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  • The Four Seasons of Food

    by Allan Campion
    Following the seasons is something cooks have done by necessity for ever basically. Until that was, we began to send ingredients interstate and overseas. This has been of huge benefit for some growers.But those who turn ingredients into meals know deep down that cooking with the freshest, local, in-seasonal ingredients
    Posted in Autumn cooking, Seasonal cooking, Spring, summer, winter cooking

  • Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Winter

    by Allan Campion

    Winter makes so many great ingredients available for those who love to cook. Choosing in-season ingredients means you are choosing fruit and vegetables that are packed with flavour, ripeness, sweetness, are widely available and affordable. It’s a win-win!

    Posted in Seasonal cooking, Spring Cooking, winter cooking

  • Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Autumn/Fall

    by Allan Campion
    Choosing in-season ingredients means you are choosing fruit and vegetables that are packed with flavour, ripeness, sweetness, are widely available and affordable. It’s a win-win!
    Posted in Autumn cooking, Seasonal cooking

  • Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Summer

    by Allan Campion

    Celebrate Summer with the huge selection of fresh ingredients available for cooking. Choosing in-season ingredients means you are choosing fruit and vegetables that are packed with flavour, ripeness, sweetness, are widely available and affordable. It’s a win-win!

    Posted in Recipes, Seasonal cooking, summer

  • Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Spring

    by Allan Campion

    Spring is a great time for cooks as so many ingredients become available again after the cold months. Choosing in-season ingredients means you are choosing fruit and vegetables that are packed with flavour, ripeness, sweetness, are widely available and affordable. It’s a win-win!

    Posted in Seasonal cooking, Spring, Spring Cooking

  • Pasta with wild Autumn mushrooms

    by Allan Campion
    There is no better time to enjoy mushrooms that in Autumn with wild-picked varieties such as orange pine and slippery jack mushrooms coming available. Braised with white wine and tomato puree they make a magnificent pasta sauce.
    Posted in Autumn cooking, Recipes, Seasonal cooking

  • Apple Tarte Tatin recipe

    by Allan Campion
    Apples are a fruit I grew up eating and cooking with. I can vividly remember learning to make apple crumble and baked apples in high school cooking classes. And at home apple tart was one of my mother’s signature dishes. Growing up as I did in Ireland, and then Australia, apples were plentiful and affordable. 
    Posted in Autumn cooking, Recipes, Seasonal cooking

  • Spaghetti with breadcrumbs, tuna, parsley and lemon

    by Allan Campion
    Lemons are a kitchen staple that most of us just couldn’t do without. They are essential to squeeze over fish and chips or added to a gin and tonic. Where would we be without lemons for lemon tarts and cakes drizzled with tangy lemon icing. And the zesty tang of lemon in Thai and Mexican food.
    Posted in Recipes, Seasonal cooking, Spring Cooking