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Easy Pumpkin Beans

Easy Pumpkin Beans

by Erin B on April 29, 2013

I’ve been seriously time poor lately. I started a new job back in February and after almost 8 years in my previous position, starting in a new role that is extremely demanding has taken up all of my time and brain space. Dealing with a serious health crisis on top of that has been a [...]

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Hot Cross Bun & Butter Pudding

Hot Cross Bun & Butter Putting by she cooks, she gardens

by Erin B on April 2, 2013

We don’t celebrate Easter in a traditional way, but we do relish the opportunity to get away from it all for a few days with family and friends. Each year P and I head off into the sunset with his family and meet with another family (and associated ring-ins) for some quiet time, a few [...]

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Eggplant and Chickpea Curry – Vegan

Eggplant & Chickpea Curry

by Erin B on February 3, 2013

This dish was a bit of  a happy accident. I’ve started picking eggplants off the small bush in the front yard and so finding things to do with them has become a bit of a focus, it’s not a challenge that is at all worth complaining about, but the sense of worry and anticipation I [...]

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Little Coconut Zucchini Breads

Mini Zucchini Coconut Bread

by Erin B on January 30, 2013

Our oven gave up on life just before New Years. It was not a sad loss, not by any stretch. Since we moved into this place we now call our home the oven has been nothing but trouble. It has cost us a small fortune in call out fees and maintenance costs and became a [...]

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Crumbed Zucchini Flowers

January 1, 2013

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013! I’m sitting here on my porch, in the heat of the summer sun, watching the tomatoes grow and taking stock of everything that has taken place over the past 12 months. It has been a busy year for me, one of highs and lows. As seems customary this [...]

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Roast Cherry Salad

December 11, 2012

This time of year has to be my absolute favourite; long days, glorious sunshine, catch ups with friends, an abundance of produce and stonefruit – most notably, cherries! Cherries would have to be one of my absolute favourite fruits and so when I bring home the first batch of cherries for the season it’s pretty [...]

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Grilled Zucchini Pizza

December 3, 2012

November has been a crazy month at our place. Earlier in the month we had Eat.Drink.Blog. which was all-consuming, a couple of weeks later Paul’s sister got married in a beautiful ceremony down at McLaren Vale. To say that I’m feeling a little worse for wear at the moment is a bit of an understatement. The [...]

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Last Minute Banana Cake Trifles

November 14, 2012

Baking is serious business. There are people who study the craft for many years, perfecting the ratios and science behind the perfect rise, the right amount of crumb etc. I am no baker, I have dabbled in the dark arts over the years and had many successes, this was not one of those moments. This [...]

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Pea Fritters & Making a Meal of It

October 30, 2012

I have a pile of books by my bedside table at the moment, many of them from the Wakefield Press. They are mostly about food; food writing, food history, growing food, food security, what we do with food (ie. Recipes!) and how not to waste it. It’s fair to say that the world of food [...]

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Saturday Favourites

October 27, 2012

As the weeks fly by at an alarming rate I can hardly believe that we are back to hayfever, spring planting and warm days with cool nights so soon. It seems as though it was only yesterday that I was lamenting the loss of my last tomato crop and yet here I am planting out all [...]

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Lasagna for One & The San Remo Netball Diamonds Dinner

October 22, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the San Remo Australian Netball Diamonds Dinner with some fellow foodies like Amanda from Lambs Ears & Honey and Alex from Eating Adelaide. San Remo, a legendary South Australian pasta company, is a proud supporter of the Australian Netball Diamonds and [...]

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Springtime Quiche Primavera with Asparagus, Peas & Ricotta

October 8, 2012

I have a confession to make; for a long time I didn’t know what the word ‘primavera’ meant. When I saw it on the menu at a restaurant I immediately assumed it to be a heavy tomato/meat based dish in the same vein as ragu or bolognese and passed it by. What a fool I was! It turns out, as I’m sure [...]

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Blueberry & Meyer Lemon Jam Slice

Blueberry & Meyer Lemon Jam Slice – Sweet Adventures Blog Hop

August 21, 2012

It is hard to believe that it is nearly September, for me this year has just flown by. There have been ups and downs aplenty and soon the days will become warmer and longer which means that berries will be in abundance. I’ve got my own little strawberry plant in the vegie patch at the [...]

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Blueberry & Meyer Lemon Jam

August 20, 2012

This is my first foray into fruit jam, I’ve previously had a go at a savoury onion jam but had always feared the pectin and palava associated with them. I have vivid memories of my mum making huge batches of apricot and fig jam from our insanely productive fruit trees when I was a kid, [...]

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