Great new salads
It's only been during the recent past that we've seen the salad gain street cred in the culinary world. Before that, it was more or less something of an afterthought: the toss of a few green leaves in a bowl with a slice each of onion and tomato, ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Pasta salads
Lighten up your summer pasta dishes and serve as a salad. Perfect for a light lunch or late supper. Ravioli Salad recipe A favourite pasta dish that's fast and simple to make. Pasta Salad with Garlic Vinaigrette recipe From our popular Best Food ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Chinese cabbage (Wombok)
Options/extras: you can also toss in other finely sliced vegies (ie, carrots, beans) when you add the wombok in step 3. Wombok is versatile. It can be cooked the following ways: Salads - it makes great coleslaw In sandwiches (shredded) * You can ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Water gun Summer Vegetable Garden
If you want to cook with the freshest tastiest ingredients, then you have got to grow your own. Garden picked tomatoes and capsicums are a must for fresh salads and they love the summer heat. Flavour is what inspires many of us to grow our own ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Solving Tomato Problems
Tomatoes are everyone's favourite for salads and cooking and we all know that the best tasting tomatoes are the ones you grow yourself. If you have never grown tomatoes before, it can seem a bit daunting. Start with some of the cherry tomatoes, ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Gurus Seedlings and PowerFeed
How would you like to enjoy fresh summer salads or char grilled vegetables straight from your backyard? Well now is a great time to get excited about the kitchen garden. Creating a veggie garden is an investment in your taste buds and a healthier ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lettuce Seed
The best way to grow your own lettuce is to sow a few seeds every couple of weeks. That way you will always have fresh young plants to pick for your salads but because they don't like to be too hot, or be sown too deeply, lettuce seeds can be a ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Golden Marjoram - The French Alternative
Jackie French says that golden marjoram (Origanum vulgare 'Aureum') not only tastes good, but also keeps garden goblins away. According to legend, goblins hate marjoram. Golden marjoram can be used in salads, tomato sauces, on tomato-rich pizzas ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
White Radish
Massive and long, smooth white root, sold with the leaves attached. Usually 5 cm to 8 cm in width and 30 cm to 50 cm in length, white radish is sold in the market in bunches of 3 roots. The root is consumed raw in salads, cooked in stir-fry, or ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Print fact sheet - 2UE Brussels sprouts recipes
Once you try baked Brussels sprouts you'll probably never bother with steaming or boiling them again. Sliced cabbages make great salads (think of coleslaw) and so it's no surprise that Brussels sprouts can make a tasty salad, too. Blanch the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Chicken stock
Rinse chicken under running water; place chicken in a large pot. Cover with the water; slowly bring to a boil. Remove the flesh from the chicken and reserve for another purpose (ie salads, sandwiches, through pasta etc). Makes: approx 3 litres 3 ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Caesar Salad
Salads were once simply a matter of putting an iceberg lettuce together with some basic chopped cucumber and tomatoes. Now there is an array of salads that are much more interesting and are almost meals in themselves, like Caesar Salad. The first ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
