Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2022 i Market Magazine

HELLO AGAIN, I’ve always wanted to start one of these letters with the old cliché “well it’s that time of year again”. Now that I have started cooking lamb shanks, casseroles, hearty stews and loads of soup it seems super appropriate to use the cliché! My whiz of an editor (whom I love dearly) refuses to let me though. So with little tact I am trying to bury it in the copy! Let’s just say that it’s no longer salad days, but the warm nights around the family table are no less blessed. Cold weather food is so delicious and comforting – kinda what we need when we want to shut the crazy world out and enjoy the simple and beautiful act of nourishing our bodies. “Cold weather food is…

Perfect partners Check here for pumpkin’s tried and true flavour pairings to help take the guess work out of cooking, or simply to make you feel more confident about getting creative in the kitchen. Loving the lot! All about 1. KENT PUMPKIN Also known as Jap pumpkin. These varieties have a ribbed green-grey skin that is mottled with stripes and speckles. The flesh is golden yellow, with a nutty, very sweet flavour. It’s a great all-rounder and a favourite for roasting. 2. GOLDEN NUGGET PUMPKIN Aren’t they cute? These little beauties are exactly that, beautiful. They aren’t your typical go-to pumpkin variety for everyday cooking and eating. They are best stuffed, then roasted until tender. A great dinner party idea. 3. SPAGHETTI SQUASH A bright yellow-skinned vegetable, with a less…

BUTTER CHICKEN AND LEEK POT PIES Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced. In a deep frying pan, saute 1 thinly sliced leek in a good dollop of butter for 5 minutes or until leek is soft. Add 1 cup frozen peas, 3 cups chopped cooked chicken meat and a jar of What’s For Tonight? Butter Chicken Cooking Sauce. Divide between four 1 ½-cup- capacity ovenproof ramekins and brush edges with egg. Cut 4 rounds from Carême All Butter Puff Pastry large enough to cover the top of each ramekin. Cut a small round hole from the centre of each, then transfer to ramekin tops, pressing edges to seal. Brush with egg and scatter with black sesame seeds. Transfer to an oven tray and bake for 18 minutes or until pastry is…

HEY, KIDS! ALWAYS COOK with the help of a grown-up as it’s much safer and also more fun! ALSO READ THE RECIPE BEFORE YOU start creating. Obvs! CHOCOLATE BERRY ENERGY BITES PREPARATION: 15 minutes FREEZING: 30 minutes MAKES: 18 6 dates, pitted ⅓ cup macadamias 2 Tbsp cacao nibs (ask Mum!) 1 Tbsp rolled oats 1 Tbsp dried cranberries 2 tsp chia seeds (white or black) 2 tsp honey 2 tsp water (if needed) 2 tsp cocoa, plus extra to dust 18 blueberries STEP 1: Put dates, macadamias, cacao nibs, oats, cranberries, chia seeds, honey and cocoa into the bowl of a small food processor or food chopper and blitz until finely chopped. Then continue to process until your mixture comes together in a ball, adding water if needed.…

IN FLOWER NOW Camellia Camellias do a double-act in Australian gardens. The sasanqua varieties colour up for autumn, blooming from March until May, after which the japonicas take over for winter, often extending their flowering season well into spring. So if it’s cool-season garden colour you’re after, these guys are your friends. Both forms have their charms - sasanquas are more free flowering and make excellent hedges, while japonicas have a more classic formality to them, in both shape and flower form. Both do best in a partially shaded position and will grow happily in large containers. ADD A Citrus Twist Amongst backyard fruit trees, it’s hard to beat citrus for their bountiful crops, and late autumn or early winter is the perfect time to plant one (or three). With…

1 VALUE BOXES If you shop online, don’t miss the HFM Imperfect Picks Value Box providing up to 50% savings on your normal fruit and veg shop. 2 PICK OF THE WEEK For the best value, check out the Imperfect Pick Of The Week. It’s offered weekly from the seasonal range of 8-16 imperfect fruit and veg. 3 BUY ‘EM LOOSE You can buy the range loose by the kilo, rather than pre-packaged, which is a lot better for the environment. Just let the cashier know it’s an Imperfect Pick. MM…

Cullen Wines has become renowned the world over for its delicious drops. Winemaker Vanya Cullen’s top picks for white wine lovers are the signature Grace Madeline Sauvignon Blanc, with its “white flower, pear, nettle, apple and gooseberry bouquet with luscious texture and vibrancy”, and the Mangan Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, which provides a “lively dance of lime and grapefruit on the taste”. For those more partial to reds, Vanya suggests the Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot. “It’s so perfect for the winter months, ” she says, “with a bouquet of varietal fruits, cigar box, ironstone and plum leading you to a palate of rich, dark chocolate and also mulberry.” Anyone joining us on cloud wine? Look for the Cullen Wines range online at harrisfarm.com.au, or at licensed HFM stores. MM…

Hello to you all. Nice to have you with us in our now FREE mag. And I’m here this issue with a flower story (see page 60), because I’d love to add a new joy to your life, if you don’t do this already. Lucky me, just recently I was given this bunch of beautiful flowers, when they were still in their infancy of blooming. And doesn’t that make the gift of a bunch of flowers splendid, because each day they are ‘new’ as they open up more and more. Indeed, they’re a gift that keeps on giving. Speaking of which, some time back we had occasion to do a gardening feature called “Up Close And Personal”. The pictures were taken as close into each individual flower as you could…

1 DIVIDE UP CLUMPS of hardy perennials, bulbs and grasses, such as clivia, liriope, dianella, agapanthus, iris and canna. Use a sharp-edged spade to slice off plants from around the edge of the clump, then further divide them using secateurs. Plant the divisions into well-dug soil with a side serve of compost and plant food. 2 BUY A CYCLAMEN in a pot while they’re in bloom. To enjoy them indoors, sit the plastic pot inside a decorative container, but lift it out for watering to make sure it drains well. And avoid overly-heated rooms. 3 PLANT OUT SPRING BULBS that you’ve had chilling in the fridge for the past few weeks. By late autumn/early winter, the soil will be cool enough to stimulate their growth cycle to start. 4 FOR…

Should I be activating my nuts and seeds? What even is that? The simple answer is: yes! It’s best to activate them if you don’t like that heavy feeling after eating a handful or you are living with IBS. Activating, or soaking and sprouting, begins the germination process, which reduces the effects of phytates – compounds that make minerals less available for us to absorb. While there’s no scientific evidence stating it makes nuts and seeds more nutritional, it will make them easier to digest and elevate their taste – no salt required! It is a pretty simple procedure but it takes a fair bit of time. First, soak your chosen nuts and seeds in filtered water with a teaspoon of salt for 24 hours, then rinse and spread out…

4 GREAT RECIPES • Beef Sausages With Mash And Creamy Kale • Barramundi Minestrone With Chorizo, Beans And Garlic Bread • One-Pot Massaman Chicken Curry With Jasmine Rice • Three-Cheese Vegetarian Lasagne READY IN 55 MINS Cook’s TIP Add a splash of truffle-infused olive oil to the mashed potato mixture. FOR MATES AND DATES Swap the sausages for pan-fried beef eye fillet steaks. BEEF SAUSAGES WITH MASH AND CREAMY KALE PREPARATION: 15 MINUTES • COOKING: 40 MINUTES • SERVES: 4 Step 3 Step 5 Step 6 INGREDIENTS 1kg potatoes 50g butter 200ml milk Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to season 1 brown onion 4 cloves garlic ½ bunch kale Olive oil 6 sprigs fresh thyme 2 Tbsp capers 450-500g packet beef sausages 300ml cream ½ lemon 1. Wash and…

WHO WE ARE Hydrangea paniculata, pompom chrysanthemums, cosmos, Japanese anemone, seasonal berries and cornflower. HINT! HINT! Any containers of matching shapes, like these round cans, would work for you too. Blooms to buy now at HFM • Chrysanthemum • Jonquil • Tulips • Roses • Button • Tiger Lily • Oriental Lily BLOOMIN’ HERE Plum blossom, grape hyacinths, snowflakes, jasmine fritillaria and tulips. HINT! HINT! You can match colours between your flowers and the images on your can – see, you’ve just doubled the magic! 1 TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR RECYCLING WITH BRAND NEW EYES. Save a couple of big cans, strip them of their labels and add a touch of your own painted creativity. Or choose a paper you love and wrap the bottom half of the cans.…

Perfect is so passé. It’s often the misfits and fabulously flawed who have the most to offer this world (we’re looking at you Keith Richards). And the Imperfect Picks range is no different. This motley crew of seasonal fruit and veg may look imperfect on the outside, but they are perfectly good to eat on the inside – after all, beauty is only skin deep – and they come with a whole load of positive vibes. Not only do these odd bods cost you 50 per cent less than their prettier cousins, they’re helping food producers and the planet as well. Woot! Woot! You can add value with values With our cost of living currently soaring, there’s never been a better time to embrace this funny-looking food. Supply chain issues…