On New Years Eve, we sat, as we have many times before, counting our blessings on soft grass that overlooks the lemon yellow and blue grey curve of Avoca Beach. We set a table with red and white plates that were scribed with ‘Joy’ in their centre. And we ate a feast; the sort of […]
In the kitchen
This is a meal for modest celebrations. It’s about that time. I think I’m officially on maternity leave. Well, at least until January, when the edits for the book come back. It’s strange to be starting your maternity leave when your baby is 15 weeks old- right about the time when others are slinking […]
I’ve written some fairly mad emails in my time. But perhaps this one, tapped out nearly nine weeks ago takes the cake. Hi Clare Terrific news- in labour- heading to hospital soon. Thank you so much for all your work on this Tori Tori Haschka www.eatori.com That one was crafted on an iphone with one […]
I am not MacGyver. Yet there is something about motherhood that has made me so. A caveat. I am swiftly discovering that parenting doesn’t always look or feel like you imagined it. I didn’t imagine that I would cry along with my son when he got his first set of immunisations. It was the look […]
There are portholes in life when you’re adrift; not knowing if you’re coming or going. This is a dish for those moments. It’s for those murky duvets of time when you only know for sure if it’s 3 am or pm by going outside and squinting at the sky. This is the sort of food […]