And as a bonus for Don Burke’s 2UE listeners, we have a simple recipe where a pinch of nutmeg at the end makes all the difference. Stir-fried silverbeet with nutmeg Heat some light olive oil in a frypan and stir-fry a bunch of washed and chopped silverbeet...
Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes + chilling Serves: 10 • 4 lemons (about 150g each) • 11/2 cups (330g) caster sugar • 5 eggs • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Pastry • 2 cups (300g) plain flour • 2 tablespoons icing sugar • 150g cold butter, chopped • 3-4...
Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: about 15 minutes Serves: 4 • 2 bunches English spinach • 40g butter • 1/2 cup (125mL) thin cream • pinch nutmeg • 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan • 4 eggs • extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle • toast, to serve 1....
Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: about 50 minutes + overnight refrigeration Serves: 4 • 1 cup (150g) plain flour • 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice • 1 egg • 11/2 cups (375mL) milk • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil • 4 duck breast fillets • 4 mandarins • 1 Lebanese...
As a bonus for Don’s 2UE listeners, we have a great recipe of a ‘silverbeet and three cheese torte’. It’s like a frittata, except you bake it in the oven, and you don’t need to make pastry. Just mix up all the ingredient, bake, then eat. Tracy Rutherford’s silverbeet...
In the May 2010 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale Monday, May 3, our kitchen garden story is all about growing olives in your own backyard. Olives make beautiful shade trees, they look terrific in pots too, and if you want the great look of...
In the November 2009 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale from Monday, October 26, you’ll find a terrific article on how to grow beans of all shapes and sizes: climbing beans, runner beans and dwarf bush beans. Now’s the time to get your bean...
Lemongrass adds a lemony flavour to all sorts of Asian dishes, from soups to stir-fries, curries and marinades. This tropical grass thrives in the heat of summer and is also very well suited to being grown in a pot. In the December 09 issue of Burke’s Backyard...
For Don’s radio listeners, we also have a bonus recipe that can be made now from canned corn, or later on this summer, from freshly harvested home-grown corn. Served with crispy bacon on the side, plus sour cream and chives, these are a fabulous breakfast treat. • 1...
New Scientist magazine recently included an article about a spray product that was released in August, 2009. Researchers at the University of Queensland developed a spray which they say is based on scientific proof that when grasses and green leaves are cut, at least...