Memory of an English Summer Pudding

By Alison Polich Summer pudding – photo by canva.com My mother would start to make summer pudding as soon as the raspberries and loganberries in our garden were ripe, supplemented by the red or black currants from our neighbours garden. Only when the...

Panino with mortadella

By Nicholas Velletri Photo by Canva.com. One of my earliest food memories and the food that reminds me most of my nonno is a simple “panino con la mortadella” or a mortadella roll. When I was very young, we visited my family in Italy and stayed with my grandparents....

Using Neem As A Preservative

by Prapti from Cumin Cook This photo was taken in 1975 when I was only 15. The two women are my great aunts who we always called “Moti ben” (big sister) and “Nani ben” (little sister). They are both wearing white saris because they are widows. Both were married at a...

Making Olive Ascolane

By Nat D’Ignazio Aside from home-made pasta, ravioli, passata and easter pizza bread my favourite all time food memory without doubt is home-made Olive Ascolane or fried stuffed olives. My mum used to prepare this specialty every year before most celebratory...