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Meal planner: May 13
A simple miso marinated pork schnitzel gets the week off to a delicious start, while the goodness of Tuesday's vegetable korma is hard to beat there is also...
Produce report May 6
FRESH THIS WEEK: Golden, sweet and crunchy Fuyu persimmons are in supermarkets now. The older can’t-eat-them-until-they-are-mushy astringent variety are more...
The power of microgreens and how to grow them
It seems extraordinary that so much of what is currently available to eat contains so little in the way of actual nourishment. Fizzy drinks, sweets and...
Produce report April 29
NEW IN: Satsuma mandarins have arrived for the lunchboxes. Two of them will provide 35 per cent of our daily requirement for vitamin C. As well as being...
Produce report April 22
Fresh in: Pumpkins and squash have been great buying this autumn, bright orange and sweet. Little gems, grapefruit-sized squash, have joined the fray and,...
Clever cauliflower creations
Once a humble side dish, cauliflower has become a star attraction these days, thanks to both its size and versatility. Here are some of our favourite ways to...
Produce report April 15
Fresh this week: Sweet golden kiwifruit have recently joined the sharper green ones in your local supermarket — the 2019 harvest is set to be a bumper one....
Produce report April 8
Fresh this week: “Apple season is looking beautiful at New World as warm summer temperatures and cooler autumn evenings bring rich colour and full flavour to...
Niki Bezzant: What is the keto diet and is it actually harmful?
Sometimes there is quite a difference between the way nutrition research is reported and what the research actually shows.Coverage of a recent study about...
Magic with mushrooms
Once known as the ‘food of the gods’, wild mushrooms have been enjoyed around the world for thousands of years. However, not all of us wish to experiment...