Invincible – not invisible
It’s winter in Australia. Here in Armidale, Australia's highest city, sub-zero temperatures are a frequent occurrence. The lowest recorded temperature is around -12oC. Frosty mornings usually make way for the weak sun to warm things up to a bearable 13 - 15oC most days but it’s dismal on the days with no sun. You can … Continue reading Winter’s Citrus Bounty
Eat Food, mostly plants not too much. Some of you will recognise those seven words. They are from Michael Pollan’s seminal work In Defence of Food. I have read this book twice. Once a few years ago when it made an impression and again this month when the wisdom of the words hit home - … Continue reading The Rise of Nutritionism
Who knew you could make couscous from scratch? Well, apart from the millions of people doing it all the time, I certainly didn’t! That is until I spent a wonderful day at Gal Winter’s Fantastic Feasts workshop. “Workshop” is not really the right name nor is “class”. Gal did not explicitly instruct us on how … Continue reading Snapshots of Armidale – Fantastic Feasts