Rachel Van-overdijk

Eating on Eyre: an Edible Journey over the Lower Eyre Peninsula Rachel Van-overdijk

I moved to Port Lincoln only a year ago. Before my husband, children and I set off for the long journey across the Nullarbor Plain, my husband suggested that I write a cookbook for a hobby. I laughed", I can't write a cookbook". I didn't think there would be much of a market for a cookbook, let alone getting it published. When we arrived in Port Lincoln, I was immediately captivated by the town's beauty and I became excited to cook again. After spending some time in Lincoln, I decided to take my hobby one step further . . . . The people of the world just had to see what I was seeing. Using what I could from local butchers, greengrocers, fisheries and small businesses I have written my cookbook with these ingredients with the excitement and enthusiasm I have for the town. I found that the local businesses of Lincoln and surrounding towns supported the locals by buying produce from local farms, fields and fisheries. In turn would sell mostly local produce to local Restaurants as well as the general public. Some restaurants feature the produce on their menus to encourage the general public further, to buy local or as a popular slogan states 'Buy SA'. I've been fortunate enough to find work in one of these places. I've often witnessed the competition paying a visit to borrow stock, whether it's a bag of flour or a few T-bone steaks. Even the local butcher will drop off 20kg of bacon at just a moment's notice. The incredible scenery tempted me further . . . These precious spots all over the Lower Eyre Peninsula are a beautiful backdrop for not only the photographs in my book but a reminder of what an amazing place we live in. For those who aren't fortunate enough to live on the Lower Eyre Peninsula, it's a worthwhile visit! Not only is the produce featured in this book readily available and cheap but the list of things to do is endless. I feel very fortunate to have started on this path of discovery; it requires anothe