Maison Bleue

Another year, another pile of zucchinis on the kitchen bench. It must be summer. Despite poor rainfall and a slow start for the tomatoes, the garden is producing enough for something to either be the basis of or to add to a meal every day. Though it is possible to tire of blue kale. That [...]

It’s the time of year when people get generous with bunches of silver beet, bags of broad beans and more bags of broad beans, that are given away with gusto. The Backyard Pharmacy at Maison Bleue is flush with greenery but it’s a battle to keep up with eating it. Warmer weather means salad days [...]