Well, it has been a busy few days entertaining and therefore cooking so haven’t been busy on the blog. The garden has required some attention too as we have had quite a bit of rain so everything is growing at a great rate and has certainly done us proud in the two months since we started. We have been harvesting the lettuces, eggplants, and zucchini, while the herbs are a constant source of delight. The third raised garden bed is about to be prepared and I have some wonderful Italian herb seeds on order to plant into my mini hothouses in preparation for transplantation. Rescued several pots of flowers from the local nursery and they have revived beautifully and giving some wonderful colour to the back patio as well as attracting the local bees which is great for the garden. The purple and yellow pansies in particular are delightful. Waiting impatiently for the Daphne to flower – long ambition to grow these – and the Gardenia is recovering well after a bout of the sads. The Classic Dark Red ‘Sun Parasol’ (Mandevilla) is attracting the honeyeaters and they frequently swing by for a quick taste. Will post some more pictures of the garden soon. Over the next couple of days I will post recipes from the weekend!!
A busy few days of entertaining
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A meandering about wine
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“When you uncork a bottle of mature fine wine, what you are drinking is the product of a...
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What is cooking?
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(Sunflowers, circe 1888 – Vincent Van Gogh) “Cooking is an art and patience is a virtue… Careful shopping, fresh...
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A meandering about wine and Suleiman the Magnificent
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There is a story about Suleiman the Magnificent and red wine that goes like this…. During the 1550s, Suleiman the...
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A snippet about wine corks
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I was reading the Feb-March 2014 edition of France Today and came across this interesting piece of ‘wine...
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Some thoughts on treading wine by Lawrence Durrell
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I seem to be a ‘wine’ frame of mind today – no reason except that it is a beautiful...
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A little from Don Quixote on wine tasting!
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Here is a little treat from Don Quixote about Sancho Panza’s wine-tasting kinsmen. I love it!! Enjoy….. “It is...
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Some thoughts on the Renaissance by Bernard Berenson
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I have been reading Bernard Berenson’s The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance (published in 1894) and I came across this piece which...
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A small tribute to wine and winemakers
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I love the relationship between wine and food. When the right wine meets the right food, something magical happens. Here are a...

Welcome to my love affair with the food, wine, history and culture of the Mediterranean, past and present. Here you will find not only recipes, drinks and fabulous products, but the history of the food and culture of the Mediterranean.
My purpose is to get you to explore and experience new tastes and along the way to immerse yourself in the wonderful history of this diverse and wonderful region – from Venice to Istanbul, Rome to Dubrovnik, Athens to Crete and all places in between and in the surrounds. Be prepared to be surprised, delighted and enthralled as you take this trip with me.
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