Margaret lives in Australia, and is helping us increase our awareness of food 'down under,' and open our horizons to Australian cooking. Now retired and exercising her pen, she has been in the food business as a manufacturer, and tells us that "I have had three loves all my life, reading (a gift from my father) creating food (from my mother and grandmother) and writing (from my fairy godmother). My love of cooking and catering comes from being part of a large family, and taking pleasure in seeing that people enjoy the food I create."

Margaret is our guide to a basic understanding of Australian cooking, from its British Isles beginnings to the influence of its immigrant population and its global sophistication today. She is also a world traveler whose experiences abroad become lively travel articles. Today she divides her time. She'll settle into the kitchen to make another batch of preserves, but from time to time she'll take off to see the world, knowing that there are good things to eat when she returns home.

Lots of recipes accompany the articles. We hope you will enjoy reading in both categories of food and travel.

And if you have questions you'd like Margaret is happy to answer.

 

A Slovenian Gourmand’s Delight the discovery of a fairy-tale castle and Lake Bled new

Food Articles:

birds in a jam - battling the birds for fruit

how to make jams, jellies & suces - advice from a pro

a heritage 'preserved - Margaret's family and thier cooking influence

figs - the sensuous fruit - all about figs - history, nutrition and lots of recipes

Australian food - a guide to Australian cooking and foodstuffs, complete with many recipes

grandma's pasties the beginning of her personal experiences, about her grandmother, Agnes Williams

sweet are the uses of adversity when the dream is not a dream, what to do with that orchard

apricots: my golden globes the fruits of that orchard in Australia

An Australian easter egg - the magic of fresh grass in a shoe box

Christmas lunches how to celebrate a warm Christmas in Australia

Changing Australian Christmas Traditions - tracing the way traditions evolve

a new year's wish - not wishing for diamonds or gold, but a ...

lasagna Which Margaret calls 'the tradition of sharing'

history of pasta the history of what might be the most popular food in the world, written in conjunction with Diana.

the pavlova - the debate over a great dessert

Travel Articles:

McLaren Vale Margaret's home in South Australia - romantic and beautiful

the orchard at lacewood - moving to an orchard - was this a dream come true?

candlelight and glitter- camping in the outback

A German Christmas Eve - traveling in Germany, Christmas takes on new meaning

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