Couscous is often mistakenly thought of as a grain but it is tiny balls made of semolina, which is a type of hard wheat flour; in effect, it’s tiny pasta. The couscous you buy…

So far, Winter hasn’t really felt like those of the past but I’m guessing this is the case for many. Instead of wood-fire warmth with a furry four-footed friend, walks in earthy-rich rain-sodden Karri…

Stuffed cabbage rolls are an Eastern European winter comfort food tradition for very good reason. They take a little time to prepare so perhaps one to save for the weekend but they’re worth the…

This is my go-to quick pickle base recipe for when I either need to use up those rapidly aging vegetables in the crisper drawer before heading to the farmers market or I’m wanting to…

I realised not long ago that my Saturday morning obsessive ritual of driving 6km into town to pick up the weekend papers ahead of a double shift working day no longer grips me like…

After returning from a recent visit to Gully Gardens in Angaston, South Australia with bags of beautiful dried fruit and reading about the history of fruit in the Valley, I couldn’t resist making this…

Autumn has always been my favourite season. Nature’s visual bedtime story and final push to deliver what’s needed for Winter’s rest and dormancy. I remember as a child sitting with stoic resignation on the…