Ricotta and Lime Zest Gnocchi with Pesto-237 Ah, Ricotta Gnocchi. It brings back so many fond memories of my siblings and me crowded around the bench, making a mess, trying to help mum cook dinner. Being the oldest, I had the job of supervising my younger sisters as they tussled over squishing the gnocchi flat…
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Roast Veggie Filo Pie
Sometimes when I collect the eggs from our chooks, I like to think about who they’d be if they were (archetypal) people. We have one very broody bantam hen that likes to sit on the eggs for days and days at a time. I imagine her as the grumpy old grandfather trope that sits out…
Anzac Slice
There are few better ways to start the weekend than watching the sunrise over the sea with great company. The golden morning light, the soft sound of waves washing up against the rocks, the end of the dawn chorus. Plus a gorgeous early morning bike ride to the Jetty. Feeling at peace. The sun came…
Christmas in Melbourne – Grilled Stone Fruit and Fresh Ginger Cake
As long as I can remember I’ve been coming down to Melbourne to spend my Christmas holidays. Waiting up late at night on the driveway for the taxi to come, alive with excitement, our cold weather clothes sticking to ourselves in the muggy wet season heat. Driving to the airport through the yellow glow…
Christmas in Darwin
Christmas in Darwin can be excruciatingly hot. And humid. Plus we generally start our main Christmas meal around midday. Thankfully, it often rains. Yes, thankfully. When the humidity mounts and mounts, and it’s so hot you think you may become liquid enough to glaze a ham, the thunderclaps and the clouds let loose. The cool…