Comfort – because the tenor of this issue is very much about preparedness for, well, whatever comes our way. Summer comes with a particular uneasiness these days and we cannot afford to ignore reality while, at the same time, we remain open to nature and all the beauty that comes with the changing of the seasons. But, if it is all crashing on top of you and you are feeling … Read more »
There is nothing like a touch of pure, delicious honey to lift a meal. It blends perfectly with sweet, sour and salty flavours to give a whole new level of complexity to any dish.
Add it to a marinade, drizzle it over a dessert, stir it into your tea.
In fact, just about everything benefits from a dash of honey.
Ingredients
2 cups almonds (about 300 … Read more »
by Angela Marshall
Here we are in September and all those back-yard chooks are revelling in the increased day length (even if those days not yet reliably warm) and are pumping out large numbers of fabulous fresh eggs. If your poultry has access to fresh green grass, insects and a few worms plus your delectable kitchen scraps, those eggs will have a deep orange-gold yolks and dense egg whites. So here … Read more »
by Linda Sang
Ingredients:
125g butter
1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
Zest of a small lemon
2 eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
1 cup of cooked, mashed pumpkin (use a dry pumpkin, not Kent), cook 350g to get 1 cup
1 tsp mixed spice, a pinch of salt
375g packet of mixed dried fruit
Method:
Cream butter, sugar and zest. Add eggs one at a time, beating … Read more »
by Marita Reynolds
Ingredients
155g Granita biscuits
75g butter
825g can fruit salad in juice
1 tablespoon powdered gelatine
375g cream cheese
½ cup caster sugar
1 cup whipped cream
Directions
Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch (23 cm) springform cake tin.
Crush the Granita biscuits (I place them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin) and place them in a small mixing bowl.
Separate the … Read more »
by Marita Reynolds
Ingredients
½ lb (227g) butter or margarine (softened)
½ lb (227g) white sugar
4 eggs
4 tablespoons golden syrup
1 lb (454g) plain flour
3 teaspoons mixed spice
4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 cup (237ml) milk
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease and line the bottom and sides of a … Read more »