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...
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...
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...
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,...