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Tag Archives: Local food
The last couple of weeks at Chez Bee
Some of the goings on around my neck of the woods…
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Dinner, Drinks, Food, Gardening, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Cooking, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Gardening, Happiness, Inspiration, Local food, Preserving, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Seasonal and local
Tonight’s dinner was so yummy I had to share it. Plus, it just happened to come together as a completely local (Victorian) and seasonal main course (except for the condiments). I’m always quite impressed when we manage to pull off … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Dinner, Ethics, Food, Local
Tagged Australia, Broad beans, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Gardening, Local, Local food, Make your own, Spring, Vegetables
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Yummy
Look what my darling Mr Bee made for me last weekend: It is Sheila’s Pudding from Jamie Oliver’s Return of the Naked Chef made with Queensland winter-grown strawberries and frozen Victorian organic blueberries. Heaven!
Posted in Dinner, Food, Local, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Fruit, Happiness, Inspiration, Jamie Oliver, Local food, Winter
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Quick Pick: Urban Organic
Have you heard of the new internet TV show Urban Organic? Each episode is a 3 to 5 minute, professionally produced, interesting snapshot of what’s happening in the urban agriculture scene.
Posted in Environment, Ethics, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local, Quick Pick
Tagged Environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Internet, Local, Local food, Make your own, Organic, Philosophy, TV, Vegetables
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A bit of sunshine, a couple of bikes and an apple tree or two
Mr Bee and myself cycled the Tallarook to Yea (and return) length of the newish Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail on Easter Saturday. Despite the weather forecast, it was a beautiful sunny day and the rail trail itself was … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food, Local, Random, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Cycling, Environment, Food, Fruit, Local food, nature, outdoors
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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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A farmers’ market cornucopia: February 2012
These photos are from a trip to my local farmers’ market in mid-February. I like that I am now starting to get a selection of seasonal snapshots of what we are eating at different times of the year. You can … Continue reading
Posted in A farmers' market cornucopia, Food, Local, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Farmer's market, Food, Fruit, Local, Local food, Organic, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Yoghurt
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This summer in my kitchen…
Posted in Breakfast, Dinner, Drinks, Food, Inspiration, Lunch, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Bread, Breakfast, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Happiness, Inspiration, Jam, Local food, Lunch, Make your own, Organic, Preserving, Summer, Vegetables
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Through the fence posts: wishing I had their vegie garden
I’ve walked this street so many times and never noticed the house with the front garden full of vegies and little fruit trees. I normally walk on the other side of the road and the garden was hidden a little … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Local, Through the fence posts, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Environment, Food, Fruit, Gardening, Inspiration, Local food, Summer, Vegetables, Walking
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Simple pleasures in a tea cup
One small bunch of lemon balm from the garden, a mug, boiling water. Lemon…yes, but also a slight sense of heat like in ginger.
Posted in Drinks, Food, Gardening, Make your own, Recipe, Uncategorized
Tagged Australia, Food, Gardening, Happiness, Herbs, Local food, Make your own, Recipe, Summer, Tea
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