Meatless Mondays…

So, did you know Meatless Monday was an actual thing? Despite having used the phrase and integrated it into many a week (and many an Instagram post), I didn’t know that there was an actual, official initiative created in 2003 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...

Wonders of Winter…

Winter’s arrival here in the Yarra Valley has been anything but subtle. Last week the solstice brought with it rain, chilling wind and even snow in the mountains. Snow. In Australia. After all these years I still have trouble fathoming that concept. Despite the...

Arrival of Autumn…

While the northern hemisphere is enjoying the burst of Spring, here in Australia we’re heralding the arrival of Autumn. There’s just something about the fall season…a crispness to the air, crunchy colourful leaves and a certain excitement about the comfort slow-cooked...