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Reap what you sow, well kind of! Sundried Cherry Tomato Recipe
The most simple recipe for that abundance of cherry tomatoes this Summer
Sonia Petersen
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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Xmas Cooking - Spiced Pear Chutney...
Spiced Pear Chutney With less than 4 weeks until Christmas I looked into my pantry and realised I had no preserved condiments left....
Sonia Ghiggioli
Nov 27, 20191 min read
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Sowing the Seeds of Warrigal Greens...
Warrigal: Word origin [1840–50; ‹ Dharuk wa-ri-gal wild dingo] Warrigal Greens Tetragonia tetragonioides is also known as New Zealand...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Nov 26, 20192 min read
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Winter is the time for... Sauerkraut
Each Winter when cabbages are in season, I love to ferment a batch or so of sauerkraut. I have been working with the process of fermentation
Sonia Ghiggioli
Jul 31, 20193 min read
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Pickled eggs for the festive season...
I have fermented, preserved and pickled many foods over the years and this festive season I have decided to blend my own pickling spice...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Dec 9, 20183 min read
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Exclusive Release - 1 Year Aged Queensland Organically Grown Pure Vanilla Extract
I am so very excited to announce the release of my small batch aged vanilla extract. I am proud of the aroma and flavour of this unique...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Oct 27, 20182 min read
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Minestrone Soup Barefoot FarmHer Style
I looked at the cupboards today after my son told me there was 'nothing to eat'. He had just baked a loaf of bread from scratch so I...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Jan 26, 20182 min read
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Always a family delight - Provincial parmesan, rosemary, garlic crusted rack of lamb.
I was first introduced to a rack of lamb through a home delivered mixed box of organic local lamb. Prior to this, I would never have...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Oct 5, 20173 min read
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Passata Making - The Ghiggioli Family Recipe
Yesterday my family and I spent some time making jars of Passata and Rustic BBQ Sauce with the 10kg of tomatoes we hand picked the day...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Sep 24, 20173 min read
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An Abundance of Fresh Produce
Whether it is witnessing an exchange in a cafe or a table on a friend's farm, the back of a ute at our produce swap or neighbours and...
Sonia Ghiggioli
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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