Around East Vic Park it's 'hard rubbish' week. The chance to be rid of 'stuff' that has sat unused and unwanted, looking for a new home...mostly. Our household has been known to be the yin & yang of hard rubbish at times. When we were shifting house many moons ago, Andrew & friend Tim we're putting things out on the hard rubbish pile at the back gate....Georgie was bringing things back through the front gate!We're more mature now and it's purely an exercise in giving. Of course we'd love to hear of the the gems* that you've picked up.It may have been a family recipe, special ingredient or hot tip (crush your herbs, use the white bottom part of the lemongrass stalk, keep at least one bottle of cold wine in the fridge for emergencies).

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PS -  and speaking of gems*, this weeks menu is full of gems!