Eating with the seasons
What’s in season - July 2011
Fruit
Apples • Avocados Banana • Custard Apples Grapefruit • Kiwifruit Lemons • Mandarins Nashi • Oranges: Navel • Pomelo • Quince • Rhubarb • Strawberries • Tangelos
Vegetables
Beetroot • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts Cabbage • Carrots Cauliflower • Celeriac • Celery • Fennel • Jerusalem Artichokes • Kohlrabi • Leeks • Olives • Onions Parsnips • Potatoes Pumpkin • Silverbeet • Spinach • Swede • Sweet Potato • Turnips • Witlof
What’s in Season - April 2011
Fruit
Apples • Bananas • Custard Apples • Kiwifruit • Limes • Nashi Passionfruit • Pears Pomegranates • Persimmons • Quinces Ramutan • Rockmeldon Tamarillo
Vegetables
Beetroot • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts Cabbages • Capsicums Fennel • Leeks • Mushrooms • Okra• Peas • Potatoes • Pumpkin • Silverbeet • Spinach
Fruit of the Month December – Dragon Fruit (Pitaya)
What is it?
Pitaya, more commonly known as the Dragon fruit, is a stunningly beautiful fruit with an intense colour and shape, magnificent flowers and a delicious taste. Native to Central and South America the Dragon fruit is a colourful, edible cactus, pink to red with prominent, green-edged scales. The thin skin encloses dense white or […]
August 2010 - What’s In Season?
Fruit
Apples, Banana, Cumquat, Grapefruit, Kiwifruit, Lemons, Blood & Navel Oranges, Pomelo, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tangelos..
Vegetables
Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Fennel, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Okra, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Silverbeet, Spinach, Swede, Sweet Potato, Turnips, Witlof.
Fruit of the Month August - Tomatoes
What are they?
Tomatoes are one of the most versatile foods. They can be used in almost every type of dish – raw or cooked. Tomatoes have a subtle sweetness topped off with a slightly bitter and acidic taste so will suit all tastebuds. Although tomatoes are available all year round, they are […]
Poached Winter Fruits
Serves 4
10 dried apricot halves
7 dried peach halves
6 prunes, stones removed
6 dried figs, cut in half
1 cinnamon stick
1 orange
125ml apple juice
1 vanilla bean, split and scrape out the seeds
2 pears, peeled and cut into quarters
2 apples, peeled and cut into quarters
1tbps raw sugar or honey
Put the apricots, prune, peaches, figs, cinnamon, vanilla pod […]
Turnips - Veg of the Month July 2010
What is it?
Turnips are a root vegetable related to radishes and mustards. They are of a round shape, with a flat top and a root which tapers to a point. Their skin is almost smooth and can be green, or white with green or purple bands at the top. The leaves of turnips can be […]
What’s In Season July 2010
Wonderful Walnuts.
There are plenty of wonderful walnuts available at the moment and I’d highly recommend you get some as they are at their freshest during the early winter months.
You can store fresh walnuts still in their shells in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months, once they are shelled it is best to […]
Banana’s - Fruit of the Month May 2010
What are they?
Bananas are sweet with firm and creamy flesh, they come prepackaged in their own yellow jackets and are available for harvest throughout the year.
Are they good for me?
Bananas are called the wonder food. As well as being a favourite and easy to eat fruit for all age groups, they have many health […]
How To Prepare Chestnuts
Chestnuts are a wonderfully versatile food, you can use them in sweet or savory dishes. 1kg of chestnuts will yield about 700g of peeled nut. They will keep in the crisper section of your fridge for about 2 weeks if covered in a paper bag.
When purchasing chestnuts look for nuts that are heavy for their […]
