Add a little indulgence to your everyday meals with these warmly spiced Mulled Pears, bottled in rich red wine. They'll be perfect on your cheeseboard or thinly sliced through a wintery salad. Plus we've got a pear-fect dessert syrup recipe that gets the most out of those sweetly perfumed, pear-y flavoured cores. Makes

Our chilli plants at home are still going strong, and there's plenty available at the markets – but not for long. This week we're sharing our recipe for everyone's favourite Chilli Jam, as well as tips to adjust heat level, and how to dry excess chillies at home, so you can stock up your pantry and keep your kitchen cr

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ムネアカゴシキドリ Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus, Xantholaoema haemacephala, Megalaima haemacephala)

Copper Sculptures, Gifts & Jewellery by me (Shalini Austin). All items in my shop created individually in my design studio in Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK.

The CopperSmith lanterns combine classic design with solid copper construction for superior quality. Browse our CopperSmith collection to find your ideal lighting solution.

Eslava Street Lantern with Double Scroll Moustache

Adams Street on Gooseneck

Ethically sourced, seasonal food served in a buzzing corner cafe.

I was put onto Cornersmith by my cousin in law Catherine who is a Marrickville local. True to the name it sits on the corner of Illawarra Road and Petersham Road, it has been open since January this year. Her advice was go later as she described it as intensely busy and full during lunch time. And even when Buxom Wench and I meet there one Tuesday afternoon at 1:30pm she nabs the only free table (although there are bar seats). The room is small and what is very interesting is the menu on the chalkboard.

ムネアカゴシキドリ Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus, Xantholaoema haemacephala, Megalaima haemacephala)

ムネアカゴシキドリ Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus, Xantholaoema haemacephala, Megalaima haemacephala)

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ムネアカゴシキドリ Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus, Xantholaoema haemacephala, Megalaima haemacephala)

Coppersmith Barbet

Stamps showing Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

Stamps showing Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) by LonelyShrimp