by Sheridan | Nov 17, 2024 | Journal
Sweet Treats of Giglio Chef Claudio Bossini had just finished mincing the macerated figs for the panficato, a rich dark sweet Christmas confection made each year on Giglio, a small island off the coast of Tuscany, when suddenly the sounds of a brass band could be...
by Sheridan | Nov 10, 2024 | Journal
Fuchsia Dunlop’s Ode to Chinese Food It’s 10 am on a sultry Friday morning at Soulshine, a luxurious retreat in Bali, Indonesia. Chinese food specialist Fuchsia Dunlop is about to begin a talk on food writing, one of the Masterclasses at the recent Ubud Writers...
by Sheridan | Oct 7, 2024 | Journal
Meet Bush Goddess Pennie Scott Champion of Regenerative Agriculture I’m running late for my lunch appointment with owner of Bush Goddess Feasts Pennie Scott. She’s suggested we meet at Delice Coffee, a new eatery in Canonwindra which focuses on locally grown...
by Sheridan | Jul 22, 2024 | Journal
Meditation on Quinces It had a cloak of ash-coloured down hovering over its smooth golden body,and when it lay naked in my hand,with nothing more than its daffodil-coloured shift,it made me think of her I cannot mention,and I feared the ardour of my breath would...
by Sheridan | Jun 1, 2024 | Journal
Meditation on Lemons Meditation on Lemons When I move housethe first tree I plantis a lemonbiblicaldour and versatileI much prefer itto those cloying salesgirlsthe soft stone fruits – Kate Llewellyn, excerpt from “Lemon” It’s a hot summer...
by Sheridan | Apr 22, 2024 | Journal
Tough Bickies: The Original Anzac What was the original Anzac made of? The biscuit, that is, not the soldier.If you go to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and hunt around in the research centre you’ll find it described as an army biscuit or Anzac wafer or...