The Australian Women's Weekly: Made from Scratch

What does it mean ‘made from scratch’? It’s taking basic ingredients – milk, flour, sugar, eggs, meats, vegetables, fruits – and turning them into something most convenience products lack...food jam-packed with flavour. We remember back in our grandmother’s day: the taste of bread that only comes from being slowly proved on the kitchen bench before baking; the preserves, bursting with full, in-season flavour, that end up filling freshly-made sandwiches and cakes; the saltiness of handmade cheese and bacon. Sentimental it may be, but the taste, flavour, freshness and piquancy of the food… that still remains. Making food from scratch is not always hard, and it’s not always time consuming, but yes, it can be. Quality can’t be rushed, time and care must be taken; this is how it is.