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    IN SEASON – RECIPE

    Wide pasta, roasted pine mushroom and pangrattato Recipe by Nadine With mushrooms in season right now, Slow Food Melbourne contributor, Nadine Smith has whipped up this...

    THE EDIBLE THISTLE

    By Alison Peake You don’t have to venture far in the west to find Scotch Thistles. The thorny bushes sprouting hairy purple flowers are in...

    IN SEASON – PRODUCE

    FRUIT: Apples, cumquats, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mandarins, nashi, oranges, olives, pears, persimmon, rhubarb, tamarillos, tangelos. VEGETABLES: Asian greens, beetroot, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, celeriac,...

    WINE VS WINE

    Riesling vs Grenache

    WHAT’S FOR DINNER? ANCIENT GRAIN SALAD

    Ancient grains are a group of whole grains that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and protein. Basically they are really good for you!

    BREW OF THE MONTH

    Forget a weighted blanket this Winter, grab this beer instead.

    IN SEASON – MAY

    Fruit Apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, figs, feijoa, grapes, lemons, limes, honeydew melon, rockmelon, watermelon, nashi, nectarines, oranges, passionfruit, peach, pears, persimmon, plums, pomegranate, rhubarb Vegetables Asian greens,...

    ANYONE SEEN A “POMME GRENADE”?

    By Alison Peake Take a wander of the local streets at this time of year and perhaps peer over a fence or two and you...

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