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Janelle and Peter may have retired from full-time work, but life has never been busier or more rewarding at their farmland country cottage.
This can be served with some basmati rice or toasted bread. My yiayia always serves this with a fresh lettuce and green onion salad.
These have such a lovely flavour and they smell incredible while they’re cooking. For something a little different, you can marinate the prawns, thread them onto skewers and cook them on the barbecue. For a vegan version, substitute firm tofu for the prawns.
If you’re looking for a simple seafood dish that really hits the spot, this is it. If you can’t find vongole or clams, use mussels instead. Or swap them for some firm fish or a different meat — perhaps bacon or Italian sausage.
Ruth Host’s story is one of motherhood, hope, female empowerment and female entrepreneurship with her business The Doors of Berry.
Simon and Kelly Leplaw embarked on a restoration project together, to move from corporate and begin living the country life.
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Australian Country photography competition is Angie White, from north-western NSW.
Growing olives was just the start of the Goodchild family’s journey into producing extra-virgin olive oil and even a skincare range.
Challenging conditions have played roles in the garden Jay and Sue Walker have established around their Queensland homestead.
In the past, Bathurst may have been eclipsed by neighbouring towns. However, now is the historic city’s time to shine once more.
I’ve been making these scones for 15 years and they’re the most reliable recipe I’ve ever used.
Enter the great carrot cake taste- testing competition. I think they’re both fabulous, but with five voters in our household, there was a 3:2 preference for the first recipe, which I modified from a taste.com recipe years ago
This recipe was given to Maya Linnell by her neighbour Heather and has won both of them blue ribbons at the local baking show.
Like one of the characters in her rural romances, Maya Linnell is at a crossroad in her life.
This Tasmanian-based family has turned their common family business model on its head in pursuit of their values.
Our Latest Issue

Our Latest Issue
This issue tells the real stories from the heartland. This is the season for a travelling as we explored Oberon in the NSW Central West and then we headed to Beechworth in north-eastern Victoria. At home with Helen Hopgood who has restored a former railway station master’s cottage, and another inspiring tale from Stanthorpe in Queensland’s Granite Belt where orchardists Ellen and Justin Fawdon have decided to use their stone fruit for a diversification into fruit-based vinegars and shrubs.
Real stories from the heartland you don’t want to miss.