Recipe: Lentil and Vegetable Cottage Pie

on Wednesday, 05 June 2013. Posted in Recipes

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Winter is officially here, and it's now that time of the year when we crave deliciously warm, home-cooked meals. Comfort food that warms us from the inside out; the type of meals that most often enough gives us a couple of extra containers to store up in the freezer for another cold night ...

What's the crack with eggs?

on Wednesday, 08 May 2013. Posted in Bits and Pieces

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Eggs are amongst the healthiest foods on the planet! And though they've been given a bad wrap in the past due to their cholesterol levels, it has been proven that eggs and dietary cholesterol do NOT have an adverse on cholesterol levels in the blood.

Eggs have a wide range of health benefits. ...

Recipe: Spiced Popcorn

on Monday, 06 May 2013. Posted in Recipes

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We don't mean to sound corny, but this recipe is bursting with flavour! Right. Now that we've got that out of the way. Let's talk about this delicious little snack which is healthy and a perfect lunch box snack for the kids. 

I think it's fair to say that most people associate popcorn ...

Crunchy Kale Chips

on Monday, 15 April 2013. Posted in Recipes

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Just for the record. Kale Chips are delicious. Whether or not you're a fan of Kale, this recipe is sure to change your mind and these crunchy little pieces of goodness sure tick a lot of boxes:

  • A crunchy snack comparable to a potato chip, but much better for you. Check.
  • Low calories, fat ...

From the Market: All Hail Kale!

on Saturday, 13 April 2013. Posted in From the Market

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All hail King Kale, the mightly nutritional superfood that is seriously having a moment right now. Not only is it the talk of the town and staring back it you in every health related magazine, but it is now being integrated into our daily diets due it's unique properties making this leafy ...

Fresh Pasta at Home

on Tuesday, 09 April 2013. Posted in Recipes

Fresh Pasta at Home

Nothing beats the taste of fresh pasta, it just doesn't compare. A few weeks ago we posted a fantastic recipe for vegetarian lasagne from one our wonderful contributers Susan (Susan's Sumptuous Suppers) which opted to use either fresh or store bought pasta sheets. Since then we thought it would ...

"Entertaining" Autumn Competition!

on Tuesday, 02 April 2013. Posted in Bits and Pieces

Autumn has arrived! The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and our meals are getting warmer. Dig out your favourite autumn recipe and prepare to enter our Edacious Marketeers competition!

For one of our lucky readers, we will be giving away Donna Hay’s cookbook “Entertaining – ...

Seafood for Easter

on Thursday, 28 March 2013. Posted in Recipes

Seafood for Easter

We've been getting in the spirit for Easter here at the markets with plenty of chocolate and other yummy things flooding the stores in the last couple of weeks. But one thing we are super excited about is all the lovely fresh seafood coming into our fish shops this week for everyone to stock up ...

Pear Persuasion

on Thursday, 14 March 2013. Posted in Recipes, From the Market

Pear Persuasion

We haven't written in a few weeks... did you miss us? What with all the illustrious celebrations that is Canberra 100, I suppose we got caught up in the festivities!

But now, back to business! All my beautiful figs at home on the tree are starting to turn that deeper shade of purple, and so I ...