Monthly Archives: March 2012

Tuesday’s Top 5 – Things I like to rant about

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Liz

Oh this list could be long…but instead of going on forever I will try and stay specific in my ranting.  These are the food related issues I personally find most irritating.  I do however, reserve the right to be irritated by entirely … Continue reading →

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Monday Harvest – Mar 4 2012

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Liz

Autumn seems to have brought some much cooler weather with it this year; cooler and wetter.  Apparently Melbourne’s had its wettest start to March in 50 years, which actually probably isn’t saying a great deal as we are only 5 … Continue reading →

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February – The Wrap Up

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Liz

Summer’s over for another year – in Australia our seasons are aligned with calendar months, so officially summer finished at the end of February.  And weather-wise it does seemed to have finished, at least for the time being.  The last days of … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fire

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Liz

In previous years I have made my chilli paste (or Sambal Oelek if you prefer the Indonesian name commonly used in Australia) by simply throwing chilli and salt into the food processor and then storing the resulting mix in the fridge.  … Continue reading →

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