Cooking for loved ones, sharing recipes, and getting together over communal meals are all acts of love and care. Celebrate this connection during Seniors Week with our recipe cards and #LegacyPantry prompts and sign up for one of our free seminar and morning tea sessions.

How do you connect with your loved ones through food?

Do you have a family favourite recipe that’s been passed down through generations? Or maybe there a traditional dish that makes an appearance on special occasions. Cooking, sharing communal meals, and honouring traditions help us connect, create comfort and celebrate the big and small moments of life.

Read about how other Tasmanians have learnt the importance of documenting their wishes through connection over food, like Felix and Miranda whose tradition of making muffins together holds special memories for them both, wrapped up in a blue china teapot. Or Amir’s ‘Moving Cake’ that started as a Women’s Weekly special but became a family favourite and reminded him of the importance of documenting family traditions.

Each story is accompanied by a recipe you can download, save, and share. Maybe you’ll even discover a new family favourite to pass on in the future! Recipes include Streusel Muffins, Zucchini Slice, Ravo, traditional Apple Crumble, ‘Moving Cake,’ and Spaghetti Bolognaise.

Stock your #LegacyPantry and keep your traditions alive

You can stock your own #LegacyPantry by preparing an estate plan and documenting your wishes.

Just as we pass on recipes and family traditions around food, we can also pass on special items and clearly document our wishes in an estate plan to support our loved ones during the hardest of times. Help your loved ones know exactly what you want by creating a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney, Enduring Guardianship and Advance Care Directive.

We’re holding free seminars and morning teas in Devonport, Hobart and Launceston for Seniors Week 2025.