Autumn in southern Australia is apple harvesting season. Despite being only five years old, our little apple tree has borne a bumper crop of wonderful apples. Friends and family have received gifts of our apples but most people we know have their own substantial crop, so the issue is how to preserve them. These apples are not suitable for stewing so what are my options? Refrigeration in a vented plastic bag is the usual way...
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Food, in the world of my friend TBS, is used to celebrate and it is used to commiserate. It is her hobby and her responsibility. It is one of the joyful ways she and I connect. It is part of our history. After long years of preparing food in a kitchen of dubious functionality, TBS has finally had the time and the space to think about a renovation. Part of the renovation is the considerable...
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Despite it being winter, when little is growing in our garden, there seems to be an abundance of fresh food that is being shared throughout our community. Recently, we have received lemons, tangelos and tamarillos. The tamarillos actually came from my workplace. Two large bags made an appearance, filled to capacity with absolutely perfect tamarillos. Most people at work were unfamiliar with them, and when they tasted them, decided that they didn't like tamarillos. The consensus was...
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