Pumpkin ravioli, walnut pesto

A warm bowl full of nourishing and mellow autumn fruitfulness. Makes 18 ravioli INGREDIENTS Ravioli 1 quantity egg pasta made with 2 eggs and 200 g flour or 1 pack fresh pasta sheets Pumpkin 400 g pumpkin, peeled, seeded, chopped into cubes and roasted until soft and caramelised 1/2c almond meal 1 egg 100 g…

Parsley and walnut pesto

I have a friend in Collingwood who, each autumn, gifts me with a bag of fresh walnuts from her 30 year old tree. They arrive when the spring- sewn parsley is just coming of age and the December-harvested garlic is still fresh and juicy. INGREDIENTS 1 bunch of parsley which, roughly chopped, will fill two…

the winter garden: parsley

In folk-lore, parsley has a long history of magical properties. In medieval Europe, where it was believed only the wicked could grow it, parsley was associated with death and was used to decorate graves.  Many types of bad luck are associated with transplanting it. In most of Europe it is believed it foretells a death…