This year I have been making Sauerkraut from green pawpaw with a touch of cabbage and his has been pretty successful. It all started after buying a weekly jar of very yummy Sauerkraut every week all the way from Byron Bay, with a good price tag on. After some research I decided it could not…
Knowing your Tropical Roots- A look at the roots
Thanks to the Heatlhy Darwin program (City of Darwin)- I am running another great cooking workshop this Sunday featuring our local Tropical roots- how to grow them and how to make them into delicious dishes. Growing root crops is actually the ultimate cyclone kit, if all of our plants blow away, there will we a…
Sensational Sides with Tropical Fruit- Vietnamese Style Jackfruit Salad
Jackfruit is abundant in Darwin, the largest tree fruit on earth and a staple food for so many in the Tropical world. Jackfruit (Atrocarpus heterophyllus) originates from South India. In Moraceae (the mulberry family) The fruit is versatile and can be used in many forms- ripe or unripe. Above the Jackfruit pictured is pretty fully…
Roasted Green Pawpaw in a Rainbow Ratatouille of seasonal garden goodies
Wow- what a title. This recipe celebrates the colours of the rainbow and the diversity of the season. It looks at a very tropical ingredient- the Pawpaw and blends it with dry season produce to give a tropical twist to a more Mediterranean recipe. This dish also happened to feature in the ABC book “Australia…
Tropical Fruit Chia pudding
Yesterday I ran a workshop, with a focus all about making sensational sides from Tropical fruit that we can grow right in our backyards, with a focus on Mango, Jackfruit and pawpaw, both ripe and unripe and both cooked or raw. We actually made this Chia desert with Jackfruit- chopped up and added into layers,…
Upcoming “TOTE” workshops Late 2017
I have 3 upcoming workshops all about our wonderful seasonal produce; which are delivered in partnership with City of Darwin’s Healthy Darwin program. These workshops hope to connect the Darwin community to our local produce and climate here in the Top End, inspiring attendees to buy from local farmers, grow their own and make local…
Pedal to the Produce- a tour of Rapid Creek Markets and community Gardens- Next Sunday
Pedal to produce. Join me (Taste of the Top end) and Mark from Darwin Bike tours on a scenic loop of 3 community gardens and 2 Sunday markets and a bit of seascape on this Sunday with tastes and talks along the way; meet some producers at Rapid Creek Market and end with a drink…
Herbs for Health Workshop; featuring Rosella
Another fantastic botanical addition to any garden, which also grows wild- The Rosella- fruiting now – both the fleshy red calyx that surrounds the seed pod (yep the red bits) can be used in array of teas or raw to add colours in salads, it can be dried or frozen and used fresh; the leaves…
SWEET LEAF- Herbs for Health- more goodness from the garden
Coming up on Sunday 28th May is this year’s workshop “Herbs for Health” (and goodness from the garden) I will be featuring 15 of the top plants we can grow all year that have amazing medicinal properties, we will then make some simple recipes, teas and tonics that include them. Here is just one amazing…
Seasonal sides for a Festive Feast
Back by popular demand – Seasonal Sides for a festive feast; plus Gifts from the Garden. Are you sweating it out in the Top End this festive season? Well come along and learn how to make the most out of local produce, growing now in gardens or in Darwin region farms and turn it into…
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