Melbourne-based cook and author Julia Busuttil Nishimura first came to our attention through her cult blog, Ostro. It’s there that she indulges her flavour base: a mix of family traditions from Malta, Japan and Italy. She’s also an advocate of the well-stocked pantry, so the collection of recipes in her new book, A Year Of Simple Family Food, really resonate in our current stay-at-home climate.
The beautifully photographed title is devoted to cooking according to the seasons, with price, taste and sustainability contributing to that mindset, and recipes divided into seasons along the lines of which ingredients are in abundance at that time. “My year is punctuated with the comings and goings of ingredients,” says Julia. “Yes, we have four seasons, but in truth there are all of these micro seasons…
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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020