #381

It is Easter Monday evening and the end of the long weekend. It has been lovely to have some time … More

What’s on your plate: March

As regular readers are aware, we get a vegetable delivery (almost) every week. While often there are crisp salads that … More

Words on Wednesday: Christmas feasting and other things

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the weeding is done, the pantry tidied up and the shelves in … More