About Linda

Hi. I am a mother, freelance writer, blogger, artist, traveller and exuberant home cook. Having now completed the beginner and advanced food writing courses with Mr John Newton at the NSW Writer's Centre, I enjoy blogging and sharing my experiences. I like to salute the foundations - family, friends and of course, FOOD!

Linda ~ Pleasures of the Plate

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My mother’s recipe passed down for Mother’s Day | Raspberry and Vanilla Jam

“Who fed me from her gentle breast and hushed me in her arms to rest, And on my cheek sweet kisses prest? My Mother” ~ Anne Taylor

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Celebrate Easter with this pretty pastel table centrepiece

It’s Easter and that means fun with family, easter egg hunts and of course – chocolate. Let’s not forget, though, that it is a religious occasion.

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Chicken stock from scratch.

Revisiting the Basics | Making chicken stock from scratch

Before the dinosaurs roamed, the invention of pre-packaged foods and the modern supermarket, our fore-fathers made their own stock from scratch.

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