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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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Apple, mint and rosemary jelly
I first tried apple mint and rosemary jelly when I bought a jar from the Stawell Farmers Market at the showground many years ago. I loved it. That little jar was flecked with little pieces of mint. It was perfect … Continue reading
Rose and cardamom shrub
I’ve been having fun helping a friend develop plans for a restaurant. We’ve been working on the menu, drinks and décor. The restaurant will be a way to share some of his Yazidi heritage, bringing unique Iraqi food to Australia … Continue reading
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
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
Cooking for a year without a cent spent at Coles or Woolworths
I don’t much go into New Year’s resolutions, but this time last year a friend of mine suggested I resolve to not spend a single dollar at Coles or Woolworths for the entire year. Given my view of the practices … Continue reading
Weed omelette
Today I led a weed walk for the Canberra Environment Centre. It was a great morning down by the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. We picked loads of wild greens. We found wood sorrel, sheep sorrel, dock, wild fennel, dandelion, salsify, plantain and … Continue reading
From wild apples to cider and apple jack
A while back I posted my recipe for wild apple jelly with mint and rosemary. Well that trip was quite an outing, and really epitomises why I love foraging. I had in fact been out picking wild apples because I’d … Continue reading
Haw-sin sauce
I don’t know if you’ve seen The Canberra Times today, but I’m in it. I’m pretty excited. Susan Parsons wrote a lovely piece on my foraging for her Kitchen Garden column in Food & Wine. In honour of the occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, condiment, Side dish, Summer, Winter
Tagged Chinese Food, foraging, sauce
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