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Cooks Column
Pumpkin hummus
Hummus means ‘chickpea’ in Arabic, and while different countries have their own take on this yummy dip, the one thing they all have in common is the use of chickpeas – either cooked or tinned. Ingredients 500g pumpkin, skin and seeds removed, chopped into chunks (save the seeds) 2 tablespoons of
All About Wildlife
Brush-tailed Bettongs
We are so accustomed to what we consider our ‘common’ species of wildlife in this area; flocks of corellas, cockatoos, galahs and rosellas, lorikeets and swallows, mobs of kangaroos feeding in paddocks and along roadsides. It is difficult for many people to imagine they may be initially in trouble when
Garden Hints & Tips
Colours of autumn
As we say goodbye to autumn and welcome a (hopefully) wet winter I start to see my garden in a different way. The autumn colour has been a beautiful sight, but once the leaves have fallen, some plants have another layer of interest. In most cases we choose certain plants
Cooks Column
Moroccan spiced lamb
for your slow cooker
All About Wildlife
Beware before burning off
It’s time to don my beanie on these crisp mornings! The bushland is so busy. It’s as though everyone is foraging and feeding as much as they can to get through the impeding winter. It’s very dry for this time of year and the landscape could do
Garden Hints & Tips
Gardening needn’t be back breaking!
Do you want a raised garden bed for veggies and plants but don’t have the time to build or the money to buy one? I have bought some black Geofelt planters and I love them! These bags are 55cm wide and 40cm tall. You can even grow root crops,
Cooks Column
Jac’s Pork n Black Beans
IS yummy and it IS easy.
Garden Hints & Tips
Spiders in the garden
Readers may recall the column about ants. This time it is about spiders. Like ants, spiders can be a mixed blessing and we are guaranteed to have spiders in our gardens. Spiders do a wonderful job at keeping insects in check. Most spiders spin webs to ensnare insects, some spiders
50 Years Ago
Late April start for footy in 1975
Front page news in April was all about local football upheavals, as the Heathcote League commenced without Tooborac, which had been on-again, off-again, right up to the first bounce. The withdrawal left just Elmore, Heathcote, Colbinabbin, Rushworth, and Mt Pleasant which was given a bye in the opening round. Photographed
As the seasons change...
Gosh! Where did spring/summer season go? It feels like the busy season has been a bit of a blur. The weather is shifting, leaning towards much cooler nights, shorter days and longer nights. The flow of baby birds has ceased but the gathering of plover pairs on nature strips
Cooks Column
Anne’s chocolate cake
I’ve told you before that I can’t do light and fluffy – which is why I don’t cook sponges or cakes much. But my daughter’s friend, Anne, assured me that this was an easy-peasy, one bowl, one spoon chocolate cake – that ANYONE could make.