When you buy the January 2011 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale now nationally, you’ll find a packet of Winter Tomato seeds attached to the cover. These special tomato varieties come from cool climate zones, where summers are short and cool, and they’re...
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...
Rosemary and other great culinary herbs As a bonus for Don’s radio listeners, we have a recipe for one of the best of the traditional, classically simple pizzas – potato and rosemary pizza. It’s a great idea for entertaining served as an entrée. Potato and rosemary...
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...