In Season • December

Summertime! | Although the weather is very confused at the moment, I am looking forward to the annual bounty of stone fruits and fresh salad ingredients. The veggie patch has loved the rain after a long dry winter and we are looking forward to home-grown tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers.

December | vegetables & herbs

  • Artichoke
  • Asparagus
  • Avocado
  • Basil
  • Beetroot
  • Broccoli
  • Corn
  • Chives
  • Coriander
  • Cucumber
  • Dill
  • Eggplant
  • Garlic
  • Green beans
  • Lettuce
  • Mint
  • Onion
  • Oregano
  • Peas
  • Potatoes
  • Silverbeet
  • Spinach
  • Sugar Snap Peas
  • Tomatoes
  • Zucchini

December | fruit

  • Banana
  • Blueberry
  • Cherry
  • Grapefruit
  • Honeydew
  • Lemon
  • Lychee
  • Mango
  • Papaya
  • Pineapple
  • Rockmelon
  • Strawberry
  • Watermelon
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Sherry Trifle ChristmasDessertsRecipes
December 23, 2016

Sherry Trifle – Christmas Dessert

• Sherry Trifle - a traditional Christmas Dessert | As a teenager, I had a traumatic experience with a trifle that made me swear off them forever. Until I ran into Australian…
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Christmas Roast - pork crackling ChristmasPorkRecipes
December 22, 2016

Christmas Roast Secrets – pork crackle, gravy & crispy spuds

• Christmas Roast Secrets - pork crackle, gravy & crispy spuds | There are a few things you can do to ensure the success of your pork crackle. Firstly, the skin of…
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Glazed Ham ChristmasPorkRecipes
December 22, 2016

Pineapple Glazed Ham

Serves as many people as you can invite over! Prep time | 15 minutes Cooking time | 3 hours Christmas Ham | I love to glaze my ham for Christmas day, but I prefer to eat it cold so…
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ChristmasPorkRecipes
December 22, 2016

Christmas Ham – choosing, cooking, carving and storing

• Christmas Ham | I have not lived through a Christmas without ham. Whether we have it glazed or naked, warm or cold, it’s an integral part of Christmas and…
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Spiced Christmas Nuts Recipe - Julie Goodwin ChristmasRecipes
December 11, 2012

Spiced Christmas Nuts Recipe

Makes 500g Prep time | 5 minutes Cooking time | 20 minutes (more…)
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ChristmasRecipes
December 21, 2011

4 sleeps to go – kids baking treats in the kitchen

I have finished up all my work commitments, and finally can turn my entire attention to our family’s Christmas preparations.  Hooray!  Later on tonight I’ll be wrapping presents but for…
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Pavlova Roulade ChristmasDessertsRecipes
December 17, 2011

Pavlova Roulade

Serves 10-12 Prep time | 20 minutes Cooking time | 20 minutes (more…)
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