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Elderberry Flower Fritters

These fritters make a delightful and  delicately flavoured dessert, especially when served with double cream or vanilla ice-cream.

12 clusters of elderberry flowers

¼ cup plain flour

1½ cups water

1 egg

Oil for deep frying

Cut the stalks from the flower clusters leaving a small stub. Mix [...]

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

In 1885 Baron Ferdinand von Mueller noted that the leaves and flowers of this popular garden plant could be eaten as a replacement for cress and considered it to be -anti-scorbutic (scurvy-curing). Although nasturtium is known more for its culinary uses Europeans use the essential oil made from the plant as [...]

Christmas Pavlova – a Family Tradition

 

This is a little late, however, I would like to share this lovely and easy Pavlova recipe that I make every year for my family’s Christmas dinner.

4 egg whites

1 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon cornflour

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preheat [...]

Thyme and Pumpkin Damper

This is an easy, delicious, and healthy damper that can be used in place of bread, as an accompaniment to most meals or as a snack.

Thyme

3 cups self raising flour

1 cup barley bran

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

3 teaspoons dried thyme leaves (double for [...]