Handmade: Stories of Strength Shared through Recipes

Our Philosophy

Wherever you travel in the world, you will see people sharing a meal. More than just food, a meal is a platform for sharing stories and culture, of experiencing the lives of the people you seat yourself with. Restaurant culture separates us from the group at the next table, and finances separate some from the table entirely.

Lentil as Anything believes everyone deserves a place at the table.

HANDMADE is a book of recipes collected from 34 widows of the war in Sri Lanka.

The women featured are from the North East of the island and throughout the book their incredible stories of courage are shared through their relationship with food.

Stunning photography is combined with the recipes that gave these women hope to provide a better life for their children.

 

Commissioned by Australian based charity Palmera, 100% of all profits from the sales of HANDMADE will be reinvested in rural women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka.

You can purchase a copy in store at our Abbotsford, Thornbury (Melbourne) and Newtown (Sydney) locations or through our online store.

 “Winter” means different things to different people – it all depends on where you live! 

Winter here for us in Hawthorn East it definitely means COLD!

  • cold long stretches of ‘grey’ cloudy days 

  • an average temperature hovering around the low to mid-teens

  • occasional frosts –  fingers crossed so far we haven’t had any this winter! 

Our tips for what to grow in winter –

  • When the soil is cold, roots take up minimal moisture and nutrients and growth slows right down.

 

  • Most seeds will not germinate until the soil warms again in spring, and young seedlings may succumb to the cold before they have a chance to start growing.

  • Mid year in mostly about harvesting the traditional winter crops while waiting for the weather to warm up in spring for the sowing and planting of summer vegetables

Many students are enjoying trying cumquat for the first time!

 

 Our winter vegetables that are growing well 

 

Cauliflower and rocket – 

Cauliflower and rocket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabbage  –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pak Choy –