There's always something baking in the Ceres kitchen, and this week it's brownies. Not the fussy kind with ten steps and a shopping list a mile long. Just one bowl, good dark chocolate, and that deep, fudgy centre we all secretly bake for.

Ceres homestead has been named one of Australia's 24 most beautiful country homesteads by Homes to Love. Read the story behind the honour.

In the Ceres kitchen with me. Maybe our Sunday afternoon smelt a little like this, banana bread, straight from the homestead, no fuss, just good ingredients done properly.

I must say every season brings its blessings, yet I feel there is certainly a sense of miracle and magic about Christmas - if you believe!

Aptly named after “Ceres“ the Goddess of harvest, fertility and motherly love, Ceres Homestead has embraced so many over the generations.