"In Sydney, the forest speaks Polish at Easter"

…and Diego Bonetto listens. Last weekend, I had the privilege of participating in an edible weeds walk on the Cooks River. Led by Diego, about fifteen of us spent an enthralled couple of hours discovering some of the culinary and medicinal gems that typically just disappear below our shoes. Some of these weeds are comfortable […]

mmmmmmmmm…making!

So this blog is about simple abundance – with a focus on three of my favourite things: cooking, making and growing. Lately, cooking has been getting plenty of my attention with bountiful harvests from co-op inspiring me to cook for loved ones. And growing has been kicking along too, with the balcony garden enjoying gentle […]

Cooking through abundance: a few sweet ways with lemon myrtle

Here is a recipe for anyone who has more lemon myrtle than they can keep up with! You can only drink so much tea, right? Lemon Myrtle Syrup Cake Ingredients Syrup (start the night before): Four generous handfuls of fresh or dried lemon myrtle leaves 2 cups raw sugar (could use honey) 1 lemon Biscuit […]