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Today was a bad pain day for me. There are a few things I can do to try and alleviate this, including rest. But one of them is do nice things, so my mind and body aren't consumed by it.I finally got around to making my #okonomiyaki tonight ❤️Wow! Today's #homemade #ramen was even better than yesterdays. I picked up some #FreeRange @bumnutsaustralia to add to my toppings of #ChineseBroccoli #Japanese #turnip, #pickled #WildMushrooms and #pork-
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Tag Archives: bush foods
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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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
Great Southern Land Fried Chicken
The U.S. Embassy in Canberra threw a hell of a party for the 4th of July this year. They bought an amazing chef to town to cook up a southern feast. Tory McPhail is the Executive Chef at the iconic … 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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Quail barbequed with pepperberries
I love cooking quail. People think of it as fancy food, but I happen to think they’re much better cooked and eaten at home so you pick them up with your fingers and not need to worry about the fussiness … Continue reading
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