Before dawn on a cold and frosty Molesworth Saturday morning, lovely to get up to a slow cooker filled with creamy porridge, cooked overnight. Simply stir and serve. It was a day for a slow cooking class, and people who came along loved having the option on arrival of this porridge served with maple syrup … Continue reading Porridge, slow cooked, on a cold and frosty morning

Lots of requests for the recipe for these rhubarb and custard tartuffins so here it is (it's a variation of the Apple Tartuffin recipe in "A Year on the Farm") Rhubarb and Custard Tartuffins 2½ cups plain flour, 2 rounded teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¾ cup sugar … Continue reading Recipe time – Rhubarb and Custard Tartuffins

A hastily prepared offering for the Wednesday morning tea platter yesterday - rhubarb and custard tartuffins (a cross between a tart and a muffin). A bit rustic in appearance with the custard peeking through, but what's not delicious about a rhubarb and custard with a hint of cinnamon in the dough? That nostalgic flavour combination … Continue reading Rhubarb and Custard Tartuffins

Grandchildren came for lunch yesterday so I quickly made spiced pumpkin soup and their favourite - spinach and four cheese parcels all devoured in a flash. After I posted this on my Facebook page, there were many requests for the recipe, so here it is for any who would also like it: Spinach and four … Continue reading Spinach and Four Cheese Parcels

What to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon? Forage through the freezer, yielding almost 4 kilos of long forgotten red chillies. Match that to the Tasmanian grown ginger I was given recently, and the last of our home grown garlic = 8 batches of sweet chiili sauce. Thought I might as well finish making quince … Continue reading Lavender and Chillies

Time to harvest the Pepperberries - we estimate there are at least 3 buckets full. We are just picking the clusters and leaving the rest for the tiny birds. Robert included some in a wet hop beer brew yesterday. We will see how that goes. After all, chilli beer is good so this is only … Continue reading Tasmanian Native Pepperberries and Quinces

So much to love abut Autumn produce. Today - there's lavender to harvest and to experiment with. Some of the buds will be used fresh and then I found a great treasure in my pantry cupboard - one remaining jar of dried lavender.     There will be savoury recipes and sweet, I'm intrigued with … Continue reading Hops and Lavender Abound

As I know I've said before, most Tuesdays groups of carers from Community Based Support come for a cooking class. They are always such a jolly group, eager to learn and apply new and easy recipes and cooking tips. It's by no means a one way street. Some of their tips and shared family recipes … Continue reading The Class of Community Carers

With a gift of plums from a friend, time to make more Worcestershire sauce. The batch I made with peaches a few days ago was really good, but it's a yearly tradition to make the plum version. Anyway, you can never have too much, such a great addition to so many savoury dishes. I mixed … Continue reading Plums for Worcestershire Sauce

I've had a few requests for the recipe for the Autumn fruits paste. You can vary this recipe according to what you have on hand, but this is what I did. If you don't have any honey mead that's ok. No cider? Just use water instead. The paste is delicious on a cheese platter, especially … Continue reading Autumn Fruits Paste