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@aubergedulis Nov 6, 2016, 12:08 PM UTC

Strawberry and Banana Kefir Breakfast Smoothie

Nothing happens around here until after breakfast. Usually a couple of coffees down, too. With the warming weather, a fresh smoothie often does the trick. https://aubergedulis.files.wordpress.com/201…

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@aubergedulis Nov 6, 2016, 11:55 AM UTC

Early salad harvest

A little bit of warm weather through the week had our little salad patch blooming. We decided to thin some out to have baby salad greens with lunch. The thinning also allows more room for those left…

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@aubergedulis Oct 30, 2016, 10:09 PM UTC

Building a community where we can

Part of our motivation for getting out of the city to a rural setting is the desire to connect more strongly to the community we live in. It appears that in smaller, more isolated places those bonds…

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@aubergedulis Oct 29, 2016, 3:36 AM UTC

A little spring garden update

Well, I'm almost convinced spring is finally here...though I've been tricked before. It's sunny enough outside to take stock of the state of our little garden. It's only a 4m2 patch plus a couple of…

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@aubergedulis Oct 22, 2016, 5:38 AM UTC

A surprising little bounty.

Dashing out between rain showers to get some of these poor sun-starved tomato seedlings out into the ground, I pulled up one of our carrots. https://aubergedulis.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/p_2016102…

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@aubergedulis Oct 22, 2016, 5:19 AM UTC

Coconut and Black Pepper Vegetable Curry

It's the end of the week, and supplies are running low. If we can't make it to a fresh market by Friday we are usually scrapping something together. This is a very different sort of curry to what we…

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@aubergedulis Oct 18, 2016, 2:44 AM UTC

Simple sourdough bread

This is our standard go-to bread, with fairly basic timing and instructions. As we wrote about the starter, there are many factors that affect the final bread, and we can tweak many of these to make…

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@aubergedulis Oct 13, 2016, 10:52 AM UTC

Spring is coming...

Spring is still coiled down here in Melbourne. But we might have some warm weather on the way to get us out in the garden. These chillies appear to have decided it's finally worth peering out. https:…

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@aubergedulis Oct 5, 2016, 7:12 AM UTC

How to make the Auberge du Lis sourdough starter

There are plenty of blogs and websites and books that tell you how to make a sourdough starter. If you're looking for some new trick or technique, or a foolproof method, you won't find it here. Fact…

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@aubergedulis Oct 3, 2016, 8:28 AM UTC

What's brewing?

There's always a brace of jars fermenting in the kitchen. In addition to the perennial sourdough starter, there are plenty of things to eat and drink in various stages of readiness. With spring and s…

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