Lovely, Easy Winter Soup

Hello from Sydney, where we're cuddling up!

Think fires, cozy pjs and winter flowers like these potted gerberas I found at Harris Farms last week. So pretty. Nearly a metre tall, two pots for $12. Incredible!

Lots of this has been going on:

And soup. Lots of soup!

In winter, we often eat soup for dinner. It makes the house smell like love. Are you with me?

Lemon Chicken Soup is favourite recipe from my sister in Saskatchewan (Canada). The secret? Fresh lemon juice. I love the flavour of freshly juiced lemons, so I use around half a cup.

Easy Lemon Chicken Soup

• 5 cups of chicken stock

• 1 cooked, diced chicken breast

• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 1 cup of cooked rice

• 1 cup of milk (with 2 tablespoons of cornflour) or use milk + cream

• Sprinkle of Lemon Pepper seasoning

Heat and then simmer until soup has thickened.

Half of you are wintering with me in Australia, and about half of you call Canada and America home...so if you're heading into summer, you might want to check out this incredible Thai-inspired salad instead.

Have a good weekend, everyone. Be fun to live with!

Catherine x

Artolution

Guys, so excited to tell you that Max is back!

This time, he's painting with two Aboriginal communities in Australia. 

Max and the co-founder of Artolution, Joel Bergner, are staying with us next weekend for a mini-rest...and we can't wait! 

Curious about Max's story? Jonathan Fields has just featured him on The Good Life Project, a hugely popular American podcast.

Click here to listen.

Want to help take art to the world's children-in-need? You can donate here. 

Thanks, as always, for reading...and thanks for letting me share what I care about most. 

Catherine xx

PS. I've been doing a little tidying up of my website, with some new author photos and info. If you want to see my online home (actually, my REAL home, too ... check it out here!) Many thanks to my talented photographer and friend, @merilyn