Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
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An Autralian food blog by Celia sharing her passion and experiences for urban food.
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
2y ago
A few days ago, I turned a $1 opshopped flannelette pillowcase (all cotton) into four kitchen cloths. I was inspired by our electrician Daniel, who mentioned that he’d been making them out of his daughters’ old pyjamas. It was a fun project using 100% rescued materials, including vintage sewing machine thread and embroidery floss from ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
2y ago
Hello lovely friends, hope you’re all well. I haven’t been overly adventurous with food lately, but stumbled across this recipe recently that was just too good not to share! It’s an intriguing method for making curry puff dough from Nyonya Cooking. Traditionally, this pastry is tricky to make – two types of dough are made ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
2y ago
As we exit lockdown here in Sydney, I wanted to drop you a short note to let you know where we’re at. A couple of readers have been kind enough to make contact to check on us, and I didn’t want to leave you hanging! In short though, we’re doing very well! Retirement has proven ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
Last week we broke our ceramic wok. To be honest, I’m not sure how it lasted as long as it did. But I was desperate to keep the glass lid as it’s the perfect size for my dough bowl…but it’s a tricky item to store. My initial plan – to store it upside down above ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
As it’s been pointed out to me many times before, I am ridiculously sentimental. A Sentimental Fool, in every sense of the word. I was reflecting on that this morning as I mended my kitchen apron. I’ve made more than thirty of these upcycled jeans aprons to date (there’s a tutorial here), but THIS is ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
Hello lovely friends! Hope you’re all well. WordPress has changed their posting format, so it’s taking me a little time to figure it out – please bear with me. I needed a vegan dessert for tonight’s dinner party, so I thought I’d give the World Peace Cookies a go. As they’re already eggless and made ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
As promised in my last post, here’s an update on the peach quilt rework! I say “rework”, because restoration was beyond my patience or skill set. Three of the squares were badly worn, so I patched them with gorgeous needle-turned applique chicken panels that I picked up for $1 each at The Sewing Basket Newington ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
Once a week, Mum and I have lunch and then we head out to explore a Salvos Store. For those of you who don’t have these in your area – the Salvos Stores are thrift shops (we call them “op shops”), run by the Salvation Army. All the goods on offer are donated, and in ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
Craft, or “quaft” as it’s known in our house (you can read why here), has always been an integral part of my life. It really is my therapy and over the years, I’ve spent some serious dollars on buying supplies. These days I’ve learnt to find joy in making things from rescued materials, which has ..read more
Fig Jam and Lime Cordial
3y ago
My favourite Steve Sheridan tea bowl has been given a new lease of life! Some of you might remember how Pete bought it for me in July 2015 at the Brewery Yard Markets. I wrote about it again last year after it was chipped, reflecting on how my daily use of it had become an ..read more