I married one of the few Dutch men on the planet who doesn’t like cheese. Yes, Tom won’t eat it. I don’t know why. I suspect he had some horror cheese experience earlier on in life. Who knows. It’s hard to believe really, considering his parents would probably die from withdrawal symptoms if you took…
Month: August 2010
The compost heap – 3 weeks on
Oh I know, you have been waiting on the edge of your seats with baited breath wondering how the compost heap has been going? Well, I have to say that it hasn’t got as hot, hot, hot as I was hoping. So much so that I didn’t even stick the thermometer in it, as it…
Keeping it real – back to butter
I have long been an advocate of butter – as opposed to margarine. I don’t see what the lure is behind a man made concoction when compared to something natural. I personally believe that even though butter contains fat, that our bodies are better designed to absorb, burn and then excrete natural foods rather than…
Pain a l’Ancienne – Rustic French bread
Few things rival the sort of bread you can buy in France. In Australia, there is now a growing artisan bakery movement, and these days I can buy beautiful bread not far from home, but we have never been able to make anything at home that competes….until now. The recipe comes from The Bread Baker’s…
Lemon and passion fruit curd
We went out for breakfast this morning – a rare treat at the moment – and I know why. Somebody (very small who shall remain nameless) is very determined to stand in a high chair, scream, and snatch things off surrounding tables. Sure, I don’t expect much else from a 10 month old, but it…
Day 6 – watching the compost decompose
It’s day 6, and after a busy week of work and getting home at dusk, I haven’t ventured out to view my decomposing experiment (see The fine art of composting). It’s winter, and we have had some of the best rain this week that Melbourne has seen for a while, country Victoria has seen the…
The fine art of composting
Yesterday (Sunday), my local permaculture group gathered for our monthly meeting. This month’s topic was on Composting. I put my hand up this time to host the event, because I don’t grow many fruit trees etc, or have chickens or an amazing vege patch (like some I have seen), but one thing I can do…
Chicken with red peppers – Pollo Chilindron
I recall mum making a dish when I was young with chicken and red peppers, and I had a real fanging for it the other day (even though it’s probably been a good 25 years since I have eaten it). Mum called it Chicken Pepperoni – which is clearly not right because hers didn’t have…
Getting re-rooted 