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Photo essay: The Hidden City

December 22, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell

For the past few weeks I've been juggling three online courses (yes three), my Phd, my business and all the stress that goes with the end of year. But this isn't about stress or overwhelm. One of those courses, The Photo Essay, has just finished and I thought you'd like to see my final project: a photo essay of Launceston's hidden … [Read more...]

Cashew Quinoa Bars

September 29, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell

My family are fairly traditional meat-and-three-veg type eaters. I try to introduce new foods, tastes and textures every so often but I'm not always successful in doing this. One such new flavour was quinoa, which I enjoyed but was not popular with the three males in the household, so the packet was relegated to the back of the cupboard (except for … [Read more...]

Beetroot Pesto

September 29, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell

It's been a long time since I've posted a recipe on the blog, but I've recently been experimenting with new flavours so thought it high time for an update.   But first, a little back story to fill you in about why I'm making beetroot pesto in the first place. I was one of those rash-prone kids who seemed to break out at the mere thought … [Read more...]

Misty, earthy walk after rain

July 26, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell

You know that smell right after rain in the Australian bush? It's a combination of eucalyptus oil from crushed gum leaves, earthy soil and fresh rain. I drank in that scent on Friday morning when I took Bas (Bastille) for a walk along the fire trail at the back of Cataract Gorge. Both of us were happy to be deviating from our usual weekday street … [Read more...]

Almost-Winter Scenes

May 29, 2015 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell

“Her pleasure in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges, and from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn - that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness - that … [Read more...]

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The adventures of a wannabe hazelnut farmer, a writer who loves to bake and their two sons who moved to the island state for a simpler life.

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