Rich Pumpkin Cheesecake for a special treat

Kate and Sally, Dignams Creek

We’ve always appreciated the pumpkin. It’s resilient and easy to grow, a comfort food, nutrient-dense and it can be enjoyed well beyond its season … it’s one of those foods that just keeps giving. But until we were blessed by our abundant harvest this autumn we were ignorant as to just how versatile the pumpkin is. In the past we’ve eaten pumpkin as a … Read more »

One-bowl Pumpkin Cake


This is like a carrot cake but made with grated pumpkin instead.

½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup olive oil (if you find olive too strong a flavour, try a combination of olive oil and grape seed oil)
½ cup honey or golden syrup
3 eggs
Vanilla (extract or bean paste)
1½ cup SR flour
½ tsp ground cinnamon
300 … Read more »

Pumpkin Kasundi


If you love spicy sauces and chutneys, you’ll enjoy this kasundi. We’ve adapted Rohan Anderson’s (Whole Larder Love) end-of-summer tomato kasundi recipe to suit our autumn pumpkin harvest.

3kg pumpkin
Curry powder (to sprinkle before baking)
Lots of garlic – 10-20 cloves
Lots of chillies (8 if they’re hot ones) diced with seeds in
3 cups malt vinegar
2½ cups brown sugar … Read more »

Hamburger Corn Casserole  

Sally Halupka
Serves 12

My mother, Edna, often cooked for large crowds, including our family of eight. This was a favourite then and I’ve cooked it many times myself. ‘Hamburger’ is simply a reference to the mince being used. The original recipe served 24 and would have required a cauldron. I’ve halved it to serve 12. I usually prepare half the mix in a 30cm x 24cm baking … Read more »

Savoury Rissoles        

Lynne Jones
This recipe was created by my aunty as a family favourite 50 years ago. I remember helping her with our evening meal on a wood stove, and she told me the secret ingredient was the packet of dry Chicken Noodle Soup. I have made my rissoles this way ever since.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Number of rissoles: 12

500g lean minced beef or lamb
1x10g packet Chicken Noodle soup (1½ tbsp) (4 … Read more »

Sorrel Soup    

Ann Holub
This recipe is as my Ukrainian mother-in-law showed me. The amounts are just really what you have – more or less sorrel depending on how yours has grown. The chicken is optional.
Pick and wash sorrel, cut out stems and cut leaves into 3 cm pieces. Leave aside to drain.
Use chicken or vegetable stock. Boil 4 chicken drum sticks or chicken thighs. When … Read more »