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    Mapping our backyard orchards in the western suburbs

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    Who doesn’t love something for free? And with all the talk about a cost of living crisis and the need for us all to 'tighten our belts' we are all looking for ways to economise. So have you realised how much free food there is in your neighbourhood? Literally hiding in plain sight.
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    Market meals: A mini Footscray Market favourites round-up 

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    A guide to Footscray Market favourites from local foodie Deborah Ong
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    Wyndham Women’s recipe of the month

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    Wyndham Women’s recipe of the month is Sri Lankan dish Pittu
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    Rainbow beetroot and goat cheese salad

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    The majority of the food I cook is beige. Pasta, potatoes and bread. Beige, beige and more beige. This salad, on that other hand, is anything but. It’s a kaleidoscope of colour and the perfect balance of sweet, tangy, crunchy and rich — a great accompaniment to the beige sea I often serve up. 
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    Chicken and mushroom risotto

    Marie Muccio Marie Muccio -
    Creamy, delicious and totally satisfying; a heartwarming chicken and mushroom risotto needs to be on your dinner table this winter.
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    Wine vs Wine – June 2024

    Richard Slater & Grant Foulkes Richard Slater & Grant Foulkes -
    Richard reviews a 2021 Kirrihill Regional series Shiraz and Grant a 2021 Sevenhill 'Inigo' Field Blend.
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    Farm Goat might be going global but it’s also making its home in Yarraville

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    Based in Yarraville, Farm Goat products are sold in luxury stores and exported to Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and (very soon) Hong Kong.
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    Grand Ale, Grand Ale! Has Moon Dog landed yet?

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    Stepping into 2024, to consider fusing a brewery with a place of childhood nostalgia, is as ambitious as landing on the moon, but will it work?

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