The first olives I cured at home were kalimata that I helped mates harvest from their small grove in Orange. I had long had a book on curing olives and cooking with them and went to it for a method. Doing the scoring and soaking and so on seemed too much effort so I chose …
Diggings 24 March 2019
Followers of Diggings will know I am a fan of both the democracy sausage and Matt Golding's use of Oz food in his political cartoons, and this one is an excellent combo commenting on the now infamous Anning and Eggboy incident. https://bit.ly/2FvOjgA A Short Description of Cultural Appropriation for Non-Believers. No need to comment on …
Diggings 5 March 2019
Followers of Diggings will know I consider Matt Golding to be one of our best political cartoonists particularly for his use of Australian food - as in this one on the Royal Commission inot the banking industry. The trouble with fake meat Jenny Rosborough is a registered nutritionist who worries that vegan “meats” are perceived …
Diggings 28 jan 2019
Couscous stuffed pumpking and endive Food for thought In New Scientist No 3211,5 January, 2019, are printed some responses sent in to this question from a reader: ‘Ignoring the idiom that variety is the spice of life, what single dish could I make that would provide all my nutritional needs forever more? A vegetarian option …
