Did you know 22 April is Earth Day? Started 43 years ago, Earth Day is “widely credited with launching the modern environment movement”. According to the Earth Day Network (EDN), “All of EDN’s activities, whether greening schools or promoting green economic policies at home and abroad, inform and energize populations […]
The taste of (almost) spring – a menu to banish winter
April 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Spring is filled with promise, but the further away from the equator you go the longer it takes for new green shoots to break through the winter-hardened earth. This menu, inspired by a NY Times article by David Tanis, uses lightened-up cold weather produce and early spring veggies to banish […]
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Eating local in and around Melbourne
April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Editor Note: Eating locally can be daunting at first, but once you start it becomes a way of life. This year’s ‘Local Harvest Challenge’ gave Kyrstie an opportunity to share resources and producers around Melbourne, as well as tips and links to help you find local produce in your area. […]
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Fruit of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Editor Note: We’ve been seeing quinces popping up everywhere lately so when we stumbled across this article by Lyndey Milan over on Inside Cuisine we had to share it. Chock full of recipe tips for both sweet and savoury this may convince you to pick up a few quinces for […]
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Oven Roasted Quince
April 9, 2013 By 3 Comments
While raw quinces have a sweet smell, the flesh is hard and quite acidic. Quinces are most often poached or cooked into a paste, but oven roasting is a great alternative to extract maximum sweetness with minimum effort. Coconut oil and rice syrup gives our version a healthy twist – […]
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Autumn Dessert Dinner Party Menu
April 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Who ever said that you couldn’t eat dessert first? Certainly not us – and from the looks of this menu, not Angie either! She has been holding regular supper-club style events and her latest one caught our eye on Instagram. An autumn dinner party centred around apples, caramel and dessert. […]
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Recycled menu board: late summer/early autumn dinner party
April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
When we saw this fun menu board on Twitter we had to bring it to you! Not only is it a great use for recycled materials, but provides some wonderful recipe inspiration for an Italian-style late summer/early autumn feast. A big thank you to @VintageMacaroon for letting us share her […]
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16 fresh ways to dress up a table
April 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We are loving these 16 simple, functional and elegant ideas for table dressing from RealSimple.com. There are solutions for every colour scheme and budget – but the chalkboard placemats with felt eraser coasters and seasonal fruit displays may well be our favourites! Do you have any go-to ways to easily […]
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Classic Pumpkin Soup
March 30, 2013 By 3 Comments
There are few better ways to celebrate the beauty of Autumn pumpkins than by making them shine in this simple, hearty soup. Lovely on its own with some nice bread and a green salad, it also makes a great base for flavours like Thai or Indian – you could even […]
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Our first Seasonal Sunday Lunch partner – Restaurant Atelier!
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A quick chat on a summery Thursday afternoon before a booked-out dinner service, the first real pitch of Seasonal Sunday Lunch to anyone but family and close friends, a proud yet nervous explanation of our project… “So we’ve created this, idea, it’s called Seasonal Sunday Lunch…” Chef Darren Templeman, Owner, […]
