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A weekend in Melbourne
We serendipitously both needed to be in Melbourne for work at the same time so we planned a weekend away to make the most of our time in the city. We were “adults” in Brisbane for quite a few years before we ventured south to Melbourne and since then we have been many times. The…
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Basic herb crust
This recipe for a herb crust is a starting point for you to experiment with flavours depending on what you have available and until it works for you. The herbs I used this time included parsley, sage, thyme, dill and basil because that’s what is currently growing really well in my herb garden. Growing herbs is…
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Za’atar and sumac marinated lamb with skordalia and tabbouleh
This dinner was a delicious surprise – many of my favourite ingredients all on one plate, so I’m not sure what I expected anything less! Tabbouleh is a salad I have enjoyed for many years. It seemed very exotic when Mum made it for us in country Biloela, we would often have it with our…
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Healthy Thai pork larb
We are now in Autumn so it should be cooling down but I don’t think the weather in Sydney got the message – most days are still above 30 degrees C and the nights are still sticky without a cooling breeze. I wasn’t in the mood for a hot dinner and Stuart was going to be…
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A weekend in the Hunter Valley
The Hunter Valley is an established wine region about 2.5 hours from Sydney (depending on which side of town you’re on, crossing the city is a mission!) and it’s a lovely place to spend a weekend. Friends of ours are getting married in a couple of weeks so a weekend was organised to celebrate their…