Food

This is such an easy recipe, and it’s my go-to if I have unexpected…

My friend Amelia first introduced me to the joys of browned butter, and once…

I am a no-fuss baker. My recipes are easy and user-friendly, made to taste…

First up, I have to pay credit where it’s due and give a shout-out…

I have a love hate relationship with creamy salad dressings. I often of find…

They say you don’t make friends with salad. But this fancy potato salad with…

If I’m going to eat a salad for dinner, it’s gotta be robust enough…

The summer holidays are all about well-deserved indulgence. Christmas puddings for weeks after Christmas day, pavlovas piled high with cream and berries, and ice cream justifiable at any time of day!

As you may have ascertained, the TDF team are NEVER ones to shy away from sweet treats… isn’t it incredible how dessert stomach means there is ALWAYS rooms for a choc-top or sliver of pavlova? Read on for our tastiest summer sweet treat ideas.

Summer is here, and life is GOOD! The afternoons are long, the nights are balmy, and the emails will remain unchecked for many days to come.

Also, the season of spritzs and sparkling is definitely upon us! Whether you like your drinks strong and potent, or light and fruity, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite zingy summer cocktails.

Don’t worry, it’s not Tuesday! We’re squeezing in A SECOND recipe this week because we just have too much awesome stuff to fit in before the holidays kick in!

Today our darling Partnerships Manager Alice Johnson and her partner, landscape architect Marlon Ziebell, leave us with their final recipe, a super tasty and endlessly versatile recipe for (slightly boozy) preserved pears.

What do you do with preserved pears, we hear you ask? Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, tip them on a pavlova or rich chocolate cake, or add them to muesli and yoghurt for a deliciously decadent breakfast – the options are endless!