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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 A Year in the Valley
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'"Here in the valley, food is part of our lives ... When I eat a peach I remember the smell of the soil as I planted the tree ..."

'Jackie French brings vividly to life her wonderful experiences living in the Araluen Valley, an extraordinary part of the NSW Southern Tablelands. Sprinkled in between her stories are natural remedies and tips for the home, and over eighty wonderful recipes Jackie has derived from the valley′s four seasons.

'During spring you can try asparagus omelette, artichokes Araluen, or orange-blossom jam. In summer, there's mulberry crush, peach sorbet and the classic Aussie tomato sandwich. From autumn comes harvest tart, verjuice veal and a basil aphrodisiac! And in winter you can choose from hearth cakes, duck stuffed with dried peaches and Jackie's favourite carrot soup.

'Though the valley has changed over the years, its remarkable smells and tastes, the unique rhythm of days and nights are still engaging, and captured so deliciously in A Year in the Valley.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2010 .
      Extent: 306p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 April 2010.
      ISBN: 9780732290641 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Off the Shelf : Memoir Lorien Kaye , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 April 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of A Year in the Valley Jackie French , 2010 single work autobiography
Off the Shelf : Memoir Lorien Kaye , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 April 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of A Year in the Valley Jackie French , 2010 single work autobiography
Last amended 6 Apr 2010 17:31:26
Subjects:
  • Braidwood area, Canberra region (NSW), Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
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