Australian Country Homes

Pizza pizzazz

While the lives of American actor and singer Gwyneth Paltrow and Western Australian farmer and caterer Sam Aurisch may seem worlds apart, they actually have a common bond in their backyard pizza ovens. The Hollywood star and occasional cookbook author is on record as saying a wood-burning pizza oven at home may be a luxury, but it’s one of the best investments she’s ever made. And when it seems like half the district gathers most weekends at Kumanka, the home Sam shares with her husband, Scott, and children, Maddi and Harry,

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