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Tag Archives: Vegetables
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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Welcome to 2013
Hello everyone, How are you? I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas-New Year period. At Chez Bee it was all about family, friends and food. Oh and soaking up the way that time seems to slow down … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dinner, Food, Health, Inspiration
Tagged Australia, Christmas, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Jamie Oliver, New year's resolutions, Vegetables
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Summer meals at Chez Bee
Yes the prawn and smoked salmon meals with home-made tartare were delicious but what has me all excited are the quinoa patties. I’ve never cooked with quinoa before and man, were these scrummy. They are a Bill Granger recipe out … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food
Tagged Australia, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Summer, 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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Carrot, fennel and chickpea soup
Baby it’s cold outside and this soup would have to be the leading contender for the 2012 “Go to soup”. You can see the 2010 “Go to soup” via the link here. Recipe: 1 large or 2 small leaks, clean and … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Recipe
Tagged Australia, Brunch, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Make your own, Recipe, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian, 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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This week (or two) in my kitchen
:: Soup season continues its yummy way through the cold using my frozen chicken stock from earlier in the year :: Blueberry muffins! Nuff said 🙂 :: The best apply crumble I’ve ever made, flavoured with lemon rind and ginger, … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food, Local, Lunch, Snapshot
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Cooking, Dinner, Farmer's market, Farmers' markets, Food, Fruit, Lunch, Organic, Vegetables
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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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Through the fenceposts: inner urban style
Inner city Melbourne is full of lovely old houses. Many of them are in a state of disrepair but more and more of are being renovated and brought back to their best. I saw this newly decorated house on one … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Through the fence posts
Tagged Australia, Autumn, Environment, Food, Gardening, Inspiration, Vegetables
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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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