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Cheers to having my first #homegrown #blueberries this year!Thaaank YOU to whoever sent me a box of gourmet love this week! Tonight I get to pop a bottle of booze free champagne to celebrate border crossing approval for a group of 25 women's human rights defenders escaping the Taliban. #FuckYeahThank heavens for @amy.l.blain who included a #saltedchocolate #rye #cookie in my box of @threemillsbakery goody delivery today, or I'd have gone from 10 till 9 with nothing at all to eat! @tilbarealdairy #glassofmilk #milkandcookies
Author Archives: Susan
Chocolate chestnut brownies
Ever since my favourite pâtissier left the farmers market, I’ve been craving a really good chocolate brownie. I used to always buy mine from Dream Cuisine, and am quite lost without them. One of my favourite things about the winter … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Morning or afternoon tea, Snack, Winter
Tagged chocolate, gluten free, nuts
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Choc chip banana muffins
I have been craving choc chip banana muffins for over a week. I don’t quite know why, but there you have it. I bought up big at the banana stall at the farmers market last week and finally got around … Continue reading
Posted in Brunch, In-Betweens, Morning or afternoon tea, Snack
Tagged chocolate, fruit, muffins
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Rhubarb slice
This recipe is based on my Nan’s raspberry shortcake. That recipe is from her CWA cookbook and includes a layer of raspberry jam. I’ve swapped it out for fresh rhubarb and replaced the coconut in the topping with almond meal. … Continue reading
Posted in In-Betweens, Morning or afternoon tea
Tagged Capital Region Farmers Market, gluten free, slice
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Blackberry leaf tea
When I first started foraging, I was on the look out for all sorts of things I could do with the goodies I picked. I was staying with my grandparents in Tasmania, and was tending Pop’s berry patch. He had … Continue reading
Wild brassica and potato gnocchi
With all this summer rain, the edible weeds are going gangbusters. At this time of year the wild brassica is usually quite peppery. I simply adore the taste of wild brassica flowers during winter, when they taste just like broccoli. … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch
Tagged edible weeds, gluten free, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, wild food
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Buckwheat banana bread
I recently had an overripe banana on my kitchen counter, frowning at me the browner it got. It was quite late by the time I summoned the energy to do something about said banana. I think I was inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in Brunch, In-Betweens, Morning or afternoon tea, Snack
Tagged bread, fruit, gluten free
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Treacle tart
I made my first treacle tart for my Potter Picnic Party. I made it because it’s Harry’s favourite. I couldn’t, therefore not have it at my party. But I have to tell you, I was quite sceptical about the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert
Tagged British food, children's literature, Harry Potter, Pages to plate, tart
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Canberra plum sauce
We are blessed in Canberra, town planners included many wonderful fruit bearing trees when they planned those that would line the suburban streets. There is one street in Braddon planted entirely with walnuts. There are several streets planted with plums. … Continue reading
Three weed pie
All this summer rain has done wonders for the wild greens. I was at a friend’s house the other day, they’re building from scratch, and the weeds in the garden were looking delicious! They had loads of wonderful looking fat … Continue reading
Wild fennel flower fritters
At this time of year, swathes of wild fennel are in flower, their bright yellow blooms rising above clouds of green fennel fronds. The flowers smell sweet and fragrant with aniseed. The bees and other pollinating insects love them. If … Continue reading
