Traditions Over The Years
Tomato Sauce
During summer when tomatoes are ripe and in-season, its time to make Tomato Sauce!
Sundried Tomatoes
No ‘Gas Chambers’ here… just the power of the sun and the good old clothes line!
Sun Drying
Sundried Figs
The natural way to preserve an abundance of figs so they can be enjoyed throughout the year.
Sundried Figs
Vino Cotto
Traditional method of producing Vino Cotto with a Basket Press.
Vino Cotto – Basket Press
Vino
The enjoyable adventure of bottling your own vino.
Bottling Wine
Giardiniara
Pickling ripe in-season vegetables.
Cutting Capsicums For Giardiniera
Hot Chillies
Never go out without your own stash of hot chillies, fiery hot from your own garden.
Chillies
Pitta
Pitta is a traditional fruit mince pie. Made at Christmas time from the remaining dried fruits and nuts.
Pitta
Wood Oven Bread
Wood fired bread! Soooo yummy…
Wood Oven Bread
Olives
Salt cured sundried black olives.
Sun Drying Oilves
Olive Oil
Sweet liquid gold!
Olive Oil Press
Easter Gutti
No chocolate here at Easter….
Easter Guti Wood Fired
Chestnuts
Chestnuts
Pig Season
Rob with Own Pig
Pasta
Pasta Making
Making Gnocchi
Laci
Making Laci
Zippoli
Making Zippoli
Wild Greens
Wild Garden Greens
Chooks
Chooks
Fave
Fave – Broad Beans
Soap Making
Homemade Soap
Prickly Pears
Prickly Pears
St. Ilario Festa
St Ilario Festa Procession
Traditional Dance
Traditional Music
Traditional Music – Squeeze Box
Mastazzoli
Mastazzoli
Wild Artichokes - Carciofi
A skill to clean, but absolutely worth the pain!
Wild Artichokes Carciofi
Wild Artichokes Carciofi – Cleaned