Category Archives: Ingredients

Passionfruit Semifreddo

passionfruit_thumbnail Passion fruit, the very description of summer.
Recipes: Passion fruit curd cake, passion fruit curd, Tropical Custard and Jelly, passion fruit semifreddo

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Beetroot – from garden to plate 3

beetroot thumbnail Beetroot, sweet and earthy. Ruby red. An acquired taste.

Recipes: Pork chops with beetroot relish, Beetroot – from garden to plate #3, raw beetroot and goats cheese salad

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Avocado – from garden to plate 2

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Avocado
I grew up on an organic avocado farm, this nutty oily delicious fruit was a major part of my diet from an early age. Now I live in Asia where it is eaten as a dessert.
Recipes: Avocado – from garden to plate #2

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Asparagus, from garden to plate 1

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Asparagus seems to divide the population. Some love this quick growing sprout and will eat it fresh from the ground as a delicacy (me), others despise the mere thought of it. Perhaps scarred from one too many servings of putrid canned asparagus?
Recipes: Asparagus – from garden to plate #1, Asparagus frittata, asparagus and ricotta tart

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Mograbiyeh salad, something new.

mograbiyeh1t_80 Mograbiyeh
Also known as Israeli couscous, this large couscous is an interesting starch cooked risotto style or boiled and used in a salad.
Recipe: Mograbiyeh salad

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