Small biz : Lix Hewett – fresh biz {starting a new venture}

contributions, photography, small biz, surface design

  Welcome to a very brand spanking new section in tractorgirl, called Small Biz (check the menu item at the top there!). In this space I am intending to share all the excellent small biz advice I have come across, as well as lots of how-tos, gained over the many...

Food : Gnocchi with black olives

contributions, food

  I’d like to say a big welcome to Ana, a Spaniard living in Luxembourg, who is a passionate foodie and photographer. She presents her own recipes in Spanish and English on her blog, Alis Whim, which has  scrummy pictures and interesting snippets about...

Food : Mike’s Mum’s tomato kasoundi

about me, contributions, food

  How adventurous are you with condiments? Have you ever had kasoundi? It’s spicy and earthy, made with mustard and chilli, tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Let me tell you: I love it. Many, many years ago I lived in a share house with Mike, whose Mum was a...

Food : Butternut Pumpkin Soup, Native American Style

contributions, food

This is the second offering from Lori Howarth – her first offering was a photographic one here. Lori’s ancestry is partly of North American Indian, hence this soup recipe. Enjoy. *   Butternut Pumpkin Soup(Native American Style)   Ingredients: 2...

Food : Croatian pancakes

contributions, food

Aaah, the weather’s cooler…. so now it’s time for some serious comfort food. A sweet traditional family recipe from my Aunty Daph, who is married to Robert, a lovely Croatian man. Multicultural home-cooking – how good is that!? Yum!  ...

Food : Julie Gibbons – vegetable puff pastry tarts

contributions, food

  OK. So this is not me – THIS Julie Gibbons is my lovely doppelganger (I guess that makes me the evil one…hmmm), and she lives on the other side of the world, in Scotland. Amazingly, besides sharing the same name, it appears we both wear glasses,...