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...
Antonio’s tomato toast crusty bread, sliced thickly (sourdough is ideal) several large garlic cloves, cut in half several ripe tomatoes, cut in half olive oil, for drizzling salt, for sprinkling 1. Put the bread under a griller or on top of a barbecue, and lightly...
Silver beet: also called Swiss chard. Silver beet can look terrific in the kitchen garden as it comes in several colours. The colour differences are mostly in the stalks, which can be white, yellow, orange, red or pink, although you can get some varieties with red...
What to grow Salad greens are one of the best things you can grow in a kitchen garden, and spring is the ideal time to get started. As well as growing lettuce, and there are many varieties to choose from, it’s good to add variety to your salad with other greens such...
Best orange varieties for backyards Valencia: the seedless ‘Valencia’ orange is the best orange variety for most areas of Australia. It has few or no seeds. It is a fast-growing, hardy tree. The fruit ripen early (mid-September), but hold well on the tree for many...