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Pear Apple Crumble with Maple and Candied Ginger

ever since we were young, my cousin and i have been the cake bakers of the family. it started with boxes of Duncan Hines devils food, and slowly evolved over the years into much more sophisticated,...

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Autumn is upon us (+ pizza, too)

over the long easter weekend, we went up to the farm to relax outside, unwind and take in all that nature has to offer… and also fire up the wood-burning oven for some homemade pizza. ok, so perhaps...

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Spiced Pumpkin Dip with Feta and Coriander

i like gifts. especially in the form of produce. yes, i realize how positively camp that sounds. but this weekend, i was gifted a homegrown Queensland Blue pumpkin from the farm, and you know what? i...

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How to Cure Fresh Olives at Home

I always love helping out around the Australian Man’s family farm, and am happy to jump at the chance to pick (+ snack on + cook) anything that has come from their 20 acres of Earth. Yet the invitation...

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Eco-eating: Fork to Fork at Heronswood

Curious as we are, the Australian Man and I seek experiences a bit off our Monday-to-Friday work/grad school paths as often as possible. Last weekend, it meant a day trip down the scenic Mornington...

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Marinated Olives

You may remember that several weeks ago, I posted about an olive-picking expedition at the family farm. At that stage we thought we’d picked roughly 123kg of them… turns out we’d help pick 200kg+! We...

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Braised Kale with Chick Peas and Pine Nuts

They say that first-time gardeners, propelled by dreams of a lush, farm-to-table lifestyle, end up with a bit more than they bargained for. Eight rows of kale later, we’re there, and having to get...

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Orange, Almond and Semolina Cake

By now you’d know we love growing and picking things in this place, and just last week, we were at it again. This time, plucking bundles upon bundles of blood oranges and mandarins from the Australian...

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Spring on the Farm

Some days, it pays to get away from the city. Yesterday we did just that, driving up to the family farm, planting the San Marzano tomato seedlings that have been growing on our balcony, and generally...

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A day on the farm, in pictures

Three weeks ago, we sat quietly by the radio as the emergency broadcast delivered up-to-the-minute news about the bushfires surrounding the small country township that houses my parents-in-law and...

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