Raisin and Walnut Slice

Categories | Biscuits,Cakes,Recipes

This recipe was given to me on a recent trip to Mildura by Joanne De Blasio of Oak Valley Estate. Originally from Calabria, Joanne uses olive oil in the recipe with olives grown and processed at Oak Valley and  sweet intensely flavoured Oak Valley Estate Flame seedless raisins.  Joanne’s husband, also from Calabria, makes delicious [...]

Mildura – A Foodie’s Paradise

Categories | Journal,Uncategorized
Gino and Elina Gareffa of Tabletop Grapes, Mildura

Elina Gareffa is passing around a platter of home-made ‘antipasti’ to the camera crew.  They’re taking a break during the filming of a TV series for the Lifestyle Channel, starring well-known Mildura chef Stefano De Pieri. She’s put together a tempting array of thinly sliced home cured prosciutto and salami, freshly plucked figs stuffed with [...]