A delicious and simple recipe I acquired from a friend’s grandmother during my University days when I was in a share-house with a big group of country boys. Nana Bev got me sorted – she even made me write notes. Sadly, she had a poor opinion of me as wife material. Read on to find out why!
Nana’s Split Pea and Ham Hock Soup Recipe
“People don’t realize how easy they have it these days. Most kids have never known what it’s like to go without anything. They want something, they get it. If there isn’t enough money, they charge it. We never wanted anything because we never realized we could have anything. We never missed what we never had. […]
Have you soaked the fruit for your Christmas Cake yet?
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”~ W.T. Ellis Hello, Lovelies! Do you make your own Christmas fruitcake each year? If you do it’s time to soak your fruit, in preparation for a flavoursome and moist cake. If you don’t, why not join us and make your own. I promise […]
Easy Stewed Pears Recipe
“It is, in my view, the duty of an apple to be crisp and crunchable, but a pear should have such a texture as leads to silent consumption.” ~ Edward Bunyard After the excess of Easter it is a relief to be back to simple food again. One of Autumn’s great pleasures for me is pears. This […]
Two-Hour Economical Chicken Soup Recipe
“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” ~ Calvin Coolidge I lived on this soup when I was a university student, back in my sharehouse days, and then again when I bought my first house and every spare cent went on the mortgage repayments. […]
Easy Tuscan Chicken Recipe
“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” ~ Laurie Colwin This is a simple meal to throw together, and a regular in our household. The flavours are […]
Easy Chilli Con Carne Recipe
“I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving them, in the same way that feeding ourselves is a way of honoring our own createdness and fragility.” ~ Shauna Niequist Chilli con carne is one of those great […]
Last Chance Soup Recipe
“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.” ~ Calvin Coolidge Sunday or Monday is usually a day of planning and prepping for me. And that often includes making a batch of Last Chance Soup. I first started making this soup when I was […]
Tasty Moroccan Lamb Curry
“May my thoughts of kindness stretch over like a warm blanket to envelop your being and caress your soul.” ~ Truth Devour It’s cold, blustery weather here at the farm right now. I made a pot of this simple curry with the meat from some leftover grilled lamb chops. This recipe works equally well with leftover lamb […]
Easy Chicken Stock – Bone Broth Recipe
“The quest for slowness, which begins as a simple rebellion against the impoverishment of taste in our lives, makes it possible to rediscover taste.” ~ Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement When you’ve roasted a chicken (see my easy roast chicken recipe here) the scrapings from the pan, and the frame and […]
Tasty Sausage Casserole Recipe
“I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving them, in the same way that feeding ourselves is a way of honoring our own createdness and fragility.” ~ Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way I […]
Osso Buco Recipe with Beetroot and Rosemary
“The beet is what happens when the cherry finishes with the carrot. The beet is the ancient ancestor of the autumn moon, bearded, buried, all but fossilized; the dark green sails of the grounded moon-boat stitched with veins of primordial plasma; the kite string that once connected the moon to the Earth now a muddy […]
Beef Minestrone Recipe – Gluten Free
“Did you know you can drink food? It’s true! It’s called soup…” ~ Jarod Kintz Minestrone is a simple soup to throw together, and it’s a complete meal in a bowl. It freezes and reheats beautifully, so it’s a terrific soup for when you’re busy or unwell. I’ve been known to eat it for breakfast, […]
How to make Bone Broth
“I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a way of loving them, in the same way that feeding ourselves is a way of honoring our own createdness and fragility.” ― Shauna Niequist Bone broth is essentially bones and vegetables simmered together over […]
Slow Cooker Italian Lamb Shank Recipe
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”~ Jane Austen I’m totally in love with my slow cooker right now. Just ten minutes of preparation in the morning and the slow cooker does all the work so that by nightfall I have a luscious, melt-in-the-mouth dinner, brimful of goodness and with next to […]
Lemony Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks Recipe
“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” ~ W.C. Fields Slow cooked food – there’s nothing better to nurture the body and comfort the spirit, and this tasty dish fits the bill perfectly. Now that there’s a chill in the air here at the farm, a nourishing warm dinner is always […]