Table setting at Rouse Hill House & Farm with a folded napkin held in the wine glass. Photo (c) Scott Hill for Sydney Living Museums
If you’re out at Rouse Hill this weekend for the Autumn Harvest you may see the dining table set with some unusually-shaped dishes, can you guess what they’re for? Continue reading
The Sydney Living Museums stall at the 2015 Autumn Harvest festival_Photo (c) James Horan for Sydney Living Museums
What a week it’s been – Jacqui’s Eat Your History was highly commended at the National Trust Heritage Awards, I was down at TedX hawking sausages, and this Sunday is the Harvest Festival! Continue reading
And the winners are... © National Trust NSW (detail)
We are very delighted that Eat your history, stories and recipes from Australian kitchens has received a National Trust New South Wales 2016 Heritage Award in the publication category. Eat your history received Highly Commended in a rich field of inspiring publications. Continue reading
Golden Wattle cookery book apple chutney ingredients Photo © Jacqui Newling for Sydney Living Museums
I was drawn to this following recipe in Girlie Andersen’s copy of the Golden Wattle cookery book, circa 1948, as it requires no cooking. Instead, it uses the natural processes of alchemy and time Continue reading
Gingerbread family Photo Fiona Brell © Sydney Living Museums
Let the kids cook something for Mum this Mother’s Day from traditional recipes we have adapted especially for children with step-by-step pictures and instructions. Continue reading