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Last week, a fellow twitterer sent me this message: “Couldn’t we pass on the Halloween pumpkin carving? Flooded with enough US culture already!” He was was referring to a query of mine on the Mini Chef Facebook page: “Have you ordered your Halloween pumpkin yet (in time to practise your carving skills)?” I had [...]
This recipe is from my new book, The Cook’s Garden. If your family like scones, they will love these ones, so you might want to double the mixture. I like my scones to stand high (somehow it feels so much more generous), and always bake them close together, packed side by side, so that they [...]
This is a terrific tart for any season, similar in style to a frangipane tart, but without the pastry base. It can be made in a ceramic quiche or pie dish and served straight from oven to table. It’s also good with tinned fruit. Preheat oven 180 C. Line a 26cm flan dish or [...]
Pastry chef Brent Templeton has worked for Lindt Chocolate patisserie, the Yellow Bistro in Kings Cross (owned by former Rockpool pastry chef, Lorraine Godsmark) and Black Star Pastry and Bloodwood restaurant in Newtown. Yet he’d never made a batch of scones until a few days ago. “There are so many things to learn in the [...]
These two quick simple ways with cucumbers are from my new book, The Cook’s Garden (NH $49.95) which is full of fabulous ideas for growing and cooking fruit and vegetables from your kitchen garden. With the Melbourne Cup just around the corner, pass a platter of these around with the chicken sandwiches and champagne. 1. [...]
Last week I was surprised to find a green plastic lunch box on my doorstep when I arrived home. It was tied up with a yellow ribbon and when I looked inside I found it filled with finger-length cucumbers, called Qukes by their producers. Torpedo-shaped and smaller in size than their cousins, the Lebanese cucumbers, [...]
It’s a cool windy morning when I pull into the Killcare General Store at Hardys Bay on the NSW Central Coast. Despite the grey skies, proprietor Garry Janes has a big smile on his face and greets me warmly. The reason I’m visiting is because I noticed his thriving herb and vegetable boxes outside the [...]
The dressing for this salad is deliciously sweet and tangy. Drizzle it over a roasted vegetable or potato salad for extra flavour. It’s from my new book, The Cook’s Garden (NH $49.95). Choose a good selection of green salad leaves such as Cos, silverbeet or witlof with a firm leaf for this. They need [...]
