Bonus recipe: as a special bonus for Don’s 2UE listeners, we have an easy lemon-herb sauce recipe that goes well with pasta and also with vegetable spaghetti. Lemon & herb pasta 1 lemon, rind grated and juiced 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup...
The fact is that some vegies and herbs in particular actually grow better and more happily from seed, compared with seedlings. Good examples of plants which grow better from seed include parsley, parsnips, carrots, beetroot and beans. As a bonus for Don Burke’s...
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...
2 quinces juice of 1 lemon water caster sugar 1. Peel the quinces and cut into chunks, put into a stainless steel (ie, non-reactive, not aluminium) saucepan, just barely cover the fruit with water, adding in the lemon juice, too. 2. Bring to a boil then simmer...
Groundcover herbs In the February 2010 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale now, don’t miss our special Kitchen Garden story on ‘Groundcover Herbs’. These are the flavour-filled herbs such as oregano, marjoram, thyme and mint which grow...
2kg quinces 2 tablespoons lemon juice caster sugar (about 1kg) 1. Line a 20 x 30cm tin with non-stick baking paper. Peel, quarter and core the quinces. Keep half the cores (and any seeds) and wrap all these in a square of muslin. Tie with kitchen string to secure. 2....
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...