Cioccolata Bella

Italian Travel, Food & Wine, Urban Gardener, Clean Living. Web: www.cioccolatabella.com.au Email: [email protected]

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My new baby, Lucio! #horses #warmbloods #farmlife #countrylife #dressage #animallove #cioccolatabella (at Healesville, Victoria)

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Made more preserves this week. Quince and rhubarb on the left, apple and quince centre and tomatoes on the right. #fowlersvacola #preserves #homepreserving #tomatoes #quince #rhubarb #cioccolatabella #sustainableliving #healthyliving #healthyeating #organic (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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My beautiful Queen 🐝👑 #queenbee #bee #beehive #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #armadalerooftophoney #cioccolatabella #savethebees #savethebeesaustralia (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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It's good to feel safe in your own home; all you need is a little black Pomeranian! 🐾 😂 #pomeranian #blackpom #dogs #security #securityguard #guarddog #cioccolatabella #animallove #pets

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Making bottled squishy tomatoes. I love the mix of heirloom colour. Learned to make these with Tamsin @tamsinstable 😘 🍅🍅🍅 #tomatoes #heirloomtomatoes #homepreserving #vacola #fowlersvacola #sustainableliving #biodynamic #organicgardening #organic #cioccolatabella (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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Our homegrown chilies are now dried, crushed and ready to warm us up this coming winter! 🌶🌶🌶🌶 #chili #homegrown #veggiegarden #veggies #cioccolatabella #organic #organicgardening #biodynamic #sustainableliving

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Bumper chili crop, mostly Jalapeños. They are going into the dehydrator then crushed. 🌶🌶🌶 #chili #jalapeno #peppers #growyourown #homegrown #organic #organicgardening #biodynamic #veggies #veggiegarden #cioccolatabella (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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Today's bake. This time I use 50% organic spelt, 25% organic white flour and 25% organic whole wheat; very happy with the result. #sourdough #bread #homebaking #organic #naturalleaven #healthyeating #healthyliving #sustainableliving #cioccolatabella (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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Some is the 19 varieties of tomatoes we planted this season. 🍅🍅🍅#tomatoes #heirloomtomatoes #homegrown #organic #biodynamic #veggies #veggiegarden #ruralvictoria #healesville #farmlife #cioccolatabella #yarravalley

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Blood plum crostata. #lunch #plums #bloodplums #crostata #tart #dessert #stonefruit #ruralvictoria #healesville #farmlife #cioccolatabella (at Healesville, Victoria)

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Our tomato day lunch from yesterday, pasta with tomato passata and eggplant and zucchini parmigiana. 🍅🍝 #passata #tomatoes #sauce #sauceday #oakfarm #cioccolatabella #farmlife #healesville #ruralvictoria #parmigiana #lunch (at Healesville, Victoria)

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Tomato sauce day at Oak Farm! 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅. #tomatoes #sauce #tomatosauce #oakfarm #healesville #ruralvictoria #yarravalley #cioccolatabella #farmlife (at Healesville, Victoria)

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Today's harvest! 🍅🍆🌱 #veggies #veggiegarden #organic #biodynamic #growyourown #healthyeating #healthyliving #ruralvictoria #healesville #farmlife #cioccolatabella #oakfarm (at Healesville, Victoria)

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Having a beautiful morning at Heronswood on the Mornington Peninsula. Just about to tuck into scones with jam and cream! #diggers #heronswood #gardens #historicgardens #dromana #morningtonpeninsula #ruralvictoria #scones #cioccolatabella (at Diggers Heronswood House and Garden)

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Marching back home after a hive check. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 #bees #beehive #beekeeping #urbanbeekeeping #armadalerooftophoney #cioccolatabella (at Armadale, Victoria, Australia)

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Meet the keeper of the tomatoes. He lives right in the middle of the tomato patch. 🕷🕸 #spiders #insects #farmlife #healesville #yarravalley #ruralvictoria #cioccolatabella (at Healesville, Victoria)