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The Four Seasons of Food
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 -
Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Winter
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!
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Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Autumn/Fall
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! -
Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Summer
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!
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Shopping and Cooking with the Seasons - Spring
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!
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Pasta with wild Autumn mushrooms
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. -
Apple Tarte Tatin recipe
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. -
Spaghetti with breadcrumbs, tuna, parsley and lemon
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.