For the love of food
Chopped fresh tomatoes on a fresh slice of bread coated with olive oil, topped with basil leaves and finished with a pinch of sea salt. A bubbling tomato sauce brought to life with roughly torn basil leaves. A chunky basil pesto tossed through pasta. I could go on forever listing the ways I love to [...]
It’s such a great feeling being able to walk out my door and pick fresh herbs or the occasional vegetable. Living in a unit, I don’t have all that much growing room but that doesn’t stop me from growing all sorts of goodies. At the moment (and this is after a few months of the [...]
I know it’s been a little while since my last garden update. I’m ashamed to say that’s because the garden has taken a bit of a back seat to the wedding in the last few months. I do have a few plants still soldiering on. The first plant I can’t take credit for. My tomato [...]
A few months ago I stumbled across Inquiring Chef. Jessica blogs about her food adventures in Thailand and all her wonderful little trips around Asia. Her photography is amazing (maybe one day I’ll get that good) and recipes delicious. Today I’m lucky enough to have her here to share a recipe that she developed herself. [...]
My poor garden has suffered a little neglect in the last few weeks. Luckily, the neglect didn’t kill anything but it did result in a bit of a mess of plants that had gone to seed. The bok choy was out of control although I did enjoy the view of pretty little yellow flowers from [...]
I mentioned the other day that I was about to start my first ‘real’ vegetable garden. I say ‘real’ because until now I’ve been growing little bits of random things in an assortment of pots and containers. It was time to get serious. I did quite a bit of research on raised beds that would [...]
I am Claire & I love food. Here you'll find my favourite recipes, tips, tricks, restaurants & plates full of frivolity with the odd crafty post. New inspiration posted daily.
