Growing up in my Anglo Celtic family, as much as food was always a social lubricant, we didn’t have much in the way of a New Year’s food tradition. Sure we had lots of the usual nibbles, drinks and maybe a bottle of Champagne at midnight, but there was no one thing you could … Continue reading Olie, Olie, Olie……
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Its in the blood
Long before it became trendy to serve black pudding with scallops and other seafood in that weird, trendy surf and turf, black pudding has been my soul food. You see I may be Australian by choice but I'm British by birth, Celtic by heritage and importantly black pudding has long been a favored family treat. Getting the … Continue reading Its in the blood
Whats with the Figgin seasons…..
As I sit here in late March, the sense that vintage in the Barossa is all but over is very clear. The general consensus for 2013 seems to be that it was a lighter crop than usual, early, fast and furious and even nature itself seemed to be caught offside. Let me explain, in the … Continue reading Whats with the Figgin seasons…..
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