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Tag Archives: Vegetarian
Soup season
It’s cold outside, wet too and there’s nothing quite like a big steamy bowl of soup with sourdough toast and butter. I hope your autumn is not too cold, has a bit more sun in it than mine and you … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Lunch
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Bread, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Happiness, Lunch, Make your own, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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The great Australian milk scandal
Last week there was a bit of a milk commotion in the Australian press. Did you know that up to 16 % of milk (which only has one ingredient listed on the label: milk) is actually a substance known as … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Environment, Ethics, Food
Tagged Australia, Drinks, Environment, ethics, Food, Milk, Organic, Philosophy, Vegetarian
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A farmers’ market cornucopia: preserving those tomatoes
I’ve finally made my way through most of my box of tomatoes. Let me show you all the goodies I’ve made…. Tomato sauce/ketchup. This stuff is to die for and the original reason why I snapped up the box, but … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Local, Make your own, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Local food, Make your own, Organic, Preserving, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Whats been going down at Chez Bee?
So, you know, sometimes life gets in the way of blogging and of gardening, but not thankfully in the way of harvesting or eating this time A little photo journey of some of the things that have been happening at … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Local, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Gardening, Honey, Local food, Organic, Recipe, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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The BEST summer pasta
Steaming freshly cooked pasta Dollops of homemade pesto (mine was basil from the garden, almonds as the nut and a dash of lemon juice for extra pizzazz). Liberally sprinkle with finely chopped tomato (cherry tomatoes are particularly nice), chopped hard-boiled … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Gardening, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Pasta, Recipe, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Gem squashing it
As mentioned in my last post, I bought some gem squash to try during my last trip to the farmers’ market. They’re commonly eaten in South Africa but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen them in Australia and … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Dinner, Food, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, Farmer's market, Food, gem squash, Recipe, Side, Side dish, Side dishes, South Africa, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Ode to organic free range eggs
One thing I love about organic free range eggs… …is that sometimes they are stripey or spotty or are double yolkers …and that shows me that the hen who laid the egg is being allowed to be more henny than … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Food
Tagged Australia, Eggs, Environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Free range, Organic, Vegetarian
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November/December in my garden
Before it’s too late and I miss ANOTHER month in my garden, here’s what’s been happening around my place in the last two months…. ::We’ve entered the hungry gap with plants mostly growing rather than producing food. But we have … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Home grown garlic, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Fruit, Gardening, Garlic, Lemons, Spring, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Plate it up!
When the heat of summer hits the last thing I feel like doing is making the kitchen hotter by cooking. And so we have lots of what we call “plates”. You could call them tasting plates or tapas or appertisers. … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Inspiration, Lunch, Recipe, Spring, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Mmmmm, polenta!
I am the biggest fan of polenta. If it’s on the menu at a restaurant then I order it. But I have to admit I’ve never been much good at cooking it…until recently. A few months ago I discovered Russ … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dinner, Fava beans, Food, Garlic, Lemons, Polenta, Recipe, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter
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