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...
Like most herbs, parsley likes to be grown in a mostly sunny spot, but parsley is versatile in that it can take some shade through the day. In fact, in very hot parts of Australia, some shade during the middle of the day, or the afternoon, would be preferable....
Quinces The quince (Cydonia oblonga ) is an excellent backyard fruit tree for cooler parts of Australia. No wonder it is becoming trendy again, because it has several things going for it: it’s small (around 4-5m, but they can be kept smaller with pruning), it puts on...
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...
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...
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....