Look what I came home to this week... Yes, a stonking great big pile of beautifully aromatic woodchips, blocking my driveway. How so...

Nectarines from my tree, during the summer months As summer draws to a close, here is a kind of memo to self for next summer: Say no ...

  Everyone needs a good butter cake recipe in their repertoire, and this now is mine. It is simple but rich, plain but oh-so-good. Whil...

I am exhausted . I have reached that point of summer when I am just plain exhausted. When maintaining the vegie garden is a chore. No l...

A recent conversation at work got me thinking some more about something I already think about a lot: making our own food. Do you li...

When life hands you zucchinis, make... zucchini slice, zucchini spaghetti, roast zucchini, steamed zucchini, grilled zucchini, zucchini...

Last year I grew four tomato plants, and it was a bewildering, alien affair. Growing tomatoes is not like growing peas or beans or carro...

  Ah, Tassie summers. Ups and downs. Great weather one day, cold and grey the next. Sundresses and thongs, sun on bare skin; then pulli...