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Melbourne Christmas Markets 2018
Melbourne Christmas Markets 2018 Get into the Christmas spirit at these festive markets around Melbourne Melbourne at Christmas has an undeniable buzz about it. Shops windows with festive themes, stores full of Christmas themed products and packaging, even the odd appearance of fake snow (despite it being summer) – is all around. Apart from all of...
Event: Artisanal Italian Cheese-making Class & Cheese Tasting
Artisanal Italian Cheese-making Class & Cheese Tasting Learn the basics of cheese-making in Melbourne with this artisanal workshop led by third-generation Italian cheesemakers Katia and Sabrina Cappadocio NOTE – THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT! Please email info@decisivecravings.com.au to be placed on our waiting list. Join us on Friday February 16th for our first...
Foodie Profile: A Chat with the Goodsmiths
Foodie Profile: Goodsmiths Our chat with Clifford Moss, co-founder of Goodsmiths – a website that helps you find and choose social enterprises and B Corps when eating, drinking, celebrating and shopping. 1. Cliff, could you tell us a little bit about Goodsmiths. How, when and why did you start? I started working in marketing and sales in the...
Melbourne Christmas Markets 2017
Melbourne Christmas Markets 2017 Go shopping & get into the spirit of Christmas at these annual festive markets in Melbourne Christmas time in Melbourne has an undeniable buzz about it. Shops windows with festive themes, stores full of Christmas themed products and packaging, even the odd appearance of fake snow (despite it being summer) –...
Making Your Own Christmas Cookie Box
Making Your Own Christmas Cookie Box The Perfect Way to Execute a Homemade Christmas Gift Many, many years ago I was an exchange student in Germany. I was living with my host family in Bavaria during winter time, and got to experience the traditional Christmas we read about in story books and movies, namely that...
German Christmas Cookies Recipe
German Christmas Cookies (Weihnachtsplätzchen) Fun and simple, and essential to every Christmas baking schedule German Christmas Cookies are a fun and more traditional alternative to the Aussie white christmas slices and rum balls we’ve all grown up with. The recipe to make German Christmas Cookies is incredibly simple and makes a reasonably sized batch that’s perfect...
Hazelnut Horseshoe Biscuits
Hazelnut Horseshoe Biscuits (Nusskipferl) How to make delicious and simple horseshoe biscuits, German style A good addition to your Christmas bake mix is Horseshoe biscuits or Nusskipferl. They’re super simple to make and the shape makes them look much fancier than they actually are. I actually first learnt to make them back in high school...
Foodie Profile: NATIF Native Foods
NATIF Superfoods – Kakadu Plum, Davidson Plum and Desert Lime, Quandongs, Bush Tomatoes, Fingerlimes, Lillypillis, Saltbush, Lemon Myrtle and Wattleseed Foodie Profile: NATIF Native Foods We chat to NATIF founder, Julie Merlet about how and why she started her business, the health benefits of native foods, and how you can grow them on your own balcony....
Foodie Profile – David Laity of Goodwill Wine
Image supplied by Goodwill Wine Foodie Profile David Laity of social enterprise Goodwill Wine 1. David, could you share the story of how you started Goodwill Wine? In the weeks and months following Black Saturday I found myself for the first time on the receiving end of assistance. Having been a volunteer for most of my adult...
10 Australian Ethical Food Stores Online
10 Australian Ethical Food Stores Online By Paul Hellier of Fair Food Forager Generally, if it’s better for you it’s better for the planet. Fair Food Forager helps you find ethical and sustainable food online, and has listings all over the world with businesses trying, like you are, to reduce the impact of food...
Red Beard Bakery Workshop
Red Beard Bakery Workshop For the aspiring baker. By Jen Curcio Flour, salt and water produces one of life’s simplest edible pleasures. The ingredients may be simple, and the act of eating it may be effortless, but anyone who has attempted baking bread knows there is no edible pleasure without some pain. This may sound...
Melbourne for Conscious Foodies Food Guide
STOCKISTS Melbourne for Conscious Foodies is currently being stocked at the following locations: MELBOURNE The Boroughs Store – 345 Lygon St, East Brunswick Safari Living – 579 High St, East Prahran Shokuiku – 120 High St, Northcote Auction Rooms – 103 – 107 Errol St, North Melbourne Rudimentary – 16/20 Leeds St, Footscray Candied Bakery...
