“A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.” - Omar Khayyam We have a house guest for Easter and amongst the things we had to eat were t...

“Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean.” - verse 7 of Psalm 51: King JamesBible   Hyssopus officinalis or hyssop is a ...

“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.” - Frank Lane   We were greeted the first day of Summer in Melbourne w...

“Life is like eating artichokes, you have got to go through so much to get so little.” – Thomas Aloysius Dorgan   Artichokes are in sea...

“I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!” ― Bill Watterson   Occasionally, we like to spoil ourselves and any ideas of healthful food...

“He that takes medicine and neglects diet, wastes the skills of the physician.” - Chinese proverb   We love vegetables and as Chinese c...

“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” - A. A. Milne   It’s Spring in Melbourne and on fine days we love to go walking. Cl...

“If you’re not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef.” - Michael Strahan   Apicius is a collection of Roman coo...

“Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college education.” - Mark Twain   Now that cauliflower is in season, we often have it as ...

“Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.” - T. J.Miller   In winter we love having fresh-out-of the-oven soufflé. A friend of ours ...

“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” - Tertullian   The Jerusalem artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus ), also called sunroot, sunchoke...

“Wilful waste makes woeful want.” – English proverb Do you have some cream that has been in your fridge a few days past its use-by date...

“The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.” - W. C. Fields   We made some savoury crackers today as we...

“Go vegetable heavy. Reverse the psychology of your plate by making meat the side dish and vegetables the main course.” - Bobby Flay We...

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: It is the tim...

“One kind word can warm three winter months.” - Japanese Proverb   A favourite Winter warmer dish that we often have at home is this ve...

“True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories.” - Florence King I received a couple of enquiries regarding the reci...