The Good Life Down Under

Hard to believe! However now that study is almost done, and things are happening in the garden again I will try and post more often. Stage...

My mum gave her mint plants a radical haircut, and presented me with half a black garbage bag of mint stems!  Waste not, want not, so I have...

October 20th - hatched within 48 hrs October 30th - first day out of the nest, still in the same tree November 2nd - out and about w...

Nigel Slater's mackrel with rhubarb and sherry vinegar . In a nutshell: pan fried mackerel served with oven baked rhubarb. The sherry vi...

Lizzie's chicken and corn soup - love it. Her recipe calls for fresh corn, but it also works with frozen corn, albeit with a much short...