The monthly Collingwood Children’s Farm Farmers Market fell on a gorgeous Spring day, the warmest day we’d had since last autumn. The market, which is held in a large field by the river, was a hive of activity. There were all sorts of things going on – there were boxes of baby artichokes for $15; […]Read Post ›
This last week it has felt like spring has finally arrived, perfectly timed at the start of September. To herald the start of my favourite season, broad beans and peas have appeared on the shelf at the local green grocer – what a joy! I find podding beans and peas to be utterly relaxing – […]Read Post ›
The soufflé has always been a bit of a mystery to me. There is something very 1970s about it, like Charles Aznavour singing and Brigitte Bardot bathing topless on the French Riviera. I fear this is linked to the fact that my sister dated a French man called Jean-Pierre in the 1970s when I was […]Read Post ›
One of the best things about winter is surely fennel – with its mild but sweet aniseed flavour. When I was in Sicily earlier this year at the end of the European winter, it was growing wild all over the countryside, even by the side of the road. I stopped to pick a big bunch […]Read Post ›
italy on my mind 