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Storing fruit Leave it on the tree! Lemons, oranges, mandarins and cumquats all store quite well just left on the tree. Limes don’t store so well. In fact, if your oranges or mandarins are a bit sour, leave them on the tree a bit longer and they will probably sweeten...
If you love a traditional meal of corned beef and vegetables but want to try it with a bit of a twist, Geoff Jansz has the recipe for you. 1.2kg piece of corned beef 1 teaspoon peppercorns 3-4 cloves 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 bay leaf splash of brown vinegar 2...
Steamed fish with ginger and shallots Steam a whole fish with a handful of thin matchsticks of ginger on top of the fish, and once the fish is cooked (the flesh should begin to flake) sprinkle the fish with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 4 tablespoons chopped...
Preparing broad beans is a labour of love. I’m not going to pretend they’re easy, but as the old saying goes – they’re worth it. Unlike other vegies which are available year-round, broad beans are one of those vegies that has a distinct season. They’re in the shops...
August issue Burke’s Backyard magazine’s spud-growing guide In the August issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale Monday, July 28, you’ll find our special kitchen garden feature on growing potatoes on page 96. It includes two easy and delicious potato...
Varieties: Prostrate growing varieties are available, as well as various flower colours. Appearance: A dense shrub with masses of fragrant, thin, dark green leaves, usually with small blue flowers, but pink-and white-flowered varieties are also available. Growing...
Spinach with pine nuts and sultanas Heat a tiny bit of olive oil in a frypan and stir-fry a bunch of chopped spinach leaves over fairly high heat for a few minutes, until the spinach starts to wilt. Season with salt and pepper, then toss in a generous handful...
Moroccan mint tea This tea can be made in a pot, but my mate Antonio makes his in a coffee plunger, and it looks good. The trick is to use green tea as well as mint. This gives the tea real ‘body’. For each person, allow 1 green tea bag plus two mint leaves,...
Cumquat Recipes below – best recipe is for dark chocolate cake with cumquats and it’s in the August 2009 issue of the Burke’s Backyard magazine Tracy Rutherford’s Spiced Cumquats 1kg cumquats 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar 1/2 cup (125mL) water 1 cinnamon...
Preparation time: 20 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration Cooking time: about 10 minutes Serves 4 • 500g lamb mince • 1/2 red onion, very finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 2 tablespoons rosemary, finely chopped • 1 loaf Turkish bread • 150g feta cheese, sliced •...