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ciao tutti! Wednesday brings a tinch of cooler weather and thoughts turn to ….. SOUP! The Little Cellar Rat’s suggestion for a hasty, tasty lunch – Jazzed Up Tomato Soup. Start with your favourite tinned soup, grate in some tasty cheese, bless with a sprinkling of Italian herbs, smoky paprika and a kiss of chilli…

ciao tutti! It’s Easter Tuesday and the sun is bathing us here on The Hill in its buttery creaminess. The days have been warm but that sting of the summer sun has been put to the side. For all the Working From Homers it’s back to the desk/computer. by now you will have worked out…

ciao tutti! Fish or seafood is most likely on your Good Friday Menu and no doubt there will be a wedge or two of lemon or lime. Before you discard them, use the segments to give the plates and pan a good wipe out. If you have one or two still left over, throw them…

The Little Cellar Rat made ‘caponata’ on the weekend. That’s lunch sorted for a few days. Chunks of capsicum and wedges of eggplant (don’t peel or salt, no need to if they are young with tight skins, just slice off stalk end.) Use an oven pan with sides approx 3cm, give them a massage in…

ciao tutti! The early mornings here on the Hill have a distinctly autumn feel and the Little Cellar Rat is enjoying the freshness and cool that April is bringing. Post for today is a Kitchen tip: finding it a challenge to get rid of the smell of cut onions from your hands? TLCR has a…

Terranzo the Winemaker and Maria the Little Cellar Rat enjoy breakfast 10 months out of 12 on the back deck. It faces north and is the sunniest spot. We have birdsong to lift our hearts and a view to the green hills as a feast for the eyes. Our house was built over a century…

ciao tutti! ‘All work and no play’ is not advisable for any of us. If you have Other Family Members working from home or Kids with an ‘Early Start to the Easter Vac’, PLAN FOR PANCAKES for Morning Tea break. OFM / the kids can whip them up. They can be as big/small, basic or…

ciao tutti!! How are all our WFH-ers? Have you had your dose of Vitamin D and N (that’s N for nature) yet today? There is a little touch of autumn in the air so, if your situation allows, put on your Shady Lady Hat and take a stroll …. if you are looking, you will…