Author: Mikaela Balacco
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Step inside Port Elliot’s historic Mulberry Cottage
When SALIFE visits Mulberry Cottage, the view from every window inside the home displays a picture-perfect image of rolling green hills, clear blue skies, and from some vantages, the hazy ocean in the distance. It’s as though this quaint cottage has been plucked from the English countryside and placed here beside the sea at Port…
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Roots and reach are global in Lameroo
The two new towering silo murals in Lameroo, looking out across the Mallee, tell the story of a town built on agriculture and propelled forward by multiculturalism, scale and innovation. “The artworks are opposite in some ways but they complement each other,” says Nicole McMahon, chairperson of Lameroo Forward, a volunteer group that helped bring…
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Nasi Ulam
Serves 2 for the rice 1 cup jasmine rice, well rinsed 1 cup water ½ cup coconut milk pinch of salt for the herbs ⅓ cup thai basil ⅓ cup mint ⅓ cup coriander ⅓ cup perilla for the dressing 1 garlic clove, finely minced 2 tsp grated ginger 1 tbsp finely chopped lemongrass 1…
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Stronger together in Kimba
The Eyre Peninsula town of Kimba has earned the moniker “halfway to everywhere”, sitting between Sydney and Perth, and a five-hour drive from the nearest capital city. In light of this, the community has gained a reputation of bringing the world to itself, through the strong ties of its community. Lisa Baldock of Buckleboo Farms…
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Inside a special Linden Park garden
If you look closely enough, a garden holds clues that can reveal the unique personal values and characteristics of its owners. Take this immaculately-maintained home garden at Linden Park where even the compost heap, chook shed and veggie patch are all meticulously tidy. It’s no surprise, given this is the home of a conscientious pair…
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Pumpkin, ricotta & pistachio cannoli
makes about 18 for cannoli shells 250g flour 50g caster sugar 50g cold butter, cubed 1 egg 1 egg white to seal cannoli 60ml marsala 1 tbsp white wine vinegar vegetable oil for frying for filling 1 cup pumpkin puree* 500g firm ricotta 1 cup icing sugar ¼ cup honey ¾ cup finely chopped pistachio,…
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From the beach to the brewery
With its electric blue waters, summer sun and large sand dunes, Robe’s Long Beach is about as far as you can get from winter in Europe, but – as SALIFE is about to find out – the dunes of the South East and the wintry forests of Latvia have a common thread by way of…
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Proactive spirit shines bright in Keith
In the springtime, the Limestone Coast town of Keith is hugged on all sides by fields of purple lucerne flowers. With over 80 per cent of Australia’s lucerne crop grown within 100 kilometres, Keith is known as the Lucerne Capital of Australia. Locals are highly productive in farming through their access to underground aquifers, paired…
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Biryani
Serves 4 Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, skin on & bone in for marinade ⅓ cup yoghurt 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 tbsp grated ginger 2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp turmeric 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp sea salt for rice 1½ cup aged basmati…
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South Aussies make their mark overseas
Alexandra Palombi 41, lives in Languedoc, southwest France, wedding photographer How did you end up in rural France? I met my husband Nick in 2014 through friends in Adelaide. He was working as a winemaker between France and Australia. I loved the idea of living and working overseas, and so I made the decision to…