Masala Chai

… again the emerald green pallu of her sari tucked in at her hips, across her breast, and cough it … More

Fig, Cardamom & Sesame Seed Kefir Smoothie

I’ve been down in Melbourne all of this week house hunting for what is turning out to be a very … More

“I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” – from ‘Notes from Underground’, … More

Summer has settled into Brisbane. The days are long and languid, the sun glaring down from electric blue skies. There … More

In these days of food blogs and online savvy, I’m relatively picky when it comes to buying cookbooks. I have … More

Given the refugee crisis engulfing Europe – and the world – at the moment, writing about milk and oats seems … More

During our recent Balinese sojourn we stayed in Penestanan, an area just on the outskirts of Ubud. Our house wasn’t … More

Ubud has a whole raw, organic, health food thing going on. Fueled, I imagine, mostly by the expat community and … More

A few weeks ago S planted spinach, parsley and coriander seeds. They started sprouting just before we went down for … More

I am an avid tea drinker. Our kitchen bench is piled high with teapots and jars of tea leaves. Morning … More