Food, recipes and stories from Tasmania's Far South

By Julia Matusik

Just visiting

“Great recipes, good info about a beautiful, far away place and just generally a pleasant read!”..."

“Great recipes, good info about a beautiful, far away place and just generally a pleasant read!”

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fairy tale mushrooms, a platypus and a winter hibernation

I was without a car the other day and ended up walking into town.

a red city and a beige meal

We had a decent frost a couple of days ago.

the cost of eating out

We spent the King’s Birthday long weekend in Launceston, Tasmania’s second largest city behind Hobart.

a vehicle for marmalade

my annual marmalade appreciation newsletter

flavour, funeral slice and the sausage sizzle

An update - the kitchen, the garden, and three (mostly) food-related snippets I’ve discovered.

new cookbook additions and the story of three piles

New additions to my cookbook shelves are no longer housed on said shelves but rather artfully displayed in various strategic piles across several rooms.

tea experiments + a rooibos loaf

On our recent trip to Adelaide and Kangaroo Island, we had a few hours between disembarking the ferry and needing to be at the airport for our flight…

a plan for afternoon tea

for Mother's Day or any day

the veggie glut you would rather not have

or 101 ways with green tomatoes (well, not quite!)