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Mango ( Mangifera indica ) Mangoes are medium-sized evergreen tree 8-12m tall, 5-7m wide with dark green leaves and fist-sized yellow-apricot fruit. They like a warm, sheltered position and well-drained soil and they do best in the tropics and subtropics, although...
By midsummer, many gardeners will have one major problem with chillies – there are too many of them! Turning chillies into paste is dead easy, so is freezing them. Making chilli oil is good fun, but drying them is sometimes harder than it might seem. So let’s...
Green Mango Salad 1 small green mango, peeled, flesh cut into matchsticks 2 tablespoons shallots, sliced finely 1 tablespoon fresh coriander leaves 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts 2 teaspoons dried garlic flakes,...
We think cherry tomatoes are one of the very best tomatoes you can grow in backyards. • Cherry tomatoes have loads of that famous real tomato flavour • Pests such as fruit fly don’t seem to attack cherry tomatoes as often as they do the larger types of tomatoes •...
In the October 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale now nationally, our Kitchen Garden special feature is all about growing vegies and fruits in pots – and cherry tomatoes are a wonderful choice for containers (or growing in the ground, for that...
Seafood & Green Papaya Salad with Hot & Sour Dressing 250g cooked prawns peeled and deveined 250g squid cleaned and sliced 1 cup shredded green pawpaw 6 golden shallots, finely sliced 1 tablespoon finely chopped lemon grass 1 tablespoon finely shredded kaffir...
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...
Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Makes: about 4 cups 1/2 cup (125mL) red wine vinegar 1/2 cup (125mL) balsamic vinegar 1 cup (200g) brown sugar 750g beetroot, peeled and grated 2 green apples, peeled and grated 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon...
Chicken with 40 garlic cloves 1.8 size chicken salt and freshly ground black pepper small bunch of herbs – bay leaf, sage, parsley, thyme and rosemary 40 unpeeled garlic cloves (see note) 1/4 cup olive oil toasted slices of baguette (long French bread), for serving 1....