When strawberries are in abundance, this is a delicious sauce to preserve your bounty and enjoy all year. It pairs particularly well with seafood or whenever you would use sweet…
Author: Debbie Bassingthwaighte
Orris Root
Orris Root is a hardy, rhizomatous perennial with stiff, veined, blue-green, sword-like leaves that grow in a fan shape.
Rangpur Lime
The Rangpur Lime is an unusual citrus that is often mistaken for a mandarin but is actually a mandarin-lemon cross.
Spicy Beetroot and Apple Dip
This fresh and spicy Moroccan-inspired Beetroot and Apple Dip is a delicious, vibrant and healthy option to serve with crudités. I’ve experimented with the flavours and it’s become an all-time…
Saffron Crocus
Saffron Crocus is a perennial bulb with attractive 5-cm lilac flowers that emerge in autumn and last for just a few days each. Each flower has three bright, contrasting, orange-red…
Spiced Cumquat Jam
This Spiced Cumquat Jam is delicious on your fresh, warm, sour dough toast for breakfast, or just about any time of the day. The initial prep of the cumquats makes…
Rosella
Rosella is an attractive annual shrub to 1.5 m high with large, deeply lobed leaves, distinctive red stems and attractive yellow-pink hibiscus-like flowers with a dark red centre. Each flower…
Rosella Cordial
Rosellas are thriving in my garden at present, and one delicious way to preserve fresh Rosellas is to make Rosella cordial. This vibrant red syrup can be added to still…