The highlight of last weekend was attending a cooking class at Australian native food garden & cafe, Peppermint Ridge Farm. 
It was my second visit to Peppermint Ridge Farm and it did not disappoint.

"Set in the rolling hills of Tynong North, Peppermint Ridge Farm has been growing and cultivating a wide range of Australian native bushfood plants for over twenty five years." 

We began with a tour of the garden, sampling leaves & herbs of cinnamon myrtle, finger limes, Warrigal greens, lemon myrtle, native thyme, strawberry gum and mountain pepper. 

We were blown away by the flavours - sweet, spicey, fresh aromas from every direction. 

We had a fantastic afternoon learning to make variations of typical foods with a native, herbal twist. Our favourite recipe was a pesto made with Warrigal greens (similar to spinach) and macadamias - and it inspired us to make our own pesto that evening. Julia, our chef & teacher, taught us to be confident with switching around our ingredients - there's no need to follow any recipe exactly! 
 
-Veronique