Food and Recipes


Mediterranean Lamb Burgers with Rosemary

Preparation time: 20 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration Cooking time: about 10 minutes Serves 4 • 500g lamb mince • 1/2 red onion, very finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, crushed • 2 tablespoons rosemary, finely chopped • 1 loaf Turkish bread • 150g feta cheese, sliced •...

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Chinese cabbage (Wombok)

Wombok is versatile. It can be cooked the following ways: Stir-fry Braise Salads – it makes great coleslaw In sandwiches (shredded) In soups (shredded) Benefits • You can substitute wombok for cabbage in most dishes, but not the other way round. Wombok has a milder...

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Growing Chinese cabbage (wombok)

Name: Wong bok, wong buck, wong nga bak, Chinese cabbage Appearance: An elongated,barrel-shaped cabbage, with long outer green leaves; the paler leaves inside are more crinkly, and the inner stems are white. Growing conditions: Full sun, well-drained and fertile soil,...

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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

Name: Coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro, ketumbar. Varieties: Coriander can ‘bolt’ to seed quickly (ie, plant doesn’t produce many leaves but flowers early then produces seeds). This is a problem in hot weather. ‘Slowbolting’ varieties are available....

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Cooking with Coriander

Using fresh coriander leaves… These are used a lot in Asian cuisine, of course, & very popular in Mexican food, too. The Spanish word for coriander is ‘cilantro’ and that’s the name used for coriander throughout the USA. Asian stir-fries...

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Growing Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Varieties: Prostrate growing varieties are available, as well as various flower colours. Appearance: A dense shrub with masses of fragrant, thin, dark green leaves, usually with small blue flowers, but pink-and white-flowered varieties are also available. Growing...

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Home Grown

  Gardening and cooking for good health and great taste. On sale now in newsagents and all good bookstores

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Frangipani Pie

  Pineapple Layer: 1 x 450g can crushed pineapple 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 2 eggs (separated) Coconut Cream Layer: 1-1/2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water 1 cup coconut 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1...

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Scotty’s Corned Beef Recipe

2 kgs corned beef 2 carrots, sliced 1 onion, halved 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon vinegar Method Place all ingredients in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring slowly to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours. Serve Serve with...

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Don’s Last Supper Lamb Cutlets

Geoff Jansz has prepared 262 recipes on Burke’s Backyard, but he has saved his best until last. Ingredients: 1/2 loaf day old white bread, crusts removed 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 1 tsp black pepper 2 eggs, beaten with fork 1/2 cup plain flour garlic...

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