Quick Berry Sorbet
This month’s recipe is a wonderfully simply dessert that is perfect for cooling you down on those hot summer days, enjoy.
500g frozen berries
4tbsp icing sugar
100ml buttermilk
maple syrup (optional)
Fresh mint and cream to serve
Place berries & sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse a couple of times then slowly pour in the buttermilk while […]
Vegetable of the Month for February - Beetroot
What is it?
Beetroot is a root vegetable with a distinctive purple flesh. It can be eaten raw, cooked, canned or pickled. The purple colour is due to the pigments betacyanin and betaxanthin, known collectively as betalins. There are other varieties of beetroot which are coloured gold, yellow or white depending on their ratio of the […]
What’s in Season - February
Fruit
Avocado, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, figs, grapes, limes, lychees, mangosteens, melons, nectarines, Valencia oranges, passionfruit, peaches, pears - (Williams, Howell), pineapples, plums, prickly pears, rambutan
Vegetables
Beans - (butter, flat, green, snake), beans, flat beans, butter beans, capsicum, celery, chillies, chokos, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, salad onions, green onions, okra, peas: sugar & snap, radish, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, […]
February News
Well classes have been full steam ahead since they started up again mid January!
After spending some time in Bali and Cambodia over the Christmas break it has filled me with inspiration so I’ve also been spending lots of time in the kitchen coming up with some new ideas and recipes that I hope to share […]
January Spice of the Month - Ginger
What is it?
Ginger is a spice which is used for cooking and is also consumed whole as a delicacy or medicine. It is the underground stem of the ginger plant, Zingiber officinale.
The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation, having originated in Asia. Queen Elizabeth I of England is credited with the invention of […]
What’s in Season for January?
Fruit
Apricots, avocado, banana, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, grapes, lychees, mangoes, melons, nectarines, Valencia oranges, passionfruit, peaches, pears - Williams, pineapples, plums, rambutan
Vegetables
Asparagus, green beans, flat beans, butter beans, capsicum, celery, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, salad onions, green onions, okra, peas: sugar & snap, potatoes, radish, sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini
