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- Jill Dyson,
- Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
- Click on the link to read Jill's latest blog post. Jill has been running FoodPath in the Southern Highlands of NSW with her partner Nick since April 2010. They have grown the business to a level where they now include a range of activities including tours, workshops and collaboration with others (cooking schools, wineries, etc). During the past 10 years Jill and Nick have got to know the local producers and continue to promote and support these local small businesses. They have organised and run many food related activities including taste education workshops and producer visits. It was after they organised a successful tour for a group of chefs from some of the best restaurants in Sydney that they realised they could turn their interest into a business - and this led to the setting up of FoodPath - Culinary Tours with a Difference. Now Jill and Nick are working closely with Southern Highlands Tourism and Wingecarribee Council to help raise the profile of their area as a food destination where everyone will benefit - tourists, local consumers and the producers themselves.
Showing posts with label jam making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jam making. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
We used to think that you should only use second grade fruit for jam making. Now it is common knowledge that really delicious jam is made from gorgeous fresh fruit.
We used to busily make jam when we had an abundance of fresh fruit on our trees. Now we know we can take the pressure off by freezing surplus fruit at its peak and make it into jam all year round.
However, the best jam is still made from beautiful fresh fruit in season. Slightly under ripe fruit makes even better jam because it has higher acidity; and the faster jam is made the fresher it will taste, which is why we warm the sugar.
Come along to our next Jam Making Workshop with Biddy Maupin on Sun 2 March 2014 and find out how to make delicious jam and more! Recipes and notes to take home.
On arrival enjoy morning tea with local freshly roasted coffee and Biddy's wonderful cake and after the class we finish with a light lunch of crusty bread, cheese and Biddy's famous duck and chicken liver pates.
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: The Berrima School Stephanie Alexander Garden Kitchen
Price: $95 pp
To book contact us - foodpath.com.au, info@foodpath.com.au or ring 0419 617 021
We used to busily make jam when we had an abundance of fresh fruit on our trees. Now we know we can take the pressure off by freezing surplus fruit at its peak and make it into jam all year round.
However, the best jam is still made from beautiful fresh fruit in season. Slightly under ripe fruit makes even better jam because it has higher acidity; and the faster jam is made the fresher it will taste, which is why we warm the sugar.
Come along to our next Jam Making Workshop with Biddy Maupin on Sun 2 March 2014 and find out how to make delicious jam and more! Recipes and notes to take home.
On arrival enjoy morning tea with local freshly roasted coffee and Biddy's wonderful cake and after the class we finish with a light lunch of crusty bread, cheese and Biddy's famous duck and chicken liver pates.
Venue: The Berrima School Stephanie Alexander Garden Kitchen
Price: $95 pp
To book contact us - foodpath.com.au, info@foodpath.com.au or ring 0419 617 021
Saturday, January 18, 2014
The month of March will have a range of food and wine activities across the Southern Highlands and is definitely a good time to visit the area. We have been busy over the holiday period planning our FoodPath involvement. If you are on our mailing list you will be aware that we have many things registered -
- Food and Wine Tours
- Jam Making Workshop
- Bread Making, Wine and Artisan Cheese Tasting
- Hazelnut Picking
- Chestnut Picking, and
- A Paddock to Plate Farm tour and Dinner at Biota Dining, our 2 hatted restaurant in Bowral.
For details check our website or the Tourism Southern Highlands website - Monthly Events page.
As well as this we have our regular Market Tours at Bowral Public School (2nd Sat of the month) and at Biota restaurant (last Sun of the month).
In February we are taking a 10 day break for some R&R but will be back for a FoodLovers Walking Tour in Bowral on Sat 15 Feb and a Preserving Class on Sun 16 Feb. On Tues 4 Mar we have our first Mushroom Tunnel Tour for 2014 - fascinating if you haven't been yet.
Looks like a busy year coming up - why don't you come and join us and have a Fabulous Food Experience in the Southern Highlands!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
We have been busy firming up several tours and workshops for next year and have a busy schedule lined up. If you are on our mailing list you should have received our December Update the morning. If you didn't and you would like it, please let us know and we will email to you.
Scheduled Summer activities include:
We are looking forward to welcoming Robyn Darley to our FoodPath team next year. She will join Steve Hogwood and Biddy Maupin who run regular classes for us and also Patricia Phillips from the Blue Bowl Cooking School with whom we collaborate for the Market to Table Tours.
Robyn will be running a wide range of cooking classes including Making Dairy (quark, yoghurt, marscapone, gourmet fetta and paneer - a full cream ricotta), Sausage Making, Bread Making, Pastries and more. Robyn has extensive experience as a Cooking Teacher - you may have seen her demonstrating cheese making at the Southern Highlands Food and Wine Festival? Robyn runs Cheese Making Classes for Small Cow Farm so she will not be running those for us. If you want to learn to make cheese please contact Small Cow Farm. When you live in a small community it is important that you all work together...
Cheers,
Jill
Scheduled Summer activities include:
- Two Berry Picking tours (Sat 11 and 18 Jan)
- A Winery Tour (Fri 3 Jan)
- Two Family Farm Tours (Fri 10 and 17 Jan)
- A FoodLovers Walking Tour in Bowral (Sat 15 Feb)
- Preserving Class with Steve Hogwood (Sun 16 Feb)
As well as our regular Market Tour on the 2nd Sat in the month.
However please note we can always put on extra tours for you if you have a group. Just ring us to discuss.
We are looking forward to welcoming Robyn Darley to our FoodPath team next year. She will join Steve Hogwood and Biddy Maupin who run regular classes for us and also Patricia Phillips from the Blue Bowl Cooking School with whom we collaborate for the Market to Table Tours.
Robyn will be running a wide range of cooking classes including Making Dairy (quark, yoghurt, marscapone, gourmet fetta and paneer - a full cream ricotta), Sausage Making, Bread Making, Pastries and more. Robyn has extensive experience as a Cooking Teacher - you may have seen her demonstrating cheese making at the Southern Highlands Food and Wine Festival? Robyn runs Cheese Making Classes for Small Cow Farm so she will not be running those for us. If you want to learn to make cheese please contact Small Cow Farm. When you live in a small community it is important that you all work together...
Cheers,
Jill
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Can't believe it is nearly the end of May and I have been slack with my blogging! Have been posting on Facebook and Twitter and even started on Instagram - but no excuses, should have kept up our FoodPath blog too...
This month has been super busy with our two Art of Food dinners at the Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral on Sat 4 and Sat 18 May. What a nice feeling it was to collaborate with other local businesses, support our local food growers and wineries, include them as speakers at the dinners, showcase Steve Harris' wonderful paintings and put our chef John Shelly in touch with so many local suppliers that I know is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. All good.
Already we are exploring other opportunities to collaborate and bring you different and special food related activities - watch this space!
In the meantime we have some special tours to look forward to next week for World Environment Day as part of the Wingecarribee Shire Council's program of activities. FoodPath are taking a Southern Highlands Farm Tour on Thurs 6 June to visit three farms and enjoy a delicious lunch at Mt Ashby Estate. Our first farm has 19 baby boer goats and I am looking forward to seeing them! The second farm has beautiful alpacas of all colours and the third is a beautiful beef property. All are interesting and we feel privileged to be able to visit.
On Sat 8 June we have a Market Tour at the Bowral Produce Market where you can meet the local producers and hear their story. Always interesting.
On Sun 9 June Biddy Maupin is running a Jam Making Workshop for us at the Cookability Kitchen in Bowral. That will be fun and we will learn how to make
She will tell us lots of tips and tricks for success and we will have lots of tastings and a light lunch. Check the website for details and contact us if you would like to come.
This month has been super busy with our two Art of Food dinners at the Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral on Sat 4 and Sat 18 May. What a nice feeling it was to collaborate with other local businesses, support our local food growers and wineries, include them as speakers at the dinners, showcase Steve Harris' wonderful paintings and put our chef John Shelly in touch with so many local suppliers that I know is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. All good.
Already we are exploring other opportunities to collaborate and bring you different and special food related activities - watch this space!
In the meantime we have some special tours to look forward to next week for World Environment Day as part of the Wingecarribee Shire Council's program of activities. FoodPath are taking a Southern Highlands Farm Tour on Thurs 6 June to visit three farms and enjoy a delicious lunch at Mt Ashby Estate. Our first farm has 19 baby boer goats and I am looking forward to seeing them! The second farm has beautiful alpacas of all colours and the third is a beautiful beef property. All are interesting and we feel privileged to be able to visit.
On Sat 8 June we have a Market Tour at the Bowral Produce Market where you can meet the local producers and hear their story. Always interesting.
On Sun 9 June Biddy Maupin is running a Jam Making Workshop for us at the Cookability Kitchen in Bowral. That will be fun and we will learn how to make
- mandarin marmalade,
- passionfruit and lemon curd,
- rhubarb and raspberry jam and
- crab apple jelly.
She will tell us lots of tips and tricks for success and we will have lots of tastings and a light lunch. Check the website for details and contact us if you would like to come.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Not long now until our first workshop with Biddy Maupin or Lady Bucket as she is affectionately known in the Highlands.
Biddy can be found at several local markets where she sells her wonderful jams and jellies as well as several other products.
During this workshop she will show us how to make a range of things so you go away feeling confident to try at home. This will include marmalade, crab apple jelly, green mango chutney and lemon curd (or lemon butter).
Biddy will provide handouts too and you will have a jar to take home to enjoy.
Gail Wilson is hosting us again at her wonderful Bed & Breakfast at Burradoo.
Start with morning tea at 11am then look and learn for a couple of hours, with tastings along the way.
Will be fun - tell your friends, the more the merrier!
Date: Sun 17 Feb 2013
Time: 11am - 1pm
Price: $75 pp
Bring your own apron.
Minimum numbers apply - group size 8 - 12.
Biddy can be found at several local markets where she sells her wonderful jams and jellies as well as several other products.
Biddy will provide handouts too and you will have a jar to take home to enjoy.
Gail Wilson is hosting us again at her wonderful Bed & Breakfast at Burradoo.
Start with morning tea at 11am then look and learn for a couple of hours, with tastings along the way.
Will be fun - tell your friends, the more the merrier!
Date: Sun 17 Feb 2013
Time: 11am - 1pm
Price: $75 pp
Bring your own apron.
Minimum numbers apply - group size 8 - 12.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
If you have been to the Mittagong or Moss Vale Markets you will have met Biddy or Lady Bucket as she is affectionately known. Biddy is famous locally for her range of yummy jams, chutneys and jellies and also for her fruit cake and her chicken and duck liver pates.
Biddy is running a Jam and Chutney Making Workshop for FoodPath on Sun 17 February at Monreale a beautiful B&B in Burradoo.
Yesterday we had a meeting to fine tune the program and it sounds great - Biddy will set things up so she can give instructions in both jam making, jelly making and chutney making AND she will be handing out written instructions and recipes. I am excited!
She will be showing us how to make -
Biddy is running a Jam and Chutney Making Workshop for FoodPath on Sun 17 February at Monreale a beautiful B&B in Burradoo.
Yesterday we had a meeting to fine tune the program and it sounds great - Biddy will set things up so she can give instructions in both jam making, jelly making and chutney making AND she will be handing out written instructions and recipes. I am excited!
She will be showing us how to make -
- A citrus marmalade
- Lemon curd
- Crab apple Jelly and
- Green Mango Chutney
Time: 11am - 1pm
Price: $75 (includes morning tea and a jar to take home)
Directions provided on booking
If you are interested please contact us to secure your place - foodpath.com.au, info@foodpath.com.au, 0419 617 021
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Had a great day on Fri being the participant rather than the organiser!
This was a very pleasant day and it was such a beautiful environment. The property was studded with many old buildings that have been beautifully restored.
Mickie runs her workshops from time to time - check her website - just search for Glenmore House.
I went to historic Glenmore House at Camden to spend the day with Mickie and her class, making Seville orange marmalade.
First we picked the huge oranges from the trees then it was a joint effort as we washed the fruit, cut and squeezed the oranges, removed the pith and seeds, cut the rind into thin strips, tied the seeds in a muslin bag, etc. Finally it went into a pot to cook for hours.
While it was cooking we were taken on a tour of the wonderful kitchen garden. Mickie picked some vegetables for lunch and made up a soup.
This was a very pleasant day and it was such a beautiful environment. The property was studded with many old buildings that have been beautifully restored.
Mickie runs her workshops from time to time - check her website - just search for Glenmore House.
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