Cottage Pie straight from the Veggie Patch
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Our Cottage Pie using ingredients from the Veggie Patch at Dido’s Place is the perfect Winter warmer!
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Sri Lankan Cooking Class
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Looking for a unique experience as an inhouse activity during your stay at Dido’s Place? Why not try a Sri Lankan cooking class with renowned local private chef and caterer, Suzanne Herft. Her classes are a lot of fun, they are interactive and the best thing of all is that you get to enjoy the beautiful Sri Lankan feast you have created at the end of the 2 hour class.
Read MoreHawkesbury Valley Winery Tour
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Read about our amazing day out with Hawkesbury Valley Winery Tours where we visited Karu Distillery, Tizzana Winery, Jubilee Vineyard Estate, Tractor 828, Bilpin Cider Co. and the Hillbilly Cider Shed.
Read MoreSorrell Soup straight from the Veggie Patch
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Nothing beats growing your own vegetables and enjoying them in a family recipe handed down from generation to generation. Our Sorrell Soup has been passed on from our ancestors in Ukraine and contains vegetables such as sorrell, potatoes and onions from our very own veggie patch at Dido’s Place. Guests are welcome to forage for fruit, vegetables and herbs during their stay and cook up a storm in our fully equipped gourmet kitchen.
Read MoreOur Osso Buco Recipe
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As we approach Winter and the nights get cooler, we direct our journey towards comfort foods. Our first is one of our favourites, Osso Buco, served with nothing better than Toad’s Kitchen Cupboard’s Camembert Toasts.
Read MoreStuffed Zucchini Flowers with Willowbrae Marinated Goat's Cheese Pepper Balls
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We begin our journey exploring the wonderful produce that the Hawkesbury has to offer with our first recipe, which features local goat’s milk cheese from Willowbrae and fresh zucchini flowers from Sciberras Fresh, both located just a stone’s throw away from Dido’s Place.
Read MoreApple Picking at Pine Crest Orchard
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We had such a fun day out with the family apple picking in Bilpin. The apples were absolutely scrumptious and kids had so much fun picking apples from the trees. A day trip up to Bilpin is definitely a must. Not only will you have a great day out with the family, but you’ll also be supporting rural small businesses recently affected by the fires.
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