What would you have on your list of emergency food supplies if you were isolated for six weeks by flood waters? What would you do about perishables like milk, eggs and butter? Read an old recipe on how to stretch butter which could still come in handy today if you were stranded like Dixie …
Wonderful news about Ronni Kahn’s award as Local Hero of the Year in The Australian of the Year Awards for 2010! What a worthy recipient – read about the award and learn more about Ronni from my interview with her last year …
Cucumbers. Not necessarily the most exciting vegetable are they? They seem to be faithful companions in many salads and I know I can’t have a Pimms without a long thin wedge bobbing around in the glass. But try the recipe for Cucumber Salad – gurkensalat, as it’s called in the Barossa Valley – I think you’ll find it so crunchy and refreshing it’ll become a summer favourite …
Isn’t this just the most wonderful photograph? The colours zing around you and not only that, there’s a watermelon on the stool which fits in perfectly with the delicious Watermelon Sorbet that follows …
Have you had enough of Jane Austen and those bonnet dramas? If not then you can go to a Jane Austen Festival in Canberra in April. You’ll be amazed at what’s on offer over four days …
Read a recent article on women’s health from The Jean Hailes Foundation in Melbourne. They’re always relevant, reliable and informative …
Read about the Australian cook book that has just won an international award …
