Category: cooking

In Praise of Veg is Alice Zaslavsky’s (aka Alice in Frames) “tribute to the wonderful world of veg”. The book features 50 of her favourite vegetables and goes “a little deeper into what makes them special for cooks and eaters alike, offering ways to bring the best out of...

Week of 1 April After my massive week of achievements in week 13, I wasn’t anywhere near as productive in week 14 with my 19 for 2019 list. In fact, I can count the things I progressed on one hand. One finger, even. Status for week 14 Things completed...

A few weeks ago Sustainable Living Tasmania launched the Living Local Feast challenge. Having been a keen participant in Tassievore Eat Local Challenge in 2014, which culminated in an actual dinner party, I toyed with signing up again this year. Lil Sis strongly encouraged me asked me if I was...

I’ve been interested in sourdough breadmaking for a while and have tried making it a few times, but have never been very happy with the result, so I decided I needed some professional help. A couple of years ago a friend told me about sourdough workshops that Kate Flint runs out...

Part 1 of this post, in which I try to get into the habit of an earlier bedtime, is here. The story continues . . . I decided that, even though I wasn’t feeling so good, I’d get up and go for a walk this morning. Slabs suggested I...

Once I’d finished my epic 12 km walk on Saturday, it was time to start preparing my feast for the Tassievore Eat Local Challenge. This was Week 4’s mini-challenge: to have a dinner party where all the food is from Tasmania. I’ll put my confessions up front. The butter...

Week 1’s Tassievore challenge was “Try Something New”.  The challenge organisers posted some ideas on their Facebook page, including: Try growing something that you haven’t grown before. Try cooking Tasmanian quinoa. Try a drop of local cider, wine or beer that you haven’t tried before. Visit a restaurant or...

A while ago Juniordwarf and I made shortbread using the 3:2:1 recipe. Today we made some more. Stars this time. In case you’re ever wondering how many stars you can get out of 750 g flour, 500 g butter and 250 g caster sugar, the answer is 66. That’s...

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember that Juniordwarf and I cook biscuits every Tuesday so that he has a treat to take to school for the rest of the week. Usually we make ANZACs, but we’ve also made shortbread and sometimes even choc-chip...

I was going to make a cake on Thursday, but I couldn’t be bothered. I had so much more stuff to do! Today was wet, raining and cold, so it was the perfect opportunity. I made this cake last year (yes, I only make one cake a year), and...