ciao tutti!   what a great recipe to put a smile the dial – rain on the roof at night + buttery sunshine the following morning.

CELLAR DOOR OPEN TODAY M0n 15TH JUNE for take aways 10am -4pm.

the Little Cellar rat is working between winery and cellar door today so if you can’t locate anyone, please phone:  winery 4126 3470  cellar door 4126 1311  m 0408 875 305

alla prossima!

We’ve had a little  light rain overnight and the Calliandras are in flower.  A lovely sight to wake up to here on the Hill.  Better still, the blue wrens are back in the garden after too long an absence.  You hear them before you see them.

Cellar Door open today for take-aways… 10am -2pm

forse ci vediamo oggi!

ciao tutti!  How has your week been?  Settling into the easing of restrictions we hope.

The Little Cellar Rat has some very healthy rosemary bushes in the Winery Herb Patch.  Don’t for get to pick up some pieces  when you call in.

Not limited to just roast lamb, rosemary adds another layer of flavour to that tray of mixed roasted vegetables (sweet potato, eggplant, capsicum, swede) buona cucina….. alla prossima!

ciao tutti… It’s Friday and don’t you like the sound of that.

The Little Cellar Rat hasn’t grown pumpkins before and she’s thrilled at the bounty from the Winery Herb patch.

What do you think of these Four Fine Fellows?

Pumpin soup, roast pumpkin, pumpkin fruitcake and maybe even pumpkin risotto?  You knows!

buona cucina!

ciao tutti! Some cloud cover and a chance of rain?
Ever hopeful here on the Hill!

A bit of excitement over the past 3 nights with the arrival of a Fearsome Owl. First one sighted and he seems to like the Jagera tree & the clothes line. He stayed for over an hour and didn’t seem to mind the human company.  Maybe the name ‘the Little Cellar Rat ‘ had him intrigued!
mi dispiace….😢 no photos, didn’t want the flash to scare him/her away. The Little Cellar Rat hopes he is a regular.

ciao tutti!   Cellar Door Closed Today Tuesday 9th June, Open again tomorrow Wed 10th June for Take-Aways.

6th June 1859 – Queen Victoria, reigning Queen of England, signs the  Letters Patent that formally declare the colony of Moreton Bay as a separate entity from New South Wales with the name honouring the monarch – QUEENSLAND!

If you are looking to bake anything this weekend, try your hand at LAMINGTONS!! Yes, it’s a genuine Queenslander owing its invention to the quick thinking chef to Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen, first governor of the newly separated  colony.  With guests turning up unexpectedly and nothing but some state plain cake on hand, this enterprising chef cut it into small pieces, coated each with chocolate icing and tossed each  in coconut.  Better still he named the tasty rat after his boss who was none other that the Lord Lamington!! Nothing wrong with purchasing some from you local baker and toasting this decidedly  quick thinking lad.  buon appetito…. buona cucina!

ciao tutti…. Thursday 4th June.
Time for a smile with a teaspoon of truth!

Cellar Door OPEN FOR TAKE-AWAY TODAY until 4pm.
forse ci vediamo oggi!
07 4126 3470 0408 875 305

ciao tutti! Chilly Wednesday here on the Hill. The Little Cellar Rat has Baked Rice and Baked Custard in the oven. Oh, that wonderfully warm smell of nutmeg does it every time.
Find yourself scratching around on the shelf, trying to find that whisk, that can opener, that peeler. I know it’s in there… but they all look alike! Get out your little torch. It’s a definite stress buster, especially when time is in short supply.
Stay warm, vary your tasks, scarf- up and take that bucket of scraps down to the compost heap. Never know what surprises you’ll discover en route.

alla prossima!!