Cooks Column
Caramelised Honey Almond Slice
School holiday time means you should probably top up your cake tins for the hordes of children. Here’s a slice for you to try:
Victoria Arnel
Past Issues
September 12, 2024
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Garden Hints & Tips
What plant is that?
It is important to know what plants you have in your garden. Is the plant a pest species? Will the tree be too big once it grows? Is it poisonous? These are just some of the reasons you need to know what plants are in your garden, not to mention
Cooks Column
Versatile Fruit Slice
Versatile slice - so named because you can choose from such a wide variety of fruit for the filling. It makes a great Christmas treat to use fruit mince for a take on mince pies during the festive season. Slow-baked quinces was another very successful filling.
Past Issues
August 29, 2024
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Garden Hints & Tips
Spring is blossoming
September is a great time to be out in the garden or paddock after a cold cloudy winter. The ground is moist and warming up. We have a lovely selection of flowering native plants that will encourage wildlife into your property. Imagine sitting at your table and watching wrens and
Cooks Column
Orange and olive oil cake
With oranges aplenty, this is a lovely citrus dessert cake.
Garden Hints & Tips
Spring is in the air......
Finally the days are getting longer and the temperatures are rising although only in little bursts! Gardens are starting to come to life with bulbs popping up all over the place bringing an end to that winter gloom. Roses should have been pruned by now and signs of new growth
Cooks Column
Beef and Vegetable Casserole & Chicken Casserole
We have a couple of recipes this edition, sent in by one of our regular readers. Norma has sent us recipes before, so I hope you enjoy these. You’ll notice the recipes come from the era of imperial measurements (and so do Norma and I!). Beef and Vegetable Casserole
Kids Corner
Bar codes and QR codes
Hey Kids! This time we are looking at something that you will come across daily – bar codes and QR codes. Bar codes and other kinds of ID tags are everywhere, tracking everything that moves in clever ways. If you have a quick look around, you’ll probably spot at least
Kids Corner
Citrus Fruits
In this edition of the Waranga News we are taking a look at Citrus – a fruit that is readily available during the winter months in Australia.
Garden Hints & Tips
It’s rose planting time!
Greek poets praised roses with their sweet perfume and profuse blooms as “perfume of the gods” and “queen of flowers