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Using fresh coriander leaves… These are used a lot in Asian cuisine, of course, & very popular in Mexican food, too. The Spanish word for coriander is ‘cilantro’ and that’s the name used for coriander throughout the USA. Asian stir-fries...
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,...
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Pineapple Layer: 1 x 450g can crushed pineapple 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 2 eggs (separated) Coconut Cream Layer: 1-1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 1 cup coconut 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1...
Geoff Jansz has prepared 262 recipes on Burke’s Backyard, but he has saved his best until last. Ingredients: 1/2 loaf day old white bread, crusts removed 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 1 tsp black pepper 2 eggs, beaten with fork 1/2 cup plain flour garlic...
Spinach and Feta Quiche Geoff Jansz made a quick and easy quiche using a few ingredients from the garden and a pastry case from the supermarket. Ingredients 1/2 large bunch silver beet, washed and chopped 1 1/2 cups silver beet white stalks, finely chopped 1 medium...
According to nutrition scientist, Joanna McMillan-Price, what you eat has a direct impact on how you look. By eating well you are feeding your skin, your hair and your nails, and you’ll look fantastic. Vitamins If you suffer from a skin condition such as psoriasis,...
As part of BBY magazine’s June issue story on growing nuts at home, you can download our two bonus fact sheets on growing hazelnuts and peanuts as two separate pdf files ( click here for hazelnuts, and here for peanuts). Hazelnuts (by Peter Valder) is...