It’s been a whirlwind week – three trips to Melbourne and more…
My final private catering job – and as it turned out, the perfect event to finish this chapter of my SBA’s Kitchen journey. The event, a celebratory afternoon tea in the theme of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, with a fabulous story, and a few unexpected coincidences, and I absolutely know that this event is one that I will never forget! And all the food was Gluten Free!
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I will continue to supply the beautiful café The Pickle Pot, here in Maffra, with my gluten free offerings, and am excited to be out and about sharing my food knowledge at various Neighbourhood Houses/Community Centres, in my Knowledge Sharing Sessions.
A visit with our son and his family at their new home – a move from suburbia to a home with space, room to run, a little wildlife, space to start a vegetable garden, and more. The day finished with an unexpected invitation to a family dinner – a beautiful evening, before making the 2½ hour journey home. Continue reading →
Cooking with SBA’s Kitchen
The next session is scheduled for:
Date: Friday 1 December 2023
Time: 10:00am to 14:00pm
Venue: Maffra Neighbourhood House
Bookings: Maffra Neighbourhood House – Ph: 0422 335 155
Max Participants: 6 participants

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If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me using the form below.
This series of sessions has been created using recipes from my beautiful mum’s recipe book. While mum is no longer with us, beautiful memories will remain with us always, as we continue to cook and share her beautiful food from the recipes that she has so carefully written into her recipe book. Then there are also the unwritten recipes, that we just make out of habit, recipes that our mum cooked regularly from habit, and taught us as we worked beside her to prepare family meals. Through her food and the stories we tell, our mum’s memory will remain alive in our hearts and our lives.
In my mother’s kitchen food was prepared with love using whatever ingredients were at hand, and there was always enough to add an extra plate or two at the table for unexpected guests.
I look forward to sharing my memories, and my mother’s recipes at these sessions.

Pasties & Baked Custard
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me using the form below.
A day in the garden is fabulous for the soul, it’s peaceful and calming, allowing time for observation, contemplation and planning.
The weather at the moment is perfect spring weather, warm days and cool nights, although we really could do with a good rain, it has been a dry winter, and the soil is showing it. We have finished clearing and it’s now time to work on the soil, mulch and prepare for, what they are predicting will be, a hot, dry summer. The laundry bed is done,
Dutch Iris “Angel Wing”s in The Laundry Garden
Dutch Iris “Angel Wings”
A single golden freesia
The Laundry Garden
and the citrus bed, needs just a little more work, water and mulch so that it will be easy to maintain. Continue reading →
The next session is scheduled for:
Contact Julie using the form below, to discuss running this sessions for your community group, a private session for your family and/or friends, or even for a workplace event.

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Learn Cook Eat Chat
Contact Julie using the form below, to discuss running this sessions for your community group, a private session for your family and/or friends, or even for a workplace event.
