Birds of a feather - Pied Butcherbird
By Greg Buzza
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Katrina Ogden
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Cream cheese pastry
If you’re as old as I am, chances are you’ll remember me featuring this quiche pastry many years ago. And if you’ve followed this column for a while, you’ll also know I’m not really into baking - especially cakes or sponges. You can add to
Garden Hints & Tips
Cactus
When we walked around the garden of our newly purchased home in Rushworth, my husband commented, rather negatively, about the large cactus plant against the western fence. I have since studied it and found that it is a Golden Torch Cactus or Trichocereus Spachianus. This is a very fast growing,
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Home-assembled Muesli
I’ve never been one for eating breakfast, much to my dear old mother’s horror. The thought of soggy breakfast cereal or toast spread with something nutritious (Vegemite or peanut butter - definitely not jam) had no appeal. But come mid-morning I’d tuck into nearly anything or everything.
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Lamb Koftas
Easy, quick and the kids can shape them for you. Ingredients • 600 g extra lean lamb mince • 4 slices multigrain bread • 3 cloves garlic • 2 eggs • 3 sprigs fresh oregano • 1 sprig mint • 3 sprigs fresh thyme • olive oil Accompaniments • tzatziki • tomato, sliced • lettuce • cucumber, diced • pita bread In a
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Water, a precious resource
I guess many of us are starting to get a bit tired of the constant watering, fertilising, edging and mowing the lawn. With the heatwaves and droughts it seems an endless task. Have you ever considered doing away with your lawn or at least reducing the size of it? Many
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Summer Garden
I don’t need to tell you how hot and dry it has been and unfortunately our gardens do suffer during these past conditions. For the last few years I have been slowly replacing and replanting some of my garden beds with plants that are more resilient to these conditions
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Phyllis’s Orange Cake
2 medium navel oranges 200gm soft butter 4 eggs 11/2 cups raw sugar 1 cup SR flour 1/2 cup almond meal ICING 50gm butter 2/3 cup icing sugar 3 tspn fresh orange juice. Method Cut oranges into bite-sized pieces - skins and all (remove any pips) and
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A Foreign Flower Adventure
We have just returned from Singapore where, like most tourists, we visited the famous Gardens By The Bay. What a delight to explore for everyone, especially garden lovers! They feature both natural and architectural marvels where innovative thought continues to keep the Gardens sustainable. With plants from all over the
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….tis the season to eat what is in season!
Enjoy the following recipes and I wish you all a happy and safe time over the Christmas festivities with family and friends, neighbours and community. Warm regards from the Seasonal Kitchen x
On the Brink
Bringing an iconic species back from the brink
Australia has a large number of frog species and, as previously mentioned in this column, many are threatened or endangered due to a variety of factors such as habitat loss, disease (especially chytridiomycosis), invasive species, climate change and extreme weather events. Australia is doing a lot of scientific and on-the-ground