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...
In the May 2009 issue of ‘Burke’s Backyard’ magazine, on sale April 27, our Kitchen Garden special feature is on growing broad beans and peas. These space-saving crops are ideal for growing in small spaces, as they can be grown up walls or on trellises. May is the...
Tracy Rutherford’s sweet potato and cannellini bean mash 600g sweet potato 400g can white beans (eg, cannellini), rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons milk small knob butter (optional) black pepper to taste 1. Cut the sweet potato into 2cm chunks, then steam over a pan of...
This recipe was provided to us by Robyn Richards Dear Don, This recipe was given to me after attending a cooking class at a restaurant in Coolum called Spirit House. Regards, Robyn Richards ingredients 250 grns cooked prawns peeled and deveined 250 grns squid cleaned...
Rosemary is an easy to grow herb. For average backyards, just one plant will provide you with more rosemary than you’ll ever be able to use in cooking. While it can grow up to a height of 1.8m, rosemary is also a terrific hedging plant than can be kept trimmed to any...
Growing tips Zucchini is another vegetable originally brought back from the Americas (along with chillies, tomatoes, potatoes and chocolate) by the Spanish Conquistadors. These are fast-growing, warmth-loving plants, and spring is the ideal time to plant seeds or...
Extra stuffings for zucchini flowers These stuffings will fill around 20 zucchini flowers. Breadcrumbs, anchovies, parsley 1 cup coarse breadcrumbs 8-10 anchovy fillets, finely chopped 3 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley grated rind of 1/2 lemon salt and...
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...