And as a bonus for Don Burke's 2UE listeners, we have a simple recipe where a pinch of nutmeg at the end makes all the difference.

Stir-fried silverbeet with nutmeg

Heat some light olive oil in a frypan and stir-fry a bunch of washed and chopped silverbeet leaves over fairly high heat for a few minutes, until the leaves start to wilt.

Season with salt and pepper to taste, then toss in a handful of sultanas, a handful of pine nuts and keep stir-frying for one minute more. Sprinkle with a generous pinch of nutmeg just before serving. Serve as a side dish. 

Vegie patch competition details

Starting with the October issue of BBY magazine, and over the next three issues, we're running a great competition for readers to send in photos of your own vegie patch. There are special prizes for the best vegie patches we show each month in BBY magazine, plus grand prizes at the end, including lawn mowers, raised garden beds and special prize packs of seeds, fertilisers and other gardening goodies.

You can find all the details on how to enter inside the Burke's Backyard magazine, which is on sale now, nationally. Hurry, get your camera out, take some snaps and send them in to us via email or snail mail.

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