Episode 1: The garden

Poh has always dreamed of having an edible garden, so when she and husband Jono decide to speed up the process of converting their house into a home, they start outdoors.

Source: Poh and Co

The flaw in the plan is that neither knows about gardening, and so, leaving Jono and a mate doing the grunt work of clearing the front yard, Poh heads over to see her friend and chef Andre for some advice. Instead of staying an hour, she stays four and gets lessons in making focaccia and caponata – and in teaching chickens to act like chickens.

 

Recipes

Wood-fired chicken with white wine and oregano

Caponata

Focaccia

Dark hokkien noodles (below)

Flourless hazelnut and chocolate fudge cookies

Nasi lemak

Sambal belachan

Moist chocolate and brown sugar loaf

Apple turnovers

Source: Randy Larcombe Photography