Those Barossa Girls
stories, recipes & more
Welcome to our blog where you can find recipes, stories and more – or just read more about what we’ve been up to…
Save the date – we have a book to launch!
Save the date – we have a book to launch!
It’s official! The book launch is happening! It’s
Wow! Just WOW!!!
Wow! Just WOW!!!
We had a donation that came in this week on our Go Fund Me campaign that left me speechless. It doesn’t happen
Lady Ella of Kalbeeba House
Lady Ella of Kalbeeba House
I promise it’s a proper title…
Her name is Ella, and she does indeed live in a house in Kalbeeba. That
Selma and the Honey Biscuits
It doesn’t look like much of a photo, I admit. We were all tired and the kitchen was a bomb site, but we were
Help! What can I do with this……
We all know the deal. You planted a punnet of zucchini and now all of a sudden you’ve got a wheelbarrow full, all ready
Safe Bottling 101
Food Safety. It’s a thing.
It’s actually a big thing, because the food pathogens that can end up in bottled produce have the potential to
Its Showtime! There is fun to be had, its time to get amongst it…..
Have we mentioned how much we love a Country Show? And how much we love the country communities that come together to make them
Book publishing, winter skies, and all sorts of Spring promises….
Well, we are in the last days of winter and boy does it feel like its dragging on. And on. And on.
Its always about
Herstory, other stories, and lots more stuff.
Well, that was fun!!!!
Our ‘Herstory’ series was fabulous and we loved every second of it. Presenting from the building the Barossa Cookery Book helped
Herstory – digital version
Looking for the digital version of our ‘Herstory’ series? (hosted as part of SA’s History Festival).
Running time: 49 minutes
Well, Hello Autumn……
Its April already…how did that happen?
It’s been a busy few weeks as we bask in the last rays of summer and soak up the
Summer is humming and the produce is abundant……
Its February and summer is absolutely humming in the valley. The Barossa is wearing its golden summer clothes with gorgeous sun bleached paddocks interspersed
Empty supermarket shelves? No problem……
This blog post forms the basis of a live recording that was aired on January 16th 2022 – you can follow the links to
We’ve got News……
We have news!
For the last two years we have been researching and writing and finally, after much cutting, pasting, messaging and final
Its berry season……
Its Berry season………
The days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer. The soil
Keepers – we need your help!
Photo: John Krüger
The Barossa Cookery Book project………
We’ve researched the women, spoken to descendants, written stories
Its Vintage in the valley……
We are now well and truly on the slide into winter!
We’ve wound the clocks
German Cake (Streusel Kuchen)
A yeasty cake base topped with a generous layer of streusel this is one of Barossa’s most widely recognised food
Autumn, Tanunda show, and all things regionally beautiful….
If you’ve spent any time in a grape growing region you know that autumn is grape vintage. It’s the time of the year when
Rote Grütze
Rote Grütze is a traditional Barossa recipe made with fresh Shiraz or Mataro grapes during Vintage.
Tomatoes, Tomatoes, Tomatoes
I say Tomayto, you say Tomarto……
But these
Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe
We shared this recipe for the Tanunda Show’s Men’s Chocolate Cake Competition in 2020.
Hello from Those Barossa Girls
We are passionate about Barossa’s food history and saving the recipes of our past.