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Food

Seedy honey snacks to fill hungry bellies over the school holidays
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Seedy honey snacks to fill hungry bellies over the school holidays

This Shady Baker recipe is perfect for keeping small hands busy and using up any nuts, seeds and dried fruits you have lurking in the pantry.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
Perfect steak, campfire pumpkin and apple crumble from The Good Farm
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Perfect steak, campfire pumpkin and apple crumble from The Good Farm
Matilda Brown and Scott Gooding share their favourite dishes from The Good Farm Cookbook
WORDS EMMA MULHOLLAND
It's spring! Time to get started on this old-fashioned Christmas cake recipe
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It's spring! Time to get started on this old-fashioned Christmas cake recipe
Jane Smith (aka The Shady Baker) shares a traditional family recipe that's perfect for gifts and gatherings.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
These vegetarian sausage rolls are perfect for picnics and school lunches
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These vegetarian sausage rolls are perfect for picnics and school lunches
These sausage rolls from The Shady Baker are packed with the goodness of pumpkin and lentils.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
Sophie Hansen's easy tomato and chorizo stew
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Sophie Hansen's easy tomato and chorizo stew
Serve with warm crusty bread or creamy, buttery mashed potatoes.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY SOPHIE HANSEN
The Shady Baker's wholemeal pancakes are as nourishing as they are delicious
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The Shady Baker's wholemeal pancakes are as nourishing as they are delicious

The Shady Baker takes some time out and shares recipes from a weekend away on a retreat run by horsemanship coach Jillian Prince.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
Easy apple pie recipe you can make in less than 30 minutes
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Easy apple pie recipe you can make in less than 30 minutes
You can use either freshly stewed apples or tinned apples to make this simple and delicious pie.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
These mouthwatering berry scrolls can be prepared the day before
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These mouthwatering berry scrolls can be prepared the day before
You can take them out of the fridge and pop them in the oven ready for morning tea.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
The Shady Baker's flourless chocolate cake is as delicious as it sounds
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The Shady Baker's flourless chocolate cake is as delicious as it sounds

The whole family will enjoy this moist and moreish chocolate cake.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
If you love banana bread, you have to try these banana and chocolate muffins
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If you love banana bread, you have to try these banana and chocolate muffins
These muffins are perfect for using up overripe bananas, and they are firm enough to pack into lunchboxes.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
How to make easy oven-roasted tomato focaccia
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How to make easy oven-roasted tomato focaccia
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
This quick and easy hedgehog slice will satisfy your sweet tooth
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This quick and easy hedgehog slice will satisfy your sweet tooth
And it only takes about 10 minutes to pull together.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
A tomato chutney so delicious, you'll want to put it on everything
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A tomato chutney so delicious, you'll want to put it on everything
It's lovely served with sausage rolls, lamb chops, sandwiches or a chunk of cheddar cheese.
This simple pikelet recipe can be made the night before
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This simple pikelet recipe can be made the night before

Simply rest the mixture in the refrigerator until it's time to cook.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
This easy apricot and coconut slice is sure to please
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This easy apricot and coconut slice is sure to please
This recipe makes 21 bars with just a few pantry ingredients.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
The Shady Baker's jam drop recipe will have you raiding the bickie tin
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The Shady Baker's jam drop recipe will have you raiding the bickie tin

Jane Smith shares some of her favourite smoko recipes, including a light fruit cake, berry scrolls, banana and chocolate muffins, and hedgehog slice.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
Easy honey and vanilla cake
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Easy honey and vanilla cake
With just a few pantry staples, you can make this simple honey and vanilla cake in no time.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
The Shady Baker's olive oil cake with a lemon glaze
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The Shady Baker's olive oil cake with a lemon glaze
This light olive oil cake is an elegant treat all by itself or topped with whipped cream, fruit or ice cream.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
This homemade vanilla custard is the ultimate comfort food
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This homemade vanilla custard is the ultimate comfort food
Use up your old eggs to make this delicious custard to pour over warm desserts.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
The Shady Baker's easy sourdough recipe
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The Shady Baker's easy sourdough recipe

The magic of flour, water and salt — the Shady Baker on the simple joy of baking loaves of sourdough bread.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
How to make rhubarb jam with just three ingredients
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How to make rhubarb jam with just three ingredients
A jar of this jam is a lovely homemade Christmas gift for friends or family.
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
The Shady Baker's easy scone recipe
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The Shady Baker's easy scone recipe
These delicious scones are quick to make when you have guests coming over.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
TRENDING STORIES
Co-Education
The boarding school where fishing, biking and camp fires are part of the curriculum

The head of Tudor House wants to lay claim to Australia's most adventurous primary school.

WORDS EMMA MULHOLLAND
Co-Education
Mother-of-four Kirsty Wiggins shares her boarding advice

Kirsty Wiggins has fond memories of her boarding days. But that didn't stop her worrying when it came time to send her own brood away.

WORDS KIRSTY WIGGINS MAIN PHOTOGRAPH CLANCY PAINE
Sophie Hansen shares recipes that are perfect for a picnic with friends and family
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Sophie Hansen shares recipes that are perfect for a picnic with friends and family

With simple, generous food and love, you’re always in good company.

WORDS SOPHIE HANSEN PHOTOGRAPHY SOPHIE HANSEN
These birdseed bars are perfect for school lunchboxes
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These birdseed bars are perfect for school lunchboxes

Plus meringues and a light and fluffy tiramisu.

PHOTOGRAPHY SIMON SHIFF
The Shady Baker shares two easy quince recipes
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The Shady Baker shares two easy quince recipes

Jane Smith, also known as The Shady Baker, takes the time to slow down and appreciate the benefits of having a few quince trees at home.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY JANE SMITH
Sisters Casey Bowie and Sara Anning started a business from their shared love of family meals
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Sisters Casey Bowie and Sara Anning started a business from their shared love of family meals

Sharing food and love at the dinner table is so important to these sisters, they based a business around it.

WORDS JAYNE CUDDIHY PHOTOGRAPHY AMY HOLCOMBE

Graziher magazine

April/May 2025

Artist Lottie Rae talks risks, rewards and why she walked away from her beloved Trangie business. We step inside the Arnott family’s lovingly restored Coolah homestead and meet an agribusiness powerhouse who’s determined to change the way ag research happens in Australia.

February/March 2025

Our cover star is Queensland grazier Bridget Adams, who reflects on the relationship that saw her switch a TV career for life on the land. Plus, we catch up with a bunch of bright entrepreneurs, including a Tassie mum who turned lockdown boredom into a booming seed business.

December 2024/January 2025

From the all-girl mustering crew to a lingerie designer living in an outback town, Issue 42 looks at the new generation on the land who are determined to breakdown the stereotypes. Plus, we catch up with a young woman trekking 5500 kilometres to raise money for cancer research.