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Easy lemon-roasted chicken The idea for this is so simple. Just stuff the bird with a whole lemon, and the lemon flavour will go through the chicken as it roasts. However, if you make some fine cuts through the lemon skin it will release more juices, and if you rub...
Rhubarb tips and recipes Autumn is rhubarb-harvesting time, so it’s at its best in the shops. It’s usually sold in bunches, but sometimes stalks are sold individually. About 8-10 stalks makes a bunch, enough to make a good dessert for a family of 4-6 people. If the...
Makes 16 portions 250g butter, softened 1 cup icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups plain flour 1/2 cup cornflour 16 lavender flowers (stems) dry or semi-dry 1 eggwhite, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons caster sugar 1. In a mortar pound the lavender flowers until...
Barbecued Corn on the Cob 4 corn cobs 2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 lemons, cut into halves salt cayenne pepper (optional) Open up the husks around each corn cob and pull away all the stringy ‘silks’ inside. Brush each cob with melted butter then seal up...
Turmeric (Curcuma longa syn. C. domestica) A good looker: turmeric is a good looking garden plant with broad, green tropical-style leaves throughout the summer growing season. Though it’s a tropical plant that thrives on heat and moisture, turmeric will grow...
Carrots are one of the best vegies you can get kids started with in the garden. They don’t take up much space, either, so even if you have only a small patch of sunny ground available, you can get a small crop of carrots growing. Seed or seedling? Carrots...
Best climate: unless you live in a cold climate zone such as mountain areas, cool inland tableland districts such as Young and Orange in NSW, or cool parts of Tasmania or Victoria, you won’t have much luck growing cherries. Everywhere else, just enjoy the...
Watermelon growing tips & recipes Growing tips: watermelons need space to grow, a sunny spot (at least six hours of sun a day) and plenty of moisture, a rich soil and a warm, frost-free climate, the warmer the better. Go easy on the nitrogen-rich fertilisers (like...
Lettuce tastes best when grown rapidly in well-fertilised soil in lots of sunshine, and with a steady supply of water. Prepare the soil well beforehand: add plenty of chicken poo (eg, Dynamic Lifter) and compost and dig it in well. To plant seedlings: just remove each...
In the January 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, which goes on sale on Monday, December 29, our Kitchen Garden section has a special feature on snacking gardens – food plants which you can snack on while you’re out in the garden. These include: •...