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    UNDER THE SHADE OF A TAMARIND TREE

    By Elisa Cirene Sitting under the tamarind tree with childhood friends and listening to his grandparents sharing wise tales, while snacking on the sticky fruit...

    JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER TOLD YOU!

    By Alison Peake Didn’t we all grow up mooshing our peas into mashed potato to mask the taste or trying to hide something green on...

    IN SEASON JULY

    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,...

    THE GOOD OIL

    By Alison Peake There was a place in time, in living memory (read in my lifetime), that the only olive oil available in Melbourne...

    FROM BRUSSELS WITH LOVE

    By Elisa Cirene How does a French trained, Belgian pastry chef end up living on the Bellarine Peninsula and selling sourdough in Spotswood? It was...

    THE DAILY GRIND – HOW TO BE THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED!

    By Elisa Cirene A tradesman is defined by his tools. In the world of the commercial kitchen the tools of the trade that define a...

    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,...

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