Looking for a new way to celebrate this Australia Day? An afternoon spent picking new season apples and pears in the heart of country New South Wales sounds pretty good to us. This Australia Day weekend marks the start of the 2014 Australian apple season and Pine Crest Orchard in […]
On our plates: Aussie Stonefruit – Plus 12 gorgeous stonefruit recipes
December 2, 2013 By 5 Comments
The Australian Stonefruit season is in full swing with peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums being harvested across NSW, QLD, VIC and WA. It’s great news for our fruit bowls, but earlier this year local fruit had to work harder for space on shelves and tables. For the first time in […]
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Sydney Green Villages Seed to Plate Workshops
November 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Looking to grow your own produce this year? Whether it’s in a backyard, on a balcony or even over a windowsill there is free Sydney workshop to help you on your way. Green Villages is an initiative by the City of Sydney to grow a more sustainable Sydney. The website […]
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National Can-it-Forward Day, 17 August 2013
August 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Relegated for years into the ‘something only grandmothers do’ category of culinary skills, preserving or canning is back in vogue, big time. Whether it has been driven by farmers markets and the increased awareness of the seasonality of foods, a reaction to isles and isles of over-processed packaged goods, or […]
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Bottling the Goodness – Preserving from my Garden, an e-book giveaway!
August 7, 2013 By 13 Comments
Preserving allows me to enjoy the produce from my garden all year round. I only started growing my own vegetables a few years ago. I am not an expert but what I lack in years of experience I make up for in enthusiasm and love of the ingredients. I find […]
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Like minded individuals and a growing community
August 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
All towns are small towns at their soul. Even when I lived in NYC, a city of over 1.6 million people all squeezed into less than 23 square miles (60 square kms), it was remarkable how often you’d bump into the same person again and again. Whether is was rounding […]
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Oxfam GROW: Cook Smart Challenge
July 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If I said that when you stand and stare into the fridge you are contributing to global hunger you’d tell me I was crazy. Heck, I think I’m a bit crazy even writing it, but each time we use power in our kitchens – from boiling water to simply opening […]
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Rediscover Australian Pears Cookbook
June 24, 2013 By 2 Comments
With a season running from late summer through to winter, eight distinctly unique varieties of Australian pears are a true sign of autumn. They grace our tables in everything from salads to cakes to slow cooked roasts and soups, and this year Australian Pears has created a collection of pear […]
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Contributor Melissa Darr is a Best Home Chef finalist!
June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We’re so excited to wish Melissa Darr of The Whimsical Wife the best of luck as she competes to become the winner of Australia’s Best Home Chef competition tomorrow night! Melissa has been a Seasonal Sunday Lunch supporter and site contributor since we launched, and we’re constantly impressed with everything […]
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Hunter Chefs & Co – 4th Annual ‘Food Fight’
June 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
On June 3rd, 2013 the gloves were off at Wyndham Estate in the Hunter Valley for the Hunter Chefs & Co. 4th Annual Food Fight. One of the first events in the Hunter Valley Wine & Food Month calendar, this year the Food Fight showdown saw three Hunter region […]
