FIKAPAUS! NOVEMBER EDITION

FIKAPAUS NOVEMBER! (just FYI even though it looks like I couldn’t be bothered to translate November into Swedish – ‘November’ in Swedish, is November)

RECIPE: MARMALADE

My orange tree goes bananas (ha) this time of year, dropping orange fruit bombs all over the driveway, attracting birds and getting messy. So best I gather a bucket of the ripe and juiceies, bring it into the kitchen, and get messy making a year’s worth of marmalade. My favourite recipe is Deliah’s Seville Orange Marmalade, I have no idea what kind my oranges are: Seville, Navel, heck, they could even be grapefruits for all I know, but it is delicious and the marmalade police haven’t busted me yet. Don’t laugh, they exist. I once asked someone to pass the marmalade and she looked at me confusedly and replied, ‘but we don’t have any.’ I pointed to the jar and I said, ‘there it is! Could you please pass it over?” “But that isn’t marmalade!” she cried, genuinely shocked and worried about my mental state, “that’s orange conserve.” It was a shameful mistake I shan’t be making again. And neither shall you with this recipe up your sleeve. A note however. Making marmalade is a long and sticky process, if that’s not your jam, go to the markets and get yourself a good quality jar of the stuff, some sourdough, and slather it on with sweet abandon.

Recipe here!

READ: MONSTER CHILDREN

This Australian mag has just celebrated 15 years of making you cool. Featuring skate, surf, and music culture, travel and design, weaved together with stunning photography, illustration and design. It’s like flicking through the cool lifestyle you want, but probably don’t have, but happy to be a part of vicariously in your coffee break. Get it at your local newsagent or online here.

LISTEN: FLOWERING JUNGLE by MONSTER RALLY

I’d listen to this album on a beach chair on the coast of Costa Rica, or in my lounge room if it had toucan wall paper. Grab a cuppa and your ear buds and float away on these tropical river beats here.

DRINK: ETHIOPIA PURPLE : BRIGHT ROAST : V60

I’ve been drinking this all week and it’s full bodied and tropical and perfect whether you’re in a suit and tie or flamingo speedos. Pick it up in store.

ALSO DRINK: ORANGE MARMATINI

An orange marmalade martini. It’s a cocktail you can have with breakfast. Yes it is.

Make it here.