When I look in the mirror and see my work-from-home unstyled hair and creased sun dress, I have a renewed appreciation of the effort Mum made to stay groomed and fashionable, despite being on the farm. As a six, seven and ten year old, I have vivid memories of playing with her costume jewellery, eye-shadows,…
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Coconut Cake
Cake is our family’s generational weakness. I mean, most of us would walk a thousand miles for the waft of a carrot cake in the oven. And this recipe certainly doesn’t disappoint. It has a custard-like base with a crisp coconut top. A nice combination of textures as well as flavours. Cake Ingredients Icing Ingredients…
Curried Nut Rice
Taste was Rosemary’s muse. It didn’t matter how basic or preserved (tinned) the ingredients were – her focus was how could you get the best taste out of them. Often, the freshest foods weren’t always available. This is typical of recipes she liked to collect, elevating a simple boiled rice dish to give it a…
Australian Pioneer Aviatrix
The National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame resides in Alice Springs. In it is a permanent exhibition dedicated to Australian Pioneer Aviatrix. To commemorate these incredible women, a large colourful tapestry hangs on the wall. I’m so proud that you can find Mum and Robin right at the centre of this in their green flying…
Vintage Aviation Photos from the Wylie Aero Club
Thanks to Murray Pearse, here are some wonderful photos from the days of the Wylie Aero Club. The captions below are by Murray. Kevin Hoft and Geoff Lawrence at Kalgoorlie in 1965, alongside a Cessna 150. Kevin and Geoff flew on to a northern Goldfields station near Leonora. Shark Bay, 1967. Geoff and Kevin are…
Passionfruit Flummery
This was the first ever grown up dessert that I ever made, and it took me a few goes to get it right. Mum used it for special dinner parties as it was light, tasty, whimsical and creamy. Sorry that I couldn’t find an image to approximate it. But think of a buttery-looking blanc mange,…
Quick Oyster Savouries
Rosemary loved to entertain. In fact, for a period of her and Stan’s life their parties were quite legendary and would last over several days. It was an era of families and freedom, and guests would come from far and wide to stay. During the day, the adults would picnic, waterski, and solve the world’s…
French Onion Meatloaf
Meatloaf is a great winter meal to serve with mashed potato. It backs up well cold, and sometimes Rosemary would put it in sandwiches for us the next day. It’s one of the first recipes she taught me to cook. The very first lesson she gave me was how to make a piping hot cup…
Rose and Stan
Here is a photo of Rosemary and her beloved husband, Vicomte Henri Jaques Stanley de Pierres. They had a wonderful, enduring marriage built on a bedrock of respect, love, hard work and fun. This must have been taken around the 1940’s, either just before or just after they were married. Stan was the son of…
Tea (No Eggs – No Butter) Loaf
Rosemary loved a good tea cake to feed her hungry family. Her cinnamon tea cakes were always super delicious. This one is an “eat-the-same-day” recipe, and is handy for people who can’t eat eggs. She neglected to put the cooking time on the recipe, so you will have to judge for yourself. I’m guessing 20-30…
The Flying Vicomtesse 