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Weekly Tour packages to Israel for Individuals for Christians from South Africa in 2019 & 2020, starting in Tel Aviv. "Walk Where Jesus Walked". Book your own flights on Elal Israel Airline, Turkish Air, Egypt Air or Ethiopia Air according to your budget. We provide all the land arrangements.
We visit all the sites sacred to Christianity (click on the links below for more information):
Nazareth, Cana, Mount Tabor, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, Mt. Beatitudes, Baptismal Site at Jordan River, Caesaria Phillipi, Mount Carmel, Megiddo, Caesaria, Jaffa, Ein Karem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Mount of Temptation, Dead Sea, Qumran, Massada, Ein Gedi, Jerusalem, City of David, Siloam Tunnel, Temple Mount, Pools of Bathesda, Via Dolorosa, Ecce Homo Arch, Church of Holy Sepulchre, Room of Last Supper, Garden Tomb, Gethsemane, Western Wall, Old City Walls, Israel Museum & Dead Sea Scrolls, Yad Vashem.
Guides are expert in Christianity history and sites and Christian fellowship is the main ingredient that makes this tour so special and an experience of a lifetime! This Israel tour is truly the ultimate Holy Land experience.
This tour is suitable for all participants older than 6 years.
Land Arrangements (excluding flights).
Rates are based on Bank's selling rate $/R14.30 subject to fluctuations until Final Payment.
Day 1 – Sunday
Arrive In Tel Aviv
Arrive in Tel Aviv. Transfer to hotel.
Dinner & Overnight in Tel Aviv (B)
Day 2: Monday
Caeseria / Megiddo / Haifa / Acre
Drive along the coastal highway to Caesaria, once a proud Roman port city dating back to the time of Jesus. View the Roman amphitheater built during the days of Christ and the aqueduct. Continue to Armagedden (Megiddo), overlooking the plains of Armageddon and visit the site of the 21 superimposed cities. Visit the archaeological site including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive to Haifa to view the beautiful gardens at the Bahai Shrine on the slopes of Mount Carmel. Continue to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor. See Acre Mosque was built by the notorious 18th century Moslem ruler; Jasser Pasha is among the most important mosques in Israel.
Dinner & Overnight in Kibbutz Lavi (HB)
Day 3 – Tuesday
Tiberias / Capernaum / Tabgha / Mt Beatitudes / Banias / Golan Heights
After a short tour of Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee, and continue to Capernaum to visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, where Jesus performed the miracle of the multiplication of the fish and loaves and fed 5000. Near here is the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Continue to Mount of beatitudes, here Jesus gave the Beatitudes and taught on many occasions. Here he also performed many of the miracles and delivered the sermon on the Mount. Drive to the Caeseria Phillipi (Banias) springs and waterfalls and ascend the slopes of the Golan Heights.
Dinner & Overnight in Kibbutz Lavi (HB)
Day 4 – Wednesday
Nazareth / Bet Shean / Jordan Baptismal Site / Jerusalem
Travel to Nazareth where Jesus grew up. Visit the Church of Annunciation, St. Joseph's workshop and Mary's Well. Afterwards, visit Cana, site of the first miracle where Jesus turned water to wine. Next visit to Yardenit Baptismal Site by the Jordan River. Continue to Beit Shean to view the well-preserved mosaic floor and ancient ruins. Drive along the Jordan River and ascend Jerusalem the "eternal city of God".
Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem (HB)
Day 5 – Thursday
Jerusalem / Old City
Drive up Mount of Olives. Here Jesus prophesized the destruction of Jerusalem and here he was captured by the soldiers of the High Priest and taken to the Romans. Below the slope is Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus was taken captive. We visit the near by Church of All Nations. We proceed to Mount of Zion to visit King David's tomb and the Room of Last Supper. Walk through the Cardo, the main street of Jerusalem 2000 years ago. View the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa, where Jesus carried His Cross. Continue to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We then walk along the colourful Oriental Bazaar. Last visit to the Garden Tomb where some believe Jesus was buried.
Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem (HB)
Day 6 – Friday
Jerusalem / New City / Bethlehem*
Today's program is dedicated to the new city of Jerusalem. Visit the model of ancient Jerusalem . Continue to Yad Vashem, memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Continue to Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptists. This Spanish style church and Mary's well is where Mother Mary met her cousin Elizabeth. Proceed to Bethlehem* (subject to security situation today) to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem (HB)
Day 7 – Saturday
Dead Sea / Massada
Drive to Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave. There we visit the ruins where the Essenes sought the seclusion of the Judean Desert, where they could follow the Law more closely and wait for the coming Messiah. Drive along the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth and ascend Masada by cable car, the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Your guide will take us on a fascinating tour of this mountain where 960 Jewish defenders organized the last resistance to the Roman Conquerors.
Dinner & Overnight in Jerusalem (HB)
Day 8 – Sunday
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for a flight back home.
R13.50) + $65 payable in cash at the border.
DEPARTURE: Every Friday from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem
DURATION: 2 days – 1 night
OVERNIGHT: Spend in Bedouin tents, or hotel in Petra. Great experience!
* Beautiful deset landscapes
* Experience authentic Bedouin hospitality
* Taste traditional local food
* Visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World
* Ride in a 4×4 in Wadi Rum – Jeep Safari
Day 1 – Friday
Pick up from Tel Aviv & Jerusalem hotel
Arava border crossing
Drive from the border to Petra along the vast desert highway
Tour of Petra + Lunch at a local authentic restaurant
Drive to Wadi Rum, Free evening + dinner
Day 2 – Saturday
Wadi Rum – Jeep safari
Return back to the camp and transfer to Aqaba
Free time in the city
Arava border crossing back to Israel
Free time in Eilat
Depart Eilat to Jerusalem & Tel Aviv
RATES PER PERSON: R6,000 ($/R13.50) + $107 payable in cash at the border.
DEPARTURE: Every Tuesday from Tel Aviv & Jerusalem
DURATION: 3 days – 2 night
OVERNIGHT: Spend in Bedouin tents, or hotel in Petra. Great experience!
Day 1 – Tuesday
Pickup from Tel-Aviv & Jerusalem
Pick up from Tel Aviv & Jerusalem hotel
Arava border crossing
Arrive at the ancient city of Jerash
Visit mount Nebo – View over the historic promised land
Visit Madaba – Famous churches and byzantine mosaics
Amman city tour – Modern capital tour and It's citadel
Lunch at a local restaurant
Drive to Petra
Overnight & dinner in a 3 stars hotel in Petra
Day 2 – Wednesday
Petra Guided tour and some free time to explore it by yourselves
Lunch at a local restaurant in the city
Drive south to Wadi Rum through the "Desert Highway"
Arrive to Wadi Rum campsite and enjoy the Authentic desert diner.
Overnight & dinner in Wadi-Rum
Day 3 – Thursday
Wake up in the beautiful desert and have Breakfast at the camp
After breakfast, we begin our Jeep Safari tour in Wadi-Rum reserve guided by our local bedouin guide.
Leave Wadi-Rum heading back to the Israeli "Arava Border"
Arrive in Aqaba for a short city tour.
Border crossing back into Israel
Start heading north towards the dead Sea
Arrive in the Dead Sea and stop for bathing and floating..
Continue to Tel Aviv & Jerusalem
Join us as we take you on an enchanting journey to ancient times when the Nabatean rulled the dessert and built their city and temples.
RATE PER PERSON: R3,800 ($/R13.50) + $125 payable at the border in cash. ($65 if you have
already issued a visa to Jordan in advance)
Petra from Tel Aviv with flights: Every Sun – Thr R7,200 per person sharing
DEPARTURE: From Eilat every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thr, Fri, Sat
DURATION: 9-10 hours
Our Petra tour guide will escort you on the magical route into Petra. Passing through the siq, 1.2km long, 91-182 m high. As we exit the siq you are about to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The red rose colors and detailed architecture are combined into one massive structure that will take your breath away. The Petra tour takes you to Petra's central Colonnade Street in the city, carved out of red sandstone. Set in the rocky landscape are more temples, homes, altars, sanctuaries and tombs from several periods of ancient history. At the end of the tour to Petra enjoy a feast in an open buffet lunch at the Nabatean's Tent Restaurant, leaving you enough time to shop around for some souvenirs to remember this amazing tour. Drive back to Eilat leaving behind the amazing rose red city of Petra.


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Last month, we visited private historic gardens from the late 19th century. This post describes the work of garden designers and keen gardeners in the early 20th century: Joan Law-Smith at Bolobek; Edna Walling at Bickleigh Vale Village and Mawarra at the Grove and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch at Cruden Farm.
Bolobek 1911
370 Mt Macedon Rd, Mt Macedon 3.6 ha (9 ac) Less than 1 hour drive from Melbourne
One of the finest and most visited, documented and photographed private gardens in Australia and another beautiful old garden in Mt Macedon, established over 100 years ago and made famous by a subsequent owner, Joan Law-Smith. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Their site has an excellent map of the garden. See: http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/133719/Bolobek.pdf. The garden is 450 metres above sea level with frequent frosts and snow and 750 mm rain, temperatures ranging from 0 degrees in Winter to 40 degrees in Summer and a grey loam soil on a clay base, tending towards acidity. Unfortunately, the day we visited Bolobek for the Spring plant fair was very grey and rainy, so the photos are all a bit dark, but they still will give you an idea of the garden layout and beauty. For photos in Summer, see: http://aggregata.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/visit-to-bolobek-gardens-in-mt-macedon.html
The land, on which Bolobek was settled, was originally Bolobek Swamp, which provided food for the Wurundjeri aboriginal people, but the swamps were drained in the 19th Century. Bolobek means 'undulating' in the local aboriginal dialect. Between 1910-1914, Oswald Syme, the youngest son of David Syme, the founder of the Melbourne Age newspaper, bought more than 900 acres in adjoining parcels of land, which were parts of 2 former pastoral runs, Turitable and Wooling. Wooling, an aboriginal word meaning 'nestling of many waters', was originally settled in 1839 by William Robertson and included a 9 acre orchard, a 4 acre kitchen garden and Victoria's first sawmill, as well as fish ponds, the first breeding grounds of brown trout and English salmon trout on the mainland, the ova being imported from Tasmania in 1862. Oswald and his wife, Mildred, built a three-storey Edwardian mansion in 1911 and lived there for over 60 years. Mildred was a keen gardener and laid out a 5 acre garden, including a 0.5 acre orchard. Many trees (rows of lindens, poplars and oaks) and shrubs have survived from the original garden plan. They built a dam (Syme's Lake) over the original trout hatchery ponds, supplying reticulated water to a garden tank by gravity for the garden and stock troughs. Oswald was a member of the Royal Agricultural Society and ran a Romney Marsh sheep stud, a Friesian stud and a huge dairy complex on Bolobek, the latter destroyed in the 1952 fires, after which 270 ha on Hamilton Rd were excised. They also had a nine-hole golf course, a croquet lawn, a tennis court and a swimming pool.
In 1969, Bolobek was bought by Robert and Joan Law-Smith. Robert was a director of Qantas and BHP and a grazier and ran 400 Herefords and 1000 first cross ewes. They demolished the old house and many outbuildings, then built a smaller single storey house on the original site. It was designed by Phyllis and John Murphy and made of white bagged brick with a grey slate roof and large low windows looking straight out into the garden. Joan was a talented gardener, artist and writer. She removed many trees, including the prunus and the bedding plants, and simplified the design, creating geometrically-shaped compartments, with 3 main axes paths, radiating from a central square lawn adjacent to the house and allowing a grand vista, framed by Italian Poplars, towards Mt Robertson. She loved old roses for their scent, floral arrangements and painting and created a walled garden for them from old bricks, sourced from an old demolished house. She also loved soft pastel colours and the garden has a very romantic dreamy feel with its emphasis on green and white.In 1990, the Law-Smiths sold Bolobek and it passed through a number of hands, the garden gradually going into decline. A further 70 ha land was subdivided in the late 1990s. Greville and Jill Egerton bought the property in 2002 and started renovating the garden and property. They sold to the current owners, Hugh and Brigid Robertson, in 2006. They spent the next two years observing the garden through the seasons and then started a major rejuvenation program in the garden. Since 2008, restoration works have included :
Replacing the old watering system;
Replacing the cypress and pine avenues, which were dying from old age and the drought, with oaks;
Replacing the crab apple and Lombardy poplar walks;
Repaving and regravelling paths and replacing the pergola;
Planting a new middle storey in the garden, which was lost from the neglect in the late 1990s;
Replanting the orchard and planting native trees around the farm; and
Designing and planting a large vegetable garden and picking garden, next to the original Syme vegetable garden.
Because of the micro-climates in the garden, affording pockets of shade, moisture and protection from the prevailing NW winds, in 2008 during the peak of the drought, the Robertsons were able to open the garden to visitors for the first time in 20 years and they had 6000 visitors. The property is now 550 ha and runs 1000 Border Leicester X Merino ewes and a self-replacing herd of 500 Angus cattle. There is self-contained accommodation at 'The Cottage', the original station hand's house beside the garden. Open Garden Plant Fairs were held in 2008 and 2011, with over 10 000 visitors over the 4 days. Today, the garden is used for weddings, concerts and many fund-raising events, as well as hosting the Mt Macedon Horticultural Society Annual Garden Lovers Fair, which we attended in September 2014. The next fair is on 17 and 18 September 2016. There are many stalls selling rare and unusual perennials, trees and shrubs, bulbs, succulents and Australian natives, as well as sculpture and specialist tools. Entrance to the garden is $10 pp.Design
Modern formal garden style in 2.5 ha inner garden, with larger informal areas in the outer garden and park. A main axes leads from the house to a distant view of Mt Robertson and there are 2 shorter axes parallel to the main axes, which are lined with weeping birch.
Cross axes contains a pergola and a sculpture of a girl at the end of the apple walk. The colour scheme is very restrained with an emphasis on a variety of green foliage and white, complementing the white house and courtyard and the grey roof and silvery-grey timber fence. White flowers include: white lilies, white nicotiana and white daisies with white watsonias along the poplar walk and a white wisteria, underplanted with double white violets, over the pergola. A hedge of white Iceberg roses complement the white bark of the silver birches behind, the leggy rose stems hidden behind box hedges.Formal design elements include :
Lime, Lombardy poplar and crab apple (Golden Hornet) walks, the latter underplanted with English primroses and aquilegas.
Wisteria pergola and dovecot;Walled rose garden; Herbaceous borders;Woodland plantings including shrubs, bulbs, hellebores, columbines and Soloman's Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum);Sweeping lawns with mature shrubs, deciduous trees and naturalized bulbs;I also loved seeing the Flowering quince shrubs in full bloom- white, pink-and-white and red forms and the exquisite magnolias.Statuary including a sundial and a marble statue. Ornamental lake and a pool with a figure;
Rows of silver birch and Bhutan cypress and Laurustinus and Lilac hedges;Stone-lined channels and paths;White gravel courtyard and curved undulating gravel driveway and an avenue of Southern Mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides).I loved the walled garden with its espaliered pear trees and climbing roses ( including Wedding Day, Constance Spry , Souvenir de la Malmaison, Souvenir de St Anne and Felicité et Perpetué) over the brick walls. There are 4 symmetrical beds, around the central sundial, separated by mellow brick paths. Other Old Roses include Madame Hardy, Charles de Mills, Maxima, Celeste, Boule de Neige, Mme Pierre Oger and Reine des Violettes. The roses are underplanted with blue cranesbill, Alchemilla mollis, dianthus, wild strawberries and lambs' ears.Bickleigh Vale Village 1920s
Bickleigh Vale Rd and Edna Walling Lane, Mooroolbark 3 ha
The foothills of the Dandenongs, west of Melbourne, are the other famous area for beautiful old gardens and were the canvas for prominent garden designer Edna Walling.
Originally, Edna bought 3 acres and built her cottage, 'Sonning', in 1921 out of local stone, timber and recycled materials. Later, she bought 18 adjoining acres, which she subdivided into 1-2 acre lots, creating an English-style village with country laneways, deciduous trees and hedgerows. She named it 'Bickleigh Vale' after the village, where she grew up in England. Edna's goal was to create an environment, in which the houses and gardens related harmoniously with each other, as well as the natural environment, a key tenet of the Arts and Crafts movement. She was also an early advocate of Australian natives. Prospective owners had to agree to have their future cottage and its garden designed by Edna and she supplied all the plants. The properties are all linked by side gates, allowing easy access into each other's gardens and creating a communal atmosphere. The cottages were small and simple with rustic stone on the lower levels, dark shingles on the upper gable ends, simple low-set multi-paned casement windows, dormer windows in high-pitched roofs, stone and brick chimneys and French doors and patios. All the gardens bear Edna's signature trademarks of : densely planted trees and shrubs; stone walls and steps; stone and timber pergolas; low front fences of timber, stone and wire; paths linking garden rooms; ponds and arbours; mossy lawns; and the use of exotic and native vegetation.
Between the 1920s and 1940s, 16 cottages were built, each one different in size and character, but still relating harmoniously with each other, as well as the natural environment. A subdivision in the 1950s created more than 30 properties. Edna moved to 'The Barn', built in 1951 and then Buderim, Queensland in 1967.
Today, the village is managed by the Friends of Bickleigh Vale, a group comprising of all the owners. The trees are now fully mature and their shade has changed the nature of the gardens. The cottages have been adapted to suit modern needs. They were described by the National Trust as a Classified Landscape in 1978 and were included in the Victorian Heritage Register in 2005. See: http://www.onmydoorstep.com.au/heritage-listing/1856/bickleigh-vale.
In 1988, Devon Lane was renamed Edna Walling Lane. We were lucky enough to visit Bickleigh Vale in May 2012, as the owner of Badger's Wood, Anna Beesley, was a fellow student in my garden design course and she organized a class visit. See: http://www.bickleighvalevillage.com.au/badgers-wood.html .
In Spring later that year, 7 Edna Walling gardens were open to the public : Badger's Wood 1937; Devon Cottage 1956; Downderry; Mistover 1930; The Sheilan; The Barn 1928; and Wimbourne 1940.Design
Edna Walling's design principles included:
Garden rooms, in which the bare rooms are visible in Winter;
Green is the most important colour, with texture and foliage playing an important role;Trees are planted in copses and ground covers are allowed to take over; andGardens should be mulched and not over-watered. They should be allowed to grow naturally and should be left alone with minimal pruning;Plantings include : old remnant gums (Eucalypts and Corymbias) and indigenous blackwoods; exotic conifers including cypress, pines and cedars; exotic deciduous trees including oaks, elms, poplars and aspens, birches, beeches, hornbeams, ash, Japanese Maples, Liquidambars, Crepe Myrtles, Hawthornes and crab apples. The woodland gardens were underplanted with hellebores and naturalized bulbs (freesias, bluebells) in the grass, as well as lots of her signature plants including azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, roses and jasmine.
Local stone was used to create dry-stone walls, footpaths, patios and steps.Mawarra at The Grove 1932
6 Sherbrooke Rd. Sherbrooke Dandenong Ranges, close to the Alfred Nicholas Gardens and next to Sherbrooke Forest 1.2 ha (3 ac)
A beautiful temperate mountain garden designed by Edna Walling and considered to be one of the finest examples of her work. She described it as ' a symphony in steps and beautiful trees'.History
Originally, the property was called 'The Grove' and the house was built in 1932 by Phyllis Mc Millan for her mother Flora May Marshall and her unmarried sisters. It was named after their uncle's home at 31 The Grove, Boltons, Kensington, where the sisters often stayed when visiting their wealthy bachelor uncles in London. Edna Walling was employed to design and develop the garden from 1932-1935, but abandoned the project after an argument with Phyllis over a minor sum of money (20 shillings), compared to the overall cost of the stonework (7500 pounds, equivalent to $750 000 today!). The garden path named '20 Shillings' was created to show where Edna stopped working and others began. Edna had employed Eric Hammond to do much of the stonework, so after Edna left, it fell to Eric to complete the task.In 1936, he also built 'Wendy's Cottage, based on the Marshall sisters' uncles home 'Nalderswood' in Surrey, England, with the help of his friend H Roy Langley. The life-sized doll's house was enjoyed by all the sisters' nephews and nieces.In 1960, Mr and Mrs Frank Walker and Mrs Carol Sallah became the second owners and renamed the property 'Mawarra', an aboriginal word meaning 'a peaceful place', the original name taken by the sisters to their new abode in Mornington. Later, the name was returned to the property by Norman Marshall, the grandson of Flora May, so the house was called 'Mawarra Manor'. Mr Jess Exiner and Mr Peter Harris bought the property in 2002 and restored the house over 2 years and the garden over 5 years. It is now owned by John Champion , who has continued to restore the garden over the last 8-10 years. Erigeron is a major problem, its roots damaging the rock walls and stonework. It is possible to stay in both 'Mawarra Manor' and 'Wendy's Cottage'. There is even a heated indoor pool, sauna and gym in the main house.Design
Italianate Terrace style due to the steep slope of the site;
Large scale with many long walkways and avenues, secret paths and many surprises; Driveway is long, dark and narrow and opens out into bright light around the house;Grand stone staircase with broad shallow steps down to an octagonal reflecting pond;Mossy low stone walls, flagged fern-lined paths and terraces;Croquet lawn surrounded by birch;Lots of mature exotic trees: weeping cherries, oaks, elms, birch, maples and European beech trees, underplanted with bluebells;Exotic shrubs : azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons;Wendy House with its own garden; andMiniature Tudor village.Cruden Farm 1928
60 Cranbourne Rd Langwarrin, VIC, 3210 8ha (20 ac) garden, 54 ha farm ; 50 km from CBD Melbourne (1 hour drive)
Very famous old garden, developed over 80 years by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. It is featured on Monty Don's Round the World in 80 Gardens. See: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwzd7r_around-the-world-in-80-gardens-2-australia-and-new-zealand_lifestyle. (26 minutes into the video).
Originally a 90 ac orchard and farm, Cruden Farm was bought by Sir Keith Murdoch in 1928 as a wedding present for his bride, Elisabeth Greene (1909-2012). The small cottage was significantly extended by architect, Harold Desbrowe-Annear. The original garden was also small and simple and the only survivor from those early days was a camphor laurel on the northern corner of the house. Over the years, a further 45 ac adjoining property was added to the farm. Percy Meldrum designed the stables and dairy complex, which were built out of stone from Moorooduc Quarry. The ironwork was rescued from the demolished Caulfield stables and had originally been imported from England.In 1930, Edna Walling was employed to make 2 walled gardens for fruit trees and roses, but they are now used for herbaceous borders and a swimming pool respectively. Elisabeth was responsible for the design of the majority of the garden and did much of the planting, along with her Head Gardener, Michael Morrison, who has worked there since 1971.
In 1944, a huge fire through the NE corner of the property burnt a large number of trees and shrubs, including some of the iconic avenue of Lemon-Scented Gums (Eucalyptus citriodora), planted by Elisabeth down the driveway. The missing trees were replaced and linked to existing Melaleuca stypheloides with other native plants. The plantings and layout were simplified. In 1987, a lake was added in the undulating paddock east of the house. A deep dam was created to supplement the water supply in 1997 and both bodies of water attract lots of birds and are surrounded by daffodils in Spring. A variety of oaks surround the lake and were planted from acorns collected by Elisabeth's grand-daughters.
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch died in 2012 at 103 years old. The 54 ha estate was transferred within Cruden Custodian Limited in 2014. It is used for a large number of community and charity events, including jazz concerts, family fun days and open garden days twice a month from 10am-2pm. The next open days are on 23 – 24 June and 28 – 29 July 2016. See: Groups and individuals can also visit the garden for $20 pp.Design
Temperatures vary between 20 and 45 degrees Celsius, 762 mm rain and sandy loam soil;
Lemon-Scented Gum avenue, planted in 1930s by Elisabeth;
Lawn dotted with mature trees including oaks. National Trust has classified a giant weeping oak; andHerbaceous borders and shrub walks including magnolias and azaleas, wisteria and blossom trees.I loved all the mature old climbers, wreathing the buildings;The vegetable garden;The picking garden: for roses and perennials for the house: reds, pinks, mauves, yellows and creams, including the yellow and crimson Dame Elisabeth Murdoch rose (photo 2);
The walled gardens
: the walled garden, originally designed for fruit trees, was too hot for them and now contains twin English-style herbaceous borders of pink, mauve and yellow perennials and climbers lasting 4-5 months, as well as a statue 'Dancing Brolga' by Lesley Bowles. One espaliered apple remains from the original garden.
: the lower walled garden, which was originally designed for roses, is now a swimming pool;
and the sculptures
: Daedalus : Edwin Fabian : just inside the entrance
: Pisces : Douglas Stephen : 2 dolphins embracing: corner to east of walled garden
: Shiva 4 : Lenton Parr : on edge of native garden near the tennis court
Ibis : Phil Price, NZ : on peninsula jutting into the lake : gift from her children to Elisabeth on her 100th birthday.
Next month, I will be featuring some beautiful private country gardens in Victoria.

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As part of a 10-day summer spectacular, street-food inspired sauce company Meat Lust has announced its Sauce and the City food and booze bus tour across the city of Manchester.
Okay Vegans, look away now. You too Vegetarians! In fact, this advice applies to everyone who's not immediately intrigued at the sound of being transported around Manchester, gorging on some of the finest street-food derived dishes that money can buy.
Organised by street-food inspired sauce company Meat Lust, the Sauce and the City tour will see the collaboration of Greater Manchester's finest food outlets with Meat Lust in their repurposed East Lancs bodied Volvo Olympian double decker bus, which comes kitted out with its own barbeque grill.
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ASP Support Group Meeting
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The Burrito Bar is expanding their reach and bringing modern Mexican to Ballina! They have 16 stores already and Ballina Central is delighted to be the next to open.
You will soon be enjoying tacos, burritos, nachos, quesadilla, ribs, loaded fries and more right here in Ballina's food hub.
Keep in touch for announcements about their opening – it's likely to be big and exciting, not to mention delicioso!


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I worked on the Brotherly Lovers judge hires last night. Absolutely amazing. Teams with over 20 entries, from almost literally down the street, requesting 100% hired judge coverage. Say what? I do have a solution for them. In PF, at least, most debaters have adults of one sort or another with whom they live and dine and go on annual trips to Wal-Mart's to buy new school togs. ("Hey, Mom, these bowties look swell!") I'll bet anything that you can put a pencil into the hands of some of these adults and, lo and behold, make judges out of them. Jeesh. The thing is, I think a lot of schools imagine that college tournaments have endless judge hires just waiting to be taken out of the freezer and thawed and tossed straight into the rounds as needed. As I said yesterday, judges tend to go to the people who travel the furthest, for the obvious reason of the prohibitive expense of carrying extra baggage, or more to the point, carrying extra people with normal baggage. Plane tickets and hotel rooms are expensive, so we try to service those folks. You're coming in on a bus from half an hour away? Not so expensive. Since we don't have that freezerful of judges just waiting to go, we've got to make the best of what we have. Plus there's the need to keep a few spares on hand for the sake of a higher quality pool and tabbing needs and covering the dodos who show up without a judge who, even though you say you will, you really don't want to turn away. I find it to be almost mental comfort food that people keep demanding all these judges every time. It's always exactly what I expect, and that's what I get.
I've been around the block a few too many times, I guess.
On the bright side, I went out to Whole Foods at lunchtime today and got to use Apple Pay for the first time. Okay, I'm done. I never want to have to go through the agony of having to reach into my wallet for a credit card again. Yes, the idea of saving all that time (a good second or so per purchase) may not be so impressive, but the coolness factor is what it's all about. Here! Let me pay for that!
For those wondering why I haven't been talking about it, I will not be attending the Bobcat, so there's nothing to talk about. So it goes. I only talk about tournaments I don't attend when there's illustrative shenanigans worth analyzing. Otherwise all tournaments are more or less alike. People come, people go, nothing ever happens. The fact that I've managed to wrangle over 3000 posts on such nothingness does make one wonder.


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Life is changing and we are selling everything at cost! Check out our going out of business sale now before it's gone.
Welcome to our website! Be sure to check out our 100% Pure and Natural, Food Grade Therapeutic Essential Oils! From our family farm/homestead in small town Okolona, Mississippi, I (Melisa, Mom of 7) make all of our herbal products, bug repellents, lotions, creams, soaps and salves by hand. I started developing natural body care and using essential oils about 2 decades ago for my own children. In our home and business we strive to keep things healthy, simple and natural because we actually use what we make and sell! Let that sink in a minute.
My goal as a Mom is to offer my own family the best nature can give. I have combined my knowledge of nature with several years experience in the cosmetic industry, to do just that. I believe God has given us many good gifts from the creation, but it is our choice to use them wisely. Science is now proving that natural and organic products are the best for us. See our natural/ organic bug repellents that are both people and planet friendly, 100% DEET Free, Non-Aerosol, and last for hours! The whole idea is really coming from our garden to yours, because concept was developed right in our bean patch for my own son. We also have many other "good for you" skin care items, designed out of love. No one cares more about her family than a Mother. Don't trust your family's skin to anyone else!
We are a family endeavoring to embody a living off the land, more sustainable lifestyle. *Be sure and check our YouTube Channel for homesteading and how to use wild herbs here. I'll be showing you somethings we do and ideas you can also use in your home, around your homestead, as well as things you can harvest from nature! From making your own herbal products to gathering antioxidant packed teas, we have a wide variety of videos set up for those interested in learning about our way of homesteading and natural living. We have learned as a family team, to value nature and go the extra mile for you.


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Your Business Health
In 2016, sickness absence has been estimated to result in 137.3 million days lost (Labour Force Survey 2017) with the cost to UK businesses and economy estimated between £16 and £29 Billion a year in lost productivity over the last five years (Centre of Economic and Business Research and PwC)
This impacts businesses through lost work time, decreased productivity and escalating costs such as sourcing cover, sick pay and employee benefit claims. Rising rates of sickness absence, costs and changes within the workforce demographic are putting pressure on organisations of all sizes. Developing effective health and wellbeing strategies can prove challenging – through a lack of understanding of sickness absence drivers and an inability to accurately record and report data, the difficulties in embedding year-round strategies throughout organisations, the management and inefficiencies of multiple health providers including traditional Occupational Health Providers which results in a siloed approach.
For the individual, evolving lifestyle and health risk factors are having a marked effect on our wellbeing and there is a growing need for us to self-manage our health effectively. We live sedentary lives, unrecognisable from 50 years ago and face new challenges and stressors of balancing work and home life. After short term sickness absences due to coughs and colds the two major causes of sickness absence are Musculoskeletal and Mental Health.
Therefore, reducing sickness absence requires addressing the health of the employee and the management of health by the employer.
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Our approach reduces sickness absence and associated costs, delivers long term health benefits to the individual, simplifies management processes and improves the efficiency and effectiveness of health and wellbeing strategies.


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Social commerce is going to be big in 2012 – or at least that's what everyone keeps saying.
So why aren't we all doing our clothes shopping on Facebook and tweeting pictures of all our latest purchases?
Social marketing company Argyle Social spoke to 566 online retailers ranging from big brands to niche sites to find out how the social commerce revolution is taking shape.
The results indicate that retailers have been somewhat slow on the uptake, with only 17% featuring products on their Facebook page and just 4% enabling check-out functionality.
Furthermore, less than a quarter (23%) of those surveyed offered users deals through Twitter, while 29% featured deals on Facebook.
Separate research we conducted with Toluna shows that 70% of consumers who follow brands on Facebook do so because they want to receive special offers, so the respondents to Argyle Social's survey appear to be misjudging what consumers expect in return for engaging with them through social media.


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Album post #28. Beast Rest Forth Mouth by Bear in Heaven. Bear in Heaven pulls off a dreamlike and haunting sound while keeping rock roots. Occasional pitch warbling, cloudy synths, and theme repetition add the element of confusion we experience when dreaming. Again I urge you to listen to this one the whole way through. It won't be nearly as good broken up, plus you'll miss the surprising yet delightful reappearance of the album's single Lovesick Teenagers in the closer Casual Goodbye.
Lovesick Teenagers, one of my favorite tracks of 2009, can be downloaded for free here. Here's a Full youtube playlist of the album. I wasn't sure this album was going to stick with me, but after 4 months of listening I'm still very fond of it. Enjoy!
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Wedding function room hire Worthing – We do Weddings, but we don't do Wedding packages at Indigo & The Ardington!
Our guests are joyfully unique and they deserve the flexibility to have a wedding as unique as they are.
We like to meet with our bride and groom to listen to their vision and requirements. This allows us to provide a tailor-made proposal about their big day for consideration.
As we all know, for anything to fit perfectly it requires great care and consideration. With over 45 years of experience of hosting Weddings function at the Ardington Hotel, we are able to offer experienced and considered guidance!
As unique as our guests may be, there are some frequently asked questions about our facilities and wedding function room hire Worthing.
We have tried to answer some below, but so often the answer is not as simple as the question! So these answers provided are guidelines but remember, we can be flexible!
What sort of numbers can you cater for?
From 2 – 130
Where can we have the Wedding breakfast?
Our private dining rooms can cater intimately for 2 to 54 guests
Indigo restaurant can accommodate 130 guests.
Is there a minimum number?
Only For exclusive use of Indigo restaurant we ask that it is a minimum of 65 guests otherwise our private dining rooms can be any number you wish
Do you do Civil ceremonies?
The Eden room with a private courtyard is available for your civil ceremony for up to 70 guests. At a price of £375:00
So what do we do on arrival?
Depending on numbers Guests may have their reception in the Indigo lounge with a bar; in the courtyard or subject to space in their private dining room.
We can offer anything you like and as much or as little or indeed nothing at all!
Popular welcoming drinks are Bucks fizz or Bellini (125ml)- we charge by the bottle of sparkling wine £21:50 and the jugs of juice £9:50
Pimms at £3:90 per half pint –
Some guests will only drink orange juice and others only Sparkling wine so why should you pay the same? – each guest is unique!
So what do we do on arrival?
We commit to listening to your requests and where possible delivering this for you on your big day. Prices are very much dependent on the day of the week and the time of the year!
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The residents of South City-1's A, I, J and N blocks have pooled in money and hired a contractor, The roadwork will be kicked off by March 15, according to sources.
"We have been asking Unitech, the developer, for more than two years to build a road in the block. He, in turn, has said that he needs to clear all dues before undertaking any developmental work in the area," said Radhika Sondhi, an N-block resident, who works in the field of education.
Another resident said that following the recent turn of events, the residents did not expect the corporation to repair or build roads in the township.
"The MCG earlier told us it would repair the road. But now, it is reluctant to start any infrastructure work in the area until it takes over the residential society," said Anjali Oberoi, a homemaker, living in the area.
According to the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act 1975, the MCG is to take over the areas, which are now maintained by developers. Phase-I of the takeover was announced by the chief minister in February 2016, under which DLF phases 1 to 3 , Sushant Lok-1 and Palam Vihar were to come under the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation. But the process has not been completed yet owing to the pending legal amendment to Act.
Mahendra Kumar Sharma, general secretary of South City RWA, said, "We have been talking to MCG about road repair for over two years now. They just fill the potholes with bricks and leave it at that point."
The arterial roads within the residential area, which connect schools and markets, however, continue to be in a deplorable state, making it difficult for residents in the tony township to drive or walk on the stretches.
The MCG had earlier said it would take up the development work in the residential societies even if the takeover was not completed at once.
Estimates of road repair, including that of South City-1, were drafted. However, the MCG commissioner later told the town and country planning it was not possible to take up the work unless the legal process of the takeover is complete.


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Plans and monitors ADB's support to the sector, conducts analytical studies on education issues, and promotes interagency coordination in education development to achieve universal access to education in Asia and related issues.
Offers courses on formal and non-formal education planning and development.
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Shares the knowledge, practices, and technologies in improving Asia's energy sector, while addressing connected concerns such as hydropower generation, clean development mechanisms, climate change, and water and food security.
Offers courses on power generation using clean and renewable energy sources.
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Drives the development of Asia's general financial market, small and medium enterprise, and payment system, while promoting regional economic and financial integration.
Offers courses related to development finance, including the development of small and medium enterprises and micro-finance.
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Improves knowledge management in the health sector by creating a strong community of health planners and practitioners, stimulating and facilitating relevant knowledge products, and monitoring sector-related issues and performance.
Offers courses on health and hygiene related issues, including community health planning and development.
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Concentrates on scaling up urban transport, mainstreaming climate change and energy efficiency in projects, improving cross-border transport and logistics, and supporting road safety and social sustainability.
Offers courses on sustainable transport infrastructure and services which contribute towards low-carbon, safe, accessible, and affordable transport systems.
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Facilitates knowledge flow on holistic and integrated approaches to the development of Competitive, Inclusive, and Green Cities to maintain vital economic growth while creating sustainable, resilient, and liveable cities in Asia.
Offers courses on urban planning and management toward environment-friendly economic growth of climate change ready cities.
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Sinatra's Boozin' and Bakin' 100th Birthday Bash and Spectacular Birthday Basket Raffle
Purchase tickets for our 7:30 show, Christmas My Way, and join us for signature cocktails and special homemade baked goods in celebration of Frank's fabulous 100th birthday! All food and beverage items are available for a free will donation and an amazing birthday basket of Sinatra swag will be raffled off!
All proceeds benefit the continued betterment and beautification of the Dakota Stage Facility, 412 E Main, Bismarck, ND 58501
It is our mission to promote, preserve and perpetuate the arts in North Dakota.
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Vital Green contains multiple green whole-juice concentrates, which are the green juice fraction from freshly harvested, undried young plants grown in rich, fertile soil.
Alfalfa roots burrow deep into the earth to absorb a variety of nutrients and reach minerals inaccessible to many other plants.
It contains naturally-occurring beta-carotene, calcium, magnesium and potassium.
Barley Grass is harvested from young plants, cold pressed and immediately spray dried, which allows no lapsed time for oxidation.
Barley grass is naturally rich in calcium, iron and assorted other minerals, essential amino acids, vitamin C and enzymes.
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Featuring innovative responses to old forms, poetry from the distant past, and ancient instruments, this concert led by Mason Bates, the Kennedy Center's new Composer-in-Residence, includes large-scale vocal works by Donnacha Dennehy and Anna Clyne.
Sample innovative responses to old forms, poetry from the distant past, and ancient instruments in a sparkling club atmosphere conjuring a baroque hall straight out of Versailles with projections, props, furniture, and more. This concert conducted by Donato Cabrera includes large-scale vocal works by Donnacha Dennehy and Anna Clyne, two leading lights in new music.That the Night Come, Dennehy's song cycle on the poetry of W.B. Yeats, is complemented by As Sudden Shut, Clyne's response to Emily Dickinson. The program also includes Edmund Finnis's In Situ, which offers a striking response to composers long past, while other music, including one of Mason Bates's own works, uses electronic sounds to offer a 21st-century perspective on 18th-century forms. Includes a free after party with cash bar and one complimentary drink voucher.
Patron Note: This performance venue has no seating; patrons will stand during the performance.
"Mr. Bates has built a national reputation as an innovator. For nearly a decade, he has been hailed as one of the young saviors of classical music..."
--The New York Times
Mason Bates, the Kennedy Center's new Composer-in-Residence, is renowned for fusing innovative orchestral writing, imaginative narrative forms, the harmonies of jazz, and the rhythms of techno into his genre-bending creations. The San Francisco Chronicle says his "cheerful disregard for stylistic boundaries is a godsend."
A DJ and active advocate of bringing classical music to new audiences and spaces, Bates returns to curate KC Jukebox, an adventurous new Kennedy Center concert series. Using an inventive mix of cutting-edge technology, evocative lighting, and dynamic electro-acoustic palettes--and bringing together forward-thinking instrumentalists, vocalists, and DJs from Washington and beyond--these concerts will spotlight the works of living composers as filtered through Bates's signature re-imagining of the classical music experience. Read more about Mason Bates.
Performance Timing: Approximately 1 hour, followed by the After Party.
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Tuesday, 18 December 2018
blackcurrant and star anise chiffon cake, with blackberry and lemon
Blackcurrant and aniseed; a flavour combination I've loved since I was a kid, dyeing my teeth black with inappropriately named lollies, and later as a teen, drinking questionable mixers with other unfortunate results! These days I generally use aniseed flavours in savoury dishes, star anise and Thai basil are two favourites, but it's Christmas and I'm feeling nostalgic, so blackcurrant and aniseed it is.
Chiffon cakes are so versatile, experimenting with the liquid component and adding spices achieves all sorts of interesting flavours. I reduced the sugar, and added blackcurrant cordial and ground star anise to find the taste I was looking for; a fruity, lightly spiced sponge, amplified with a tangy blackcurrant compote. It's not a flavour combination for everyone, if aniseed is really not your thing, just omit the star anise and add the finely grated zest of a lemon to the dry ingredients, the blackcurrant and lemon work beautifully together. Created for Barker's Pantry.
This cake ain't for everybody, only the quirky people... 🎶
blackcurrant and star anise chiffon cake
preparation time 30 minutes, serves 16
6 eggs, separated
1 extra egg white
225g plain cake flour (if you can't find cake flour substitute with regular plain flour)
220g caster sugar
50g extra caster sugar
1tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground star anise
100ml Barker's New Zealand blackcurrant cordial
80ml water
120ml canola oil, or similar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar (not essential, but will stabilise the egg whites)
140g lemon curd, store bought is totally fine!
mascarpone filling, recipe below
blackcurrant compote, recipe below
1 punnet blackberries
• preheat your oven to 170ºC
• combine the cake flour, baking powder, ground star anise and salt, sift into a the bowl of a stand mixer, if you have one, and with the paddle attachment mix through the 220g caster sugar
• make a well in the centre of your flour mixture, add the blackcurrant cordial, water, egg yolks, and oil, mix until smooth
• in another, really large bowl whisk the 7 egg whites until foamy, add the cream of tartar then mix until you have soft peaks, gradually add the additional 50g caster sugar, whisking until you have firm peaks and the sugar has dissolved
• fold the egg whites into the batter in three stages
• divide the batter equally between 3 ungreased, unlined 20cm springform cake tins and bake for 30 minutes
• remove the cakes from the oven, and leaving them in the tins, immediately invert onto racks to cool; expect the cakes to sink slightly in the centre as they cool, they'll form prefect shallow bowls to load with the filling :)
• when completely cool, to release the cakes, run a sharp knife around the inside of the cake tin, remove the outer ring leaving the cake sitting on the base of the tin. This next stage is a little tricky, slide a strong thread, I use dental floss, between the base of the cake and the tin, slide all the way through, pressing the thread against the base as you go, invert the cakes onto a flat surface and you're ready to assemble
• keep the neatest, most even cake for the top layer, place another layer, flat side down on your serving plate/cake stand. Gently spread with half the lemon curd, top with half the mascarpone cream, dot with dessert spoons of blackcurrant compote, swirl together, finally scatter with half the blackberries. Repeat with the next layer, finishing with the final cake layer, flat side facing up
• you could simply dust the cake with icing sugar, or decorate as you like; I love using fresh fruit and flowers, but went a little festive with this one, it is almost Christmas
• slice giant slabs of cake with a serrated knife and enjoy
• the cake will keep covered in the fridge for 4 days
mascarpone filling
preparation time 5 minutes
500g mascarpone
300ml cream
• tip the mascarpone into a mixing bowl, using the paddle attachment beat for 10 seconds or so, until smooth, add the cream, mix until smooth, thick and creamy
• store in the fridge until ready to use
blackcurrant compote
preparation time 10 minutes
350g blackcurrants, fresh or frozen
60ml Barker's New Zealand blackcurrant cordial
75g caster sugar
• tip all the ingredients into a small pan, bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar has dissolved
• simmer over a medium heat until the blackcurrants have softened and the juices are thick and syrupy
• leave to cool, store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use
Monday, 10 December 2018
walnut dacquoise with chocolate and cherries
Two weeks, it's Christmas in two weeks! I'm at odds with Christmas. Growing up in the UK, I find Christmas in short days and long nights, overcast skies or pale winter sun, gloves and scarves, roasted chestnuts, the Wizard of Oz, walnuts and satsumas rattling around in the bottom of a Santa sack. Not in a vast blue sky towering over bleached sandy beaches, that high contrast Aussie summer light; stifling nights, sundresses, salt crusted hair and cricket. But it's all those things, and more, for my kids, and Christmas is essentially about family. So let's say I'm happily at odds with Christmas.
This desserts pairs the festive walnuts of my youth, with the beautiful cherries of an Australian summer, and it's equally delicious whatever the hemisphere.A wonderful dessert for Christmas day, beautifully nutty, with a crisp meringue shell and soft chewy centre, layered with chocolate, cherries and cream. Make the components in advance, then put it together about an hour before you serve, give those flavours and layers a little time to meld, slice with a serrated knife and enjoy!
Monday, 3 December 2018
christmas sandwich cookies
I love baking, I love Christmas, I really love Christmas baking. There's something special about a homemade gift, the thought behind it, time spent, using your hands. A box of cookies, a bottle of vanilla extract, a Christmas decoration; cue Frank and Bing, I'm starting early.
These festive cookies are based on the European Linzer Cookie, a mini version of the Linzer Torte, popular at Christmas. The traditional cookies are lightly spiced with cinnamon, sometimes lemon zest, and sandwiched with blackcurrant jam; I've left out the citrus and spice, instead opting for a buttery, vanilla flavour paired with sweet strawberry jam. They're one of my favourites, easy to make, delicious and really pretty; perfect as a gift, and a great "bring a plate" for the party season. Created for Barker's Pantry
christmas sandwich cookies
100g ground almonds
300g plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
225g butter
150g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large egg yolks
Barker's New Zealand strawberry jam
icing sugar for dusting
makes approximately 15 sandwich cookies
preparation time 30 minutes, not including chilling and baking
• in the bowl of a stand mixer, or using a hand held mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the vanilla and egg yolks, and mix to combine
• add the ground almonds, and with the mixer on slow, beat to combine
• sift the flour and salt together, then add to the dough, mix slowly until just combined
• divide the dough in half, roll each half between two sheets of baking paper to 5mm thick, leaving the dough between the sheets of baking paper, transfer to baking trays and rest in the fridge for at least an hour
• preheat your oven to 175ºC fan, 195ºC conventional
• use a 6cm cookie cutter to cut rounds from the sheets of dough, transfer to lined baking trays, leaving 2cm clearance around each cookie
• collect the off cuts together and re-roll, popping it back into the fridge for 10 minutes or so if it becomes too soft to handle
• use a smaller, approximately 2.5cm cutter to cut a circle from the centre of half the cookies, save these little rounds, bake them separately to make mini sandwiches cookies
• bake the cookies for 12 minutes, until lightly golden around the edges, then transfer to racks to cool
• when the cookies are completely cool, turn the solid round cookies upside down and top with a teaspoon of jam; dust the cookie rings with icing sugar then gently press onto the bases
• using a couple of teaspoons, very carefully top the centres of the cookies with a little extra jam
• cookies will keep in an airtight container for several days, you can make the cookies in advance, but fill them just before serving as they will soften quickly once filled
vanilla extract
300ml mini bottle of vodka
5 vanilla beans
• split the vanilla beans in half length ways, drop into the bottle of vodka, tightly replace the lid
• store in a cool place, away from direct sunlight for 8 weeks
• remove the vanilla beans and your vanilla extract is good to go!
• it would be more economical to buy a large bottle of vodka and decant into several smaller bottles, but I just loved the shape of this one!
Thursday, 29 November 2018
blood orange, chocolate, and buttermilk bundt
Chocolate, orange, and a party bundt, what's not to love? This chocolate, blood orange and buttermilk bundt is a bit of a favourite; the sponge is light and moist, the gentle chocolate flavour and tangy blood orange, a perfect pair. The recipe suits a 12 cup bundt pan, but if yours like mine is a 10 cup, it also makes 6 bonus cupcakes! This bundt pan is genuinely called the "party bundt", it's a Nordic ware pan from Williams-Sonoma, and is my absolute favourite; it's really pretty, not too intricate so is less likely to stick, and its lovely symmetrical pattern makes for perfectly even portions. If you've missed blood orange season, a regular orange will work just as well, your only sacrifice the most perfect shade of pink!
chocolate, blood orange bundt
325g plain flour, cake flour if you can find it
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
330g caster sugar
375ml canola oil
zest of 1 blood orange
2 large eggs
250ml (1 cup) buttermilk
2 tsps white vinegar
1 1/2 tsps bicarb soda
blood orange icing, recipe below
• preheat your oven to 175ºC
• carefully grease your bundt pan with softened butter, ensuring you coat the entire surface, particularly any creases, then dust with cocoa powder. If you are using a 10 cup bundt pan you will have extra mixture, enough for 6 small cupcakes, so pop 6 cupcake liners into a cupcake pan,
I generally use dark or foil cases, I think they look better when baked.
• over a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder and salt, set aside
• using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, or hand held mixer, mix together the oil and sugar until combined, then add the eggs one at a time, make sure your first egg is completed incorporated before you add the next
• add the blood orange zest and mix to combine, the batter looks really weird at this point, but stick with it!
• with the mixer on low, tip in 1/3 of the flour/cocoa comb and mix until just combined, add 1/2 buttermilk, mix until combined. Repeat with remaining flour and buttermilk, finishing with the last 1/3 of the flour/cocoa
• in a cup or small bowl, mix the bicarb soda and vinegar together, it will foam up, tip into the cake batter and mix until combined
• fill your cupcake cases 2/3 full, I use an ice-cream scoop with a release for this, it helps me to keep the cakes the same size. Tip the remaining batter into the bundt pan
• bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes, the bundt cake will take 30-35 minutes, up to 40 minutes for the 12 cup bundt pan, check it after 30 minutes by gently poking the centre of your cake with a skewer or piece of uncooked spaghetti, the skewer will come out clean when the cake is cooked. Immediately invert the bundt cake onto a cooling rack and leave to cool
• cool your cup cakes on a wire cooling rack, when completely cold they are ready to ice
• drizzle the cake (and cupcakes) with blood orange icing and enjoy
blood orange icing
125g icing sugar
juice of 1/2 blood orange
• sieve the icing sugar into a small bowl
• gradually add the blood orange juice until you have a thick icing, you want it to just drop off your spoon, slightly looser than a paste
• use immediately
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Chocolate, coffee, and hazelnut chiffon cake
Chocolate, coffee, and hazelnut, definitely a flavour combination you should try. I made this chiffon cake for my son's birthday, I wasn't planning to post to it, but after many requests, here it is. It's a slightly tweaked, more flavourful version of the nutella chiffon I made for him a couple of years ago, stronger on the coffee, with a good dollop of nutella in the sponge.
We barely made it to the restaurant on time, so there's only a couple of images, check my instagram highlights for the waiter's thumbprint! One of my favourite things about this cake is the nutella swiss meringue buttercream, it's just the right combination of hazelnut and chocolate with a hint of salt, I want to put it on all the things...
chocolate chiffon
200g cake flour
30g cocoa powder
10g baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarb soda
1/2 tsp salt
250g caster sugar
180 ml hot black coffee
60g nutella
125 ml canola oil
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped or 1 tsp vanilla paste
6 eggs, separated
1 extra egg white
1/2 tsp cream of tartar (not essential, but will stabilise the egg whites)
50g caster sugar
nutella swiss meringue buttercream, recipe below
cooled nutella ganache, recipe below
ferrero rocher, hazelnuts and as much foliage as you like, to decorate
serves 16
• preheat your oven to 170ºC
• add the nutella to the hot coffee, mix to combine and set aside to cool (I made my coffee with 2 strong coffee pods)
• combine the cake flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt, sift into a the bowl of a stand mixer, if you have one, and with the paddle attachment mix through the 250g caster sugar
• make a well in the centre of your flour mixture, add the cooled coffee, egg yolks, oil and vanilla extract, mix until smooth
• in another, really large bowl whisk the 7 egg whites until foamy, add the cream of tartar then mix until you have soft peaks, gradually add the additional 50g caster sugar, whisking until you have firm peaks and the sugar has dissolved
• fold the egg whites into the batter in three stages
• pour the batter into an ungreased, unlined angel food cake tin and bake for 55-60 minutes; check after 55 minutes, the cake should spring back when gently pressed, if not, put it back in for the extra 5 minutes
• remove the cake from the oven, and immediately invert to cool; if your tin doesn't have "feet" balance the upturned tin over a bottle, guiding the neck of the bottle through the centre tube of your pan
• when completely cool, to release the cake, run a sharp knife around the inside and tube sections of the cake tin, remove the cake leaving it sitting on the centre section of the tin; this next stage is tricky, slide a strong thread, I use dental floss, between the base of the cake and the tin, slide the string all the way around the cake, crossing each end around the tube. Invert the cake onto a turntable if you have one, or your serving plate, and put in the fridge for 15 minutes or so.
• frosting step one is the crumb coat, it uses a super thin coating of frosting to glue any loose crumbs to the cake
• starting from the top and working your way down the sides and into the hole through the centre of your cake, use an offset pallet knife to spread a layer of buttercream over your cake; using the edge of your pallet knife or a cake scraper, gently scrape back as much of the frosting as you can leaving a super thin crumb filled layer behind
• return the cake to the fridge for at least 15 mins to set the crumb coat
• again with the offset pallet knife, cover your cake with a final thicker layer of frosting and return to the fridge for at least 15 minutes, this will firm up the frosting and help the ganache set
• carefully pour the ganache over the top of the cake, you may need to encourage it over the sides, allow to drip, return to the fridge to set
• decorate with ferrero rocher, hazelnuts, and foliage of your choice
• slice giant slabs of cake with a serrated knife and enjoy
• the cake will keep covered in the fridge for 3 days
nutella swiss meringue buttercream
3 large egg whites
180g caster sugar
230g butter, cut into cubes, at room temperature
180g nutella
pinch salt
seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
• combine the egg whites and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, place over a pan of simmering water, don't let the bowl touch the water; whisk constantly until the temperature reaches 72ºC
• return the bowl to the stand mixer and whisk on medium high until the mixture cools, has doubled in size and forms stiff peaks
• change to the paddle attachment and add the butter a piece at a time, mix to incorporate each piece before adding the next; the mixture may look alarmingly curdled at times but keep mixing and it will magically come back together
• once all the butter is in, add the salt and vanilla seeds, mixing on slow until combined, finally add the nutella, again mixing slowly to combine
• the frosting should be firm enough to scoop, if it's too soft, put it in the fridge to firm up, checking in 5 minute intervals until it is ready
• buttercream will keep for a week in an air tight container in the fridge, allow to soften at room temperature before use
100g nutella
60g chocolate, 70% cocoa solids
125ml cream
• finely chop the chocolate, tip into a small heatproof bowl with the nutella
• heat cream in a small pan until barely simmering, simmer for 1 minute then pour over the chocolate and nutella, stir to ensure the chocolate and nutella are covered by the cream, then let stand for 5 minutes
• stir until smooth and glossy, leave to thicken as it cools


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Jewish Biographies for Children:
Extraordinary Jewish Americans
Brief biographical sketches of 60 prominent Jewish Americans
from the fields of science, business, sports, politics and
law, and arts and entertainment. The arrangement is
chronological by birth date from Haym Solomon (1740) to Jerry
Seinfeld (1954) with insertions of three topical sections:
"The Jews Who Created Hollywood," "Jewish Gangsters," and
"Jewish Americans and the Civil Rights Movement."
Excellent-quality black-and-white photographs appear
throughout. An annotated appendix cites "124 Other
Extraordinary Jewish Americans." There is an extensive
name and word index and a very good listing for further
information arranged by age level that includes online
sites, organizations, and films and videos.
Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present
By David J. Goldman
Discover the achievements of Jewish athletes from "Hammerin' Hank" Greenberg, one of the greatest homerun hitters in history, to the professional wrestling phenomenon, Goldberg. Teeming with facts, statistics, and historical anecdotes, athletes from the entire spectrum of popular sports are featured.
This book features a collection of mini-biographies about Jewish professional athletes from Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax to Sasha Cohen and Mark Spitz. Each biography emphasizes the athletic accomplishments. Whenever possible, David Goldman tried to include information on the impact of Judaism on the subject's life (such as Shawn Green's participation in a Jewish Big Brother program and Kerri Strug's role as the US team captain in the Maccabiah Games in Israel).
In the Promised Land: Lives of Jewish Americans
By Doreen Rappaport
Rappaport presents an eclectic group of Jewish Americans whose lives show what has been achieved in "the promised land." Biographies of one page (the rest of the spread is taken up with art) have a you-are-there feeling: "Ten thousand people were jammed together near the Mississippi River for a free performance" begins the introduction to Harry Houdini, for instance. There's a good mix of well- and lesser-known people here, including Asser Levy, who fought against anti-Jewish laws put into place by New Amsterdam's Peter Stuyvesant; Jacob Davis, who helped invent blue jeans; and Steven Spielberg. Although the brevity of the profiles leads to gaps (readers will need to extrapolate the exact year of Olympic gold-medalist Lillian Copeland's win), and there are some awkward transitions, children will come away with an idea of how Jews and the U.S. have benefited one another. The watercolor art is attractive and adds flavor to the biographies. A short reading list and lists of Web sites and selected resources are appended. Refer more proficient readers to Susan Goldman Rubin's L'Chaim
L'Chaim!: To Jewish Life in America: Celebrating from 1654 Until Today
By Susan Goldman Rubin
In 1654, the first Jews arrived in New Amsterdam—later to become New York City—as refugees from the Inquisition in Brazil, and the 350th anniversary of the arrival of Jews in the United States is being marked with celebrations and books in 2004. This volume is less ambitious than the similar From Haven to Home, but it's more affordably priced and it's handsomely illustrated with photos and ritual objects from the collection of the venerable Jewish Museum in New York City. Rubin, a writer of notable books for children (Searching for Anne Frank; Margaret Bourke-White), makes history personal by focusing on individuals and families—some well known, some not—who exemplify the wide-ranging experiences of Jews in America: Haym Solomon and Abraham Cohen supported the American Revolution; Joseph Jonas, the first Jew to settle in Cincinnati, represents the move west; Rose Schneiderman, pictured at her sewing machine, is one of the host of immigrants who worked in the oppressive garment factories. Works by artists Ben Shahn, Jacob Epstein and George Segal illuminate the history and culture of Jewish America; a Yiddish patriotic poster supporting WWI shows how Jews identified with the American cause. So intertwined have "Jewish" and "American" become in many Jews' minds that one historian, Shalom Goldman, of Emory University says, "I grew up thinking that Thanksgiving was somehow a Jewish holiday…" Anyone who identifies with that statement will take pleasure in this volume.
Women of Valor :
Stories of Great Jewish Women Who Helped Shape the Twentieth Century
Women Of Valor is a compendium of stories of eight great Jewish women, each
of whom, with their individual courage and accomplishment, helped to shape the world of
the 20th Century. Here readers will find the courage of a young seamstress who built
Jewish trade unions on the Lower East Side; the determination of a 70 year old Zionist
pioneer who played a crucial role in the resettlement of Palestine and the birth of the
State of Israel; the bravery of a ghetto fighter who defied Nazi oppression and genocide;
the tenacity of an actress who revived Yiddish theater from the ruins of war; the forbearance
of a Soviet "refusenik" who cared for prisoners of the Communist regime; the candor of a
community leader who persuaded the American and Soviet presidents to change their
public policies toward world Jewry; the wisdom of a teacher who taught Torah to the
whole world; and the confidence of an athlete who revived Israel's pride by winning
Israel's first Olympic medal. Each chapter is the life story of an otherwise ordinary
woman set against the backdrop of the most important moments in Jewish history,
culture, and achievement of the modern world. Women Of Valor is highly recommended
for Judaic studies, women's studies, and contemporary history reading lists.
Remarkable Jewish Women:
Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times to the Present
This updated, expanded, and more user-friendly version of the
authors' Written Out of History (Bloch, 1978; o.p.) contains
over 80 brief biographies, chronologically arranged.
Introductory and background material is provided for each
period. Coverage is impressively wide-ranging. Although some
figures do not receive full entries, they are mentioned in other
entries and listed in the index. Some of the subjects will be
well known to readers familiar with Jewish history: Gluckel
of Hameln, Dona Gracia Nasi, Rebecca Gratz, Hannah
Szenes, Golda Meir, and Betty Friedan. Other entries
introduce important but neglected personalities. Several
heroines of the Holocaust are profiled. A major theme is
women's role in religion. The handsome illustrations include
numerous black-and-white photos from various archives
and private collections, making this edition more accessible
and visually appealing. This update highlights more
current figures, placing particular emphasis on female
rabbis and Talmudic scholars.
Jewish Heroes, Jewish Values: Living Mitzvot in Today's World
By Barry L. Schwartz
What makes a Jewish hero?
Spanning the worlds of sports, science, film, and politics, Jewish Heroes, Jewish Values introduces the Jewish heroes of yesterday and today to those of tomorrow. Students discover how to live Jewish values by reliving some of the most dramatic moments of the twentieth century:
Eyewitness accounts capture the immediacy of each climactic event, and the "Jewish Heroes Hall of Fame" shows students how they can fulfill core Jewish values in their own lives. Over 70 photographs illustrate these inspiring portraits of men and women whose commitment to Jewish ideals have made them legends--and heroes.
Blessed Is the Daughter
By Carolyn Starman Hessel
The inspiring story of Jewish women in all lands, from Biblical days
to our own time. Their courage, their devotion, their deeds of service
and dedication, in heroic action and in the practice of everyday Jewish
life. This book offers guidance and insights out of the entire span of
Jewish history and tradition, from our Mother Sarah to the great Jewish
women of the twentieth century. In simple yet moving words, and in
beautiful images, this beloved book, now in its eighth revised edition,
continues to inform and delight new generations of Bat Mitzvah and
Confirmation-age young women and their families.
From the Matriarchs to Glueckel of Hameln, from Henrietta Szold to Hannah Szenes, from Golda Meir to Bella Abzug and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, [Blessed Is the Daughter] is a survey of Jewish women "in all lands, from biblical times to our own." The book is organized into 20 themed chapters, featuring editorial commentary, along with vignettes of dozens of Jewish women who made important contributions to their people and to the world at large. There are black and white photos or illustrations to accompany most of the entries. The book is appropriate for middle schoolers and up. With its broad survey of Jewish history, focusing on the contributions of Jewish women, it will make an excellent Chanukah or Bat Mitzvah gift for young Jewish women who may someday be inspired by these women to make important contributions of their own to Jewish life.
Links in the Chain :
Shapers of the Jewish Tradition
(Oxford Profiles)
The Jews have a long, interesting history that has been shaped by
many fascinating people. These people have been scholars, judges,
soldiers, and politicians who have shaped Jewish values and
philosophy, kept the religion and culture alive during perilous
times, and created the modern state of Israel. This book, part
of the publisher's Oxford Profiles series, presents biographies
of 41 leaders from different historical periods and explains their
contributions to Jewish tradition.
The book is divided into three sections. "Laying the Foundations" covers postbiblical ancient times through the Middle Ages; "Shapers of Modern Judaism" includes the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries; and "Shapers of the Jewish State" deals with the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The last section covers only people instrumental in forming the state of Israel. The first two parts include leaders from all over the world. The Baal Shem Tov, Martin Buber, Theodore Herzl, Hillel, Isaac Luria, Maimonides, Moses Mendelssohn, Yitzchak Rabin, and Chaim Weitzman are among those found in this volume. Although men predominate, Beruriah, Rebecca Gratz, Golda Meir, Lily Montagu, Gracia Mendes Nasi, and Henrietta Szold are included.
Each section begins with a historical overview. The individual biographies, around five pages long, appear in chronological order. They are illustrated with portraits and artifacts. Sidebars summarize the key points such as birth and death dates, education, and accomplishments. A bibliography, generally listing three or four titles, appears at the end of each article. A glossary, a chronology, and a general bibliography complete this work. Although written for middle-school students, this book can be used and appreciated by older students and adults. It is easier to read than the Encyclopedia Judaica (Keter, 1972) and provides more information on the individuals it covers than The Encyclopedia of Judaism (Macmillan, 1989). Links in the Chain places the biographies within a historical context so that readers understand the importance of the subjects' contributions to Jewish cultural development. This source is useful for school, public, and synagogue libraries.
Great Jews in Sports
Intriguing portraits of the greatest Jewish sports figures of the past two
centuries. Among the outstanding Jewish athletes featured are Olympic
swimmer Mark Spitz, Brooklyn Dodger ace Sandy Koufax, and football
star quarterback Sid Luckman. Features special sections on the Maccabiah
Games and Israeli sports figures plus a complete listing of the members of
the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Israel. With black-and-white photographs.
Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America:
150 True Stories of American Jewish Heroism
There are 150 action stories and illustrations in this book
depicting the contributions and sacrifices of Jews to defend
and build a better America, from colonial times to the
present, in peace and in war.
Jews in Sports
In the tradition of the humorous Uh! Oh! series, where
finding the hidden objects and the Uh! Oh! character in
trouble creates a world of enjoyment for kids of all ages, Janet
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records the historical and practical contributions Jews have made
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Great Jewish Thinkers: Their Lives and Work
By Naomi E. Pasachoff
An introduction to Jewish thinking anyone can read. This unique volume mixes biography, history, and philosophy, to present the lives and work of 16 seminal Jewish thinkers including Maimonides, Isaac Luria, the Baal Shem Tov, Theodor Herzl, Leo Baeck, Abraham Isaac Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Mordecai Kaplan.
A concluding chapter presents current trends in Jewish thought, with contributions from contemporary figures including Eugene Borowitz, Cynthia Ozick, Rachel Adler, Judith Plaskow, Elie Wiesel, and many others.
Na'ar Hayisi:
I Was a Child
By Aidel Wajngort
This collection of 42 short stories is a treasure-trove of anecdotes
about our Sages when they were young. These unique tales show that
our Sages were already distinguished even before they became great
Includes stories about the Maggid of Mehzrich, the Vilna Gaon, Rav Simcha Bunem of Peshischa, Rav Elchanan Wasserman, and many others.
Jews Who Rock
By Guy Oseary and Ben Stiller (Introduction)
Jewish achievement in the sciences? Celebrated. Jews in literature? Lionized. But until now,
there's been no record of the massive contributions of Jews in Rock n' Roll. Jews Who
Rock features 100 top Jewish rockers, from Bob Dylan to Adam Horowitz, Courtney Love
(yes, she's half Jewish) to John Zorn, with a concise page of essential data and a biography of
each one.
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Author Biography: Guy Oseary is one of the hottest executives in the music business. He started working with Madonna when he was just seventeen, and is now her partner at Maverick Records. He lives in Los Angeles, and is definitely a Jew who rocks.
Includes biographies of Barry Manilow, Gene Simmons, Randy Newman, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Lisa Loeb, Billy Joel, Dylan, Carole King, Kenny G (Gorelick), The Beastie Boys, and Phranc
Stories for Shauli
By Rabbi Aaron Zakkai
We think of our great Torah scholars as elderly, wise, and learned men, but tend to forget
that they were once children too. In this collection of stories, the author taskes us into the
early years of the lives of some of our greatest Sages, showing us their childhood, their trials
and tribulations, and the seeds of greatness. This is an inspiring book that will remind us that
it is possible to reach great heights from humble beginnings.
The Mystery of Being Jewish
By Molly Cone
This book depicts how Judaism has influenced the lives of many famous Jews such as Theodor Herzl, Golda Meir, Norman Lear, and Yaacov Agam. Molly Cone explores the attributes of living as a Jew in the modern world.
Great Jewish Thinkers: Their Lives and Work
By Naomi E. Pasachoff
An introduction to Jewish thinking anyone can read. This unique volume mixes biography, history, and philosophy, to present the lives and work of 16 seminal Jewish thinkers including Maimonides, Isaac Luria, the Baal Shem Tov, Theodor Herzl, Leo Baeck, Abraham Isaac Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Mordecai Kaplan.
A concluding chapter presents current trends in Jewish thought, with contributions from contemporary figures including Eugene Borowitz, Cynthia Ozick, Rachel Adler, Judith Plaskow, Elie Wiesel, and many others.