Cookin’ without gas now…
Virgil Evetts Like a lot children, back in the day I was an imp around fire. I just loved burning stuff, and along with a like-minded friend, even volunteered for bin duty at primary school as a means of gaining … Read more
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Nothing for me. Thanks!
Virgil Evetts We’ve talked about it for years and have at last come to a family consensus: no gifts for grownups anymore. Nothing for me, nothing for her, nowt for Mum or Dad, nor in-laws, or friends. The wee … Read more
Food Science, Ancient and Modern.
“It’s important to look beneath the surface,” says Brett, our guide from Bookabee Tours, patting the trunk of a tall eucalypt tree. “Red rivergums like this one, for instance, grow only where there is constant water. Where we are standing … Read more
McLaren Vale wine region, South Australia
Make a day or three of it – all year-round Whether you choose to visit on a warm summer’s day or during its crisp but seldom frosty winter, the McLaren Vale wine region, 35 kilometres south of Adelaide, offers … Read more
Baking Christmas Cakes
Our Christmas Cake feature is brought to you by Tasti – Proudly New Zealand owned and picking out the best quality ingredients for kiwi bakers since 1932. Written and researched by Sally Cameron. A Christmas cake is one of those … Read more
Orange – New South Wales
There’s nothing like Australia! This month’s travel section is full of sights and tastes from destinations all around Australia, after all ‘there’s nothing like Australia’. There’s also some great prizes up for grabs. Kiwis love holidaying in Australia more than … Read more
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Eat Your Way Around Sydney
A short flight across the Tasman lands you at one of the top food cities of the world – Sydney. Along with boasting a plethora of world class restaurants – both Tetsuya and Rockpool have made the world’s top 50 … Read more
Information on Backyard Chooks
Helen Jackson For years I have procrastinated about keeping hens but have always pushed it aside with concerns of set up, potential odour and hazards. However as backyard chooks are becoming increasingly popular I have decided to push aside my … Read more
Find Sanctuary in the Hunter Valley with Peppers
The art of offering delectable cuisine and the finest of wine on a menu has become a passion for many a chef, inspired by an almost endless choice of ingredients able to be sourced the whole world over.
Salads for Spring
Sally Cameron October 2011 If you stick to the rules a salad is an assembly of cold or raw ingredients, often served, on the side, to cleanse the palate between meals or to aid digestion of the meal components being … Read more
The Hunter Valley – a journey into abundance
The drive north from Sydney into the New South Wales Central Coast and Hunter Valley is a journey into abundance. In the first hour the M3 motorway glides past the spectacular coastal scenery of the Hawkesbury River, where no fewer … Read more
Don’t give me jam!
Virgil Evetts. It’s a known fact- by which I mean Jerry Seinfeld once said it- that if a person says the name of whatever gift you’ve presented them with, it means they don’t like it. For example “a shaving brushe!!” … Read more
How to make a Perfect Sponge
Sally Cameron A sculptured perfect tower of golden textured cake, dripping with strawberry conserve and oozing cream through the centre of two soft layers sandwiched together. A fleck or two of icing sugar and the cake is inviting prey for … Read more
