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Tarty Lemon

I always find it funny to see a child try a lemon for the first time. Their face puckers-up like they’re about to implode. Lemons are an oval, bright yellow fruit and a member of the citrus family. They are … Continue reading

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Plum Crazy

A plum is a type of ‘Drupe Fruit’, which means they have a leathery skin, surrounding soft flesh which is attached to a hard stone (pit). Therefore, it falls into the same category as peach, apricot, cherries and nectarines. Depending … Continue reading

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The Heat Is On – Part 2

As promised in last week’s article, here is a brief cooking temperature guide. Of course there are many exceptions to the rule, but if you stick to the basic temperatures below (and cross your fingers) you can’t go wrong. Grilling … Continue reading

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The Heat Is On – Part 1

Cooking is a process of applying heat to a food item. But, what temperature should you use? This is a very hard question to answer, because of the infinite variables experienced during cooking. However, here are some brief rules to … Continue reading

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The Good Egg

Eggs are one of the most inexpensive, versatile and nutritious foods; with the greatest packaging, nature has to offer.  They are indispensable in the kitchen. Hen eggs are graded into different size categories based on their weight. The largest eggs weigh … Continue reading

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Coconut Face

I first experienced fresh coconuts as a child when visiting Cairns in far North Queensland, Australia. They were in abundance, lying on the ground at the base of coconut palms everywhere – very reminiscent to their native origins on the … Continue reading

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Food Of The Gods

Honey is one of the oldest ingredients used in cookery. I once read that it was discovered in pottery jars from Egyptian tombs. And although crystallised, it was still edible. Honey was used around the world as a sweetener well … Continue reading

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Spring A Leek

Leeks are a vegetable that belongs to the same family as onions. It is widely assumed they are descendant of the wild onions that grow all over the European countryside. Leeks are a long cylinder shaped stalk of tightly packed … Continue reading

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Those Eggs Are Fishy!

It’s one of those Hollywood things – we often associate foods like lobster and caviar with the fabulously wealthy upper-class. After-all, in movies we see millionaires in tuxedoes being served silver platters of caviar with glasses of champagne. So it’s … Continue reading

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Out Of the Blue

It’s a fact of life, not everybody likes blue vein cheese. It can be an acquired taste. Many people I know absolutely hate it. However, when I was kid I can’t recall anybody liking blue vein cheese. So, obviously there … Continue reading

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