Entries by Debbie Worgan

Guacamole

by Linda sang

This is delicious with the corn fritters and uses more corn!

Put all ingredients into a food processor. Then process quickly to keep some texture. 

1 ripe avocado
Kernels from 1 cob of corn
2 garlic cloves, mashed
¼ cup of finely chopped onion
½ a small tomato, squeeze the seeds out and chopped
Fresh coriander leaves and stalks as much as you like, chopped roughly
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp or a bit more to taste of sweet chilli sauce
Salt and pepper

Zucchini Pesto Fritters

 

by Linda Sang

To the base batter for the corn fritter recipe, add 4 grated zucchini (salted and squeezed of liquid as in the other zucchini recipe), and ¼ cup of parmesan cheese and 2 tbsp of pesto.

 

The In-Between

Reviewed by Wendy Tucker

by Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas is the author of eight novels, he is also a playwright, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the international best seller The Slap and for his historical novel Damascus. 

Christos and his partner holiday at Narooma and love the area. They especially love Cobargo and Well Thumbed Books, ‘… one of his two favourite bookshops in the world’. 

Well Thumbed Books … Read more »

Granny Plants

by Mark Evans

Gardeners might like to imagine that they are immune to the vagaries of fashion, however plants go in and out of style, just like clothes, and often a garden can be dated by its components. Think of Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass) in the 1970s, Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cocos palm) in the 1980s, Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ (golden robinia) in the 1990s and the Yucca spp. (yucca) craze from the 2000s. All these plants became incredibly … Read more »

Avocado salsa

Conbributed by Deb Worgan

Ingredients
1 large, ripe avocado
1 ½ tomatoes
2 tbsn coriander
2 tbsn lemon or lime juice
2 tbsn red onion, chopped
1 dash Tabasco sauce

Method
1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Mash and toss gently with a fork.
3. Cover and refrigerate. 

Creamy Mushroom Dip

Contributed by Deb Worgan

Ingredients
4 tbsn unsalted butter
6 tbsn flour
2 c vegetable or chicken stock,
½ kg button mushrooms, chopped
1 c sour cream
Salt and pepper

Method
1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until it forms a smooth paste, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat.
4. Place mushrooms in a … Read more »