Gourmet Traveller

A QUICK WORD WITH THELMA PLUM

Growing up, I spent a lot of time between Brisbane and Delungra in rural New South Wales. My mum lived in Brisbane and my grandparents out in Delungra, which is a tiny, little, dusty town. At my grandparents’ house we would have more of a sit down dinner that my grandmother would cook from scratch. She’s an incredible cook and my favourite thing that she would make for us were these fantastic little golden syrup dumplings.

which meant she was raising us while working and studying full time,

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