Category: Food

Spring has truly sprung and Christmas is creeping ever closer. October is known for Halloween and Halloween is known for…you guessed it, pumpkins! However, pumpkins aren’t properly in season in Australia until Autumn. Instead, there are plenty of other delicious vegetables in season in October, like green beans, mushrooms, and asparagus. Here’s the best produce […]

As Australians, we all know summer can be long and hot. Soaring temperatures and the scorching sun can make life a little difficult. But it’s also the time when most of us like to get outside, have picnics, adventures, holidays, and road trips. Summer is also a tricky time for food. Storing food correctly is […]

The beautiful tropical North Queensland has another delicious food event on the horizon. Palm Cove Reef Feast takes place in early October, with food, beer and culture taking centre stage. The event, sponsored by Cairns Airport, will be a feast for all the senses. Palm Cove restaurants, cafes, plus local producers will set up shop […]

Now’s your chance to make the most of strawberries while they’re still in season. Not only are these red berries delicious, they provide a range of nutritional benefits, including being an excellent source of Vitamin C – giving you more than 100% of your daily needs in one half punnet. They can be used in […]

Winter is finally behind us and the supermarket shelves are filling up with fresh spring produce, everything from citrus, bananas, peas, rhubarb, and fennel. It’s already started to warm up, but the season doesn’t officially kick off until after the spring equinox, which generally falls around the 20th – 23rd of September each year. Only […]

Australian’s are very familiar with the pawpaw. Not only is it the main ingredient in one of our most popular beauty/health products (Lucas’ Papaw Ointment), but it’s become synonymous with Australian tropical fruit. We put pawpaw in the spotlight and discover some interesting facts. Origins Pawpaw (and papaya) is native to the tropics of the […]

There aren’t many savoury dishes that can’t be made more delicious with the addition of garlic. It has been used for centuries as a seasoning and flavouring, but also as a traditional medicine. Garlic is a close relative of onion, shallot, leek and chive, with the bulbous root a part of the onion genus, Allium. […]

The sweet, red bulbs of beetroot are one of the most recognisable vegetables, and one of the most flavoursome. It’s is most often eaten cooked, and a makes a delicious addition to plenty of meals, even the odd sweet dish. Beetroots are in season around Australia in the winter months, so now is the time […]

Olives are a staple of the Mediterranean diet, and are the source of what a lot of Italians claim is the key to good health and a long life. But olives have more to offer than olive oil, they make a great snack, a cooking ingredient, on their own or stuffed. The small, oval fruit […]

Winter is often thought of as a less “plentiful” time of year for produce, but there is still heaps of selection at the supermarket or greengrocer. But if winter does get you down, particularly with all those winter bugs and flus floating around, then you don’t have to worry. August is the perfect time for […]