On the food front in this edition we celebrate tomatoes – these versatile beauties can be eaten raw, dried, cooked or preserved and have bountiful applications. There is no smell quite like that of a tomato vine and no taste sweeter than a cherry tom plucked from its stalk on a summers afternoon. A pleasure […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The holidays allow many of us to spend time with family and friends, sharing great food and good wine. Christmas in Australia is a unique experience with an abundance of beautiful summer produce such as cherries (my favourite!), stone-fruits and grapes. We also have many traditional foods […]
After a long career as a nurse and academic Dr Catherine Barrett established the Celebrate Ageing program, with the goals of challenging ageism and building respect for older people. Celebrate Ageing is a social enterprise that uses art and story based approaches to achieve real change around issues of elder abuse, sexual assault of older […]
On Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th April 2019, the Maggie Beer Foundation will be in Melbourne! Aged care cooks and chefs will be treated to a packed agenda…. Maggie Beer will be joined by industry professionals to educate, inspire and provide the needed tools for your journey to create the best dining experience possible for your […]
During this festive and exciting time of the year, we would like to say an ongoing thank you to those who have followed and supported the Maggie Beer Foundation throughout 2018. We have been the lucky ones to learn, find some amazing aged care food heroes, meet residents, train over 100 cooks and chefs in […]
