By Mary Nenke Mary makes this homemade bread recipe for their guests at Mary’s Farm Cottages. This year for the first time, she has created loaves with cereal rye grown in their paddocks at Kukerin. Try it for yourself here: Wholemeal Bread Recipe Ingredients 2 1/2 cups full cream milk 4 1/2 cups of wholemeal …
Recipe: Muesli Slice
Ingredients 1/2 cup Australian Bee Company Honey 125g butter 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 cup puffed rice (or popcorn!) 1 cup sultanas 1/2 chopped dried apricots (apple, peach, dates also work well) 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (pumpkin seeds also work well) Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 C. 2. Line …
Recipe: Parsnip Gnocchi with Nutmeg and Thyme Butter
By Denise Fernie Ingredients 4 small parsnips (approx. 500g) 200g wholemeal self-raising flour 50g finely grated parmesan 100g butter 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves 1 medium lemon, rind cut into long thin strips 40g shaved parmesan Method Trim and peel the parsnips. Cut into large chunks …
Early Spring in Western Australia
By Denise Fernie – Slow Food Swan Valley Committee Member In Western Australia’s southwest, the Noongar Seasonal calendar has six seasons, which follow observations of the environment, for example, the weather, and what plants and animals are doing, rather than dates on a calendar. We are in the season of Djilba, which is known as …
Recipe: Honey Cake
Classic Honey Cake “moist with a rich taste of honey”Serves 12Tin size 23cm false bottom cake tinPreparation time: 20 minutesBaking time: 55 minutesTemperature Slow 140c pre heated Ingredients250gm Clear WA honey225gm UN salted butter100gm Light brown sugar3 / Eggs beaten300gm Self- rising flour sifted 3 times MethodLine a 23cm spring form cake tin with baking …
Recipe: Palak Paneer
By Denise Fernie This is a spinach and cheese curry. We have also on occasion substituted warrigal greens for spinach, which works really well. Ingredients 2 bunches spinach 2 tbsn oil, butter or ghee 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 2cm piece of ginger, crushed 6 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, finely chopped …
Recipe: Fava Bean Dip
By Denise Fernie Using our in-season homegrown broad beans we have enjoyed them in soups and stews, as well as fava bean dip. Ingredients 1½ cup dried broad beans (fava beans) bay leaf 1 or 2 garlic cloves 40g tahini 40g lemon juice 80g olive oil a pinch of chilli powder salt and pepper to …
Recipe: Mondo Pesto
If you attended our 2021 event, you may have seen Vince Garreffa from Mondo Meats cook in the afternoon and share this recipe. Mondo Pesto Makes 4 Tubs at approx. 535g per tub Ingredients: 1kg Basil, fresh 100g Garlic, fresh 20g Salt 20g Black Pepper 600ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil 400g Pine nuts 200g Parmesan …