The front cover of the August 2010 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale nationally from Monday July 26, features colourful silverbeet, the ultimate ‘glamorous green’ for the garden. Inside the August issue you’ll find a great story on all the glamorous greens,...
If you are sick of being served bruschetta which is overloaded with toppings and spills messily off the toast as you eat it, try this tasty low-rise bruschetta, which is easy to eat and rich with home-grown tomato flavour. crusty bread, sliced thickly (sourdough is...
2UE listeners’ bonus recipe And for Don Burke’s 2UE listeners, we have a bonus salad recipe for you to try: Tracy Rutherford’s Duck Salad. You can substitute cooked barbecued chicken for the duck if you prefer, but whichever meat you choose this is a wonderful Asian...
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...
Harvesting pumpkins When ripe, pumpkins will have taken on their ripe colour (which varies with the variety you have grown) and the stem which connects the fruit to the plant will have dried and become wrinkly and woody. Use secateurs to cut the ripe pumpkins from the...
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Makes: 4 • 1kg Granny Smith apples • 50g butter (plus soft butter for spreading) • 2 tablespoons maple syrup • good pinch ground cinnamon, optional • 1/4 cup (30g) pecans, chopped • 8 slices bread • vanilla...
Yes, there are some totally delicious hibiscus plants which you can grow in your garden, and in the March 2010 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale now everywhere, Peter Valder tells you all about these three plants: • okra (a vegie which is great in soups...
Rosella Jam recipe Cut the stalks off at the base of the husk and push the seed cases out of the husk (calyx). Put the seeds and stems on to boil with sufficient water to cover, for half an hour. Strain and measure the liquid. Weigh the husks, boil them in the liquid...