Day 58: Food = Mood
Hello Readers, Herbie and I have been offline with school readings, market visits, and planning our up coming Prahran Market School Holiday Lunchbox Workshop! We’re
in-season
Day 53: To market, to market, to meet a kindred spirit
I went to an organic food market on the weekend. Hubby went to order coffee while I minded a vintage wine barrel and four stools
Day 51: Five Top Tips to Get Your Kids Out Into The Garden
A long weekend is around the corner, so here are five ways to encourage your child to get out into the garden! 1. Show your
Day 47: Sweet enough, naturally
I love pears, especially the beurre bosc varietal. They are the colour of comfort food, and that was tonight’s dessert: diced pears cooked on the
Day 45: Sharing Herbie’s magic with children at Stories Up High
The great American comic, W.C. Fields, once said, “Never work with children or animals.” However, if he had been at the Stories Up High children’s
Day 42: A sweet surprise!
There’s a new trend in cooking: veggies are the new dessert! Chefs are making vegetables the sweet ingredient of the meal, with celery, carrot and
Day 41: Children who grow their own veg are FIVE times more likely to eat them
Yes, children who grow their own veg are FIVE times more likely to eat them. This was reported in the Daily Mail this week –
Day 40: Quick, healthy and do-able
Stir fires are fantastic. They are quick to cook, quick to clean up and deliver on taste! Weekends are about convenience for me and Herbie,
Day 39: 8 days to go!
This time next week, it will be one sleep until Herbie’s Children’s Writer’s Festival debut! “Stories Up High” is a fabulous festival in the beautiful
Day 38: Fresh and simple is best
Sautee home-grown garlic in butter. Add farmers market porcini, slippery jack and pine mushrooms and cook for a few minutes. In the meantime, boil spaghetti. Then