Contrary to popular belief, “Thai chilies or Prik Jinda” didn’t actually originate from Thailand. They were originally introduced to South Asia in the 1500s by Christopher Columbus from Mexico, at that time the Spanish controlled commerce with Asia. Before Columbus arrived in Asia, Thai people used peppercorns to add heat to their food. but...

What a contrast the 2020/21 summer season has been, last summer we were in the middle drought and Australia’s worst bush fires in decades, this year it’s been the opposite, very mild, humid and lots of rainfall. Perfect for the veggie patch, so much so that we have a plethora of vegetables, fruit and...

To me autumn and winter is my favourite times of the year, I love the cold. But with the cold often comes a bounty of goodies….. not work goodies for photos, more food. It’s this time of the year is a real pleasure and relax to preserve any excess food and a successful day...

There’s no rest for the wicked when you grow most of your vegetables, spices and herbs. Almost every day, you have maintain your crops, plan ahead to sow and preserve food for the coming months. One of our loves is Kimchi, and growing the ingredients is a year-round process. Wombok or Chinese cabbage is...

The current pandemic has changed the way many of us look at our lives and what we do to sustain our families and health. Cooking and growing your own food have gained huge popularity in the past few months. As someone who grows all our vegetables, herbs and some fruit it’s great to see...

Though we harvest our leaf vegetables daily there’s still something that’s so satisfying about doing an early morning harvest when the dew is on all the vegies and herbs.  Each weekend is full of culinary delights, preserving and drying. The new Godox AD300 Pro continues to produce the goods. This is a great compact...

Great harvest this week of a wide variety of chillies, garlic and ginger from our garden, plenty to make a lot of hot sauce. The new Godox AD300 Pro continues to produce the goods. This is a great compact strobe that is ideal for food photography. Super compact, lightweight and quick to setup with...

The wide variety of shapes, colours and textures we harvest every few days continually inspire me a bit to take images. A quick setup with two vinyl backdrops, one reflector, my trusty Sekonic Light Meter. This week was a bit different with the arrival of the new Godox AD 300 Pro, the super compact...