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 […]
Vegetable of the Month - March - Fennel
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What is it?
Fennel is a roundish, bulbous vegetable, with a mild licorice smell and taste. Their large swollen base consists of several overlapping broad stems, forming a white to very pale green-white, firm, crisp bulb. When they are cut you can see the layers of their overlapping stems. They are a member of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fruit of the Month for December - Guava
What is it?
There are many species of guava, all sharing a distinctive sweet perfume that is instantly recognisable as tropical. But each has a slightly different nuance that has no doubt given rise to their individual names. Many of you might have tasted this mouth-watering treat, or at least have seen it or heard about […]
Fruit of the Month for November - Passionfruit
What is it?
Passionfruit come in several distinct types, varying in size, colour and taste. The most common, ones are the purple passionfruit - the size of an egg, round to egg-shaped with a thick, purple skin, which becomes dull and wrinkled as they ripen. Inside, the pulp is yellowish-orange, sweet and jelly-like with many edible, […]
Why Pre-packaged Foods Aren’t as Healthy as They Say?
For many people, home cooking from scratch is not the way dinner is prepared each night. Rather a more familiar scene is popping a frozen meal into the microwave for a quick heat-and-eat lunch or dinner. Companies that manufacture these foods are not required to list every single ingredient put into the food product; therefore […]
Is There Enough Health in Your Diet?
With the busy lives we lead and the hectic schedules we create within our families, it is no wonder the world’s population battles obesity and other medical conditions every day. Because life is so chaotic, most people find themselves day in and day out eating their breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the run. Not only […]
Vegie of the Month - October: Radishes
What is it?
Radishes are root vegetables with a distinctive flavor that range from the juicy crispness of the familiar red globe radish to the sharp bite of the turnip-shaped black radish. Like their relatives broccoli, cabbage, and kale, radishes are Cruciferous vegetables.
Where does it come from?
They were first cultivated thousands of years ago in […]
Can Eating Less Red Meat Really Save the Environment?
We have all heard some pretty outrageous things in our lives and one of the more surprising things is about our diets. It seems that new research is proving that what we eat for dinner can actually have an impact on our global environment. Studies show that the processing of different foods causes a high […]
