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Someone's started laying again! #backyardchickens #wyandotte #freerangeeggs #eggsMy first #avotoast since @burnbar stopped selling. It was still pretty good though. #avocado from a citrus seller at the @crfarmersmarket on toasted #pumpkin loaf from @theknoxmadeinwatson bakery.Oh how I love #nettle #soup
Tag Archives: Australian food
Australian hot cross buns
I really don’t like Good Friday. For me, it’s a forced reminder of how cruel people can be to each other. I do not believe in the death penalty and I do what I can to alleviate human suffering. But … Continue reading
Posted in Brunch, In-Betweens, Morning or afternoon tea, Snack
Tagged Australian food, bush foods, Easter
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ANZAC cheesecake parfaits
I saw a recipe for an ANZAC cheesecake with caramel sauce pop up in my news feed this week. It was pretty inspiring, and I wondered if I could do my own mini version. This recipe is what I came … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Morning or afternoon tea
Tagged ANZAC Day, Australian food, cake, dairy free, gluten free, vegan
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Sweet potato croquettes with roo tail and native herbs
I like cooking with native ingredients for Australia Day. It gives me pause to reflect on the Traditional Owners of this land, give thanks for their custodianship and recognise their knowledge. I had great success with my first ever batch … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner
Tagged Australia Day, Australian food, bush foods, food ethics, foraging, game meat
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Crocodile with sweet and sour quandong sauce
You may have figured by now, I love to use native foods in my cooking. I think it has environmental benefits, supporting maintenance of native flora and fauna; maintains knowledge of the land, and shows respect to the indigenous knowledge … Continue reading
Wild rice paper rolls
I was recently inspired by a Food for Hunters post on Vietnamese Spring Rolls filled with teal. I knew I had to make an Australian wild food version of this delicious Vietnamese favourite. I wanted to fill them with yabbies … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch
Tagged Australian food, bush foods, seafood, vegetarian option, Vietnamese food, wild food
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Bush béarnaise
Last week I bought home both a steak, and some yabbies from the farmers market. I knew I wanted to make a sort of outback surf ‘n’ turf. But I realised that I could give an Aussie bush twist to … Continue reading
Pepperberry crackers
These crackers are the pair to the pepperberry leaf crackers I made a friend for her birthday. Those were diamond shape- a bit like the leaves of Tasmania’s native plant, these are round shaped- like the berries themselves. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Morning or afternoon tea, Snack
Tagged Australia, Australian food, biscuits, bush foods
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Wallaby tacos
Taco Tuesday went Australian this week, to celebrate this great land. I visited Hobart’s Farm Gate Market on Australia Day, and have been carrying on the theme all through the week. I was chuffed to meet Ross O’Meara from Bruny … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner
Tagged Australia Day, Australian food, bush foods, left overs, Mexican food, salad, slow cooked, Taco Tuesday, Tasmania
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Pepperberry leaf crackers
A very dear friend of mine recently celebrated her birthday. Sadly I couldn’t afford to buy her a gift and I did think I was the one getting the treat when she said she’d come and visit me in Tasmania. … Continue reading
Posted in Morning or afternoon tea, Snack
Tagged Australian food, bush foods, Tasmania, vegan
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ANZACs
This is the only non-original recipe I’ve posted. It belongs to a very dear friend of mine, with whom I’ve had a great many good times, some of which included the baking of these very biscuits, as well as some … Continue reading
Posted in Morning or afternoon tea, Thoughts
Tagged ANZAC Day, Australia, Australian food, biscuits
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