I recently planted a Finger Lime in the garden at home, ready to accompany sashimi or add to a salad of earthy beetroot or roasted pumpkin. What an extraordinary fruit it is, both in it’s freshness of flavour, and its unmistakable beauty on the plate -MB. Read the rest...
Almond blossom is always the first to appear in the Barossa at this time of year. You can’t help but love it for its sheer beauty, but also for the promise of Spring it signals. But if I’m completely honest, I have to admit to looking most forward to seeing our Quince Orchard in blossom again - that is a sight to behold! -MB. Read the rest...
I love wandering out into the orchard in the early morning to choose fruit for breakfast or into the kitchen garden to pick asparagus or artichokes that will go in to the pot within minutes, such a luxury in these busy times but one the most satisfying ways to add more fresh produce to your diet -MB. Read the rest...
Gelatine takes twice as long to dissolve in cream or milk as it does in water, and sugar can also inhibit setting, so the higher the sugar content, the softer the set will be -MB. Read the rest...
We have had one of the wettest Winters in years here in the Barossa, and it is just wonderful to see the dams and waterways full to overflowing for the first time in a long time -MB. Read the rest...
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