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WHAT A LOAD OF (MEAT) BALLS Everyone has their own special recipe, right? Small delicious balls of goodness simmering in a rich tomato sauce.Every…

EAT LIKE A PEASANT AND FART LIKE NOBILITY The soup to make when a friend gives you silverbeet. This is pretty much an Italian bean soup that’s…

FRIDAY NIGHT HEAVEN Quick, delicious and full of smiles. First discovered on a Friday at 8.30 pm after work drinks. This rich, dreamy, creamy treat…

SEASONED BLEATINGS Tender, succulent lamb shanks, fit for anyone’s birthday. On a bed mash, to bring a smile to your face and joy to your…

YOUR DINNER GUESTS WILL LOVE YOU But don’t confuse the salmon & chicken. We found this to be a perfect midweek lockdown treat. Works with…

BAROSSA RHUBARB CAKE This cake is the bomb. A while ago 2 dear friends in Castlemaine made claims to be the originators of this recipe but after…

THE KING OF COMFORT CAKES What to do when bananas turn bad… we deliberately buy extra bananas so we can make this cake guilt free. Based on an…

A WARMING LATE WINTER STEW This is pretty much Beef Bourguignon and it’s of course a classic, a bloody tasty — not for vegetarians — one pot…

OUR GO TO COOKIE 😉 I have been baking these cookies for years. In that time I’ve slightly adapted Tana Ramsay’s super easy and super delicious…

MOROCCAN CHICKEN THIGHS A winning winner chicken dinner… A simple one pot recipe that never fails to bring a smile to your face. Unless you…

MARMALADE IN THE MAKING Finally! It only took 3 years but by golly we have our very own lemon marmalade this year! One man’s obsession to…

FIGGING GOOD On an impulse I bought some figs. They just looked too good, sitting there, dumpy and just ripe. And then I found a perfect sweet…

FROM PADDOCK TO PLATE I’m not a big rabbit fan. Well that’s not true, I love Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit and when I was growing up in London we had 19…

2024 is not officially the year of the carpet tile, but imagine if it was…