Seasonal Cooking

Produce and recipes that keep you in step with the seasons

My Easter Sunday Bread Recipe - Just a Little Late!

It’s never too late for anything right? With this in mind here is my overdue recipe for Easter Sunday Morn Bread. Don’t wait till next Easter though, it’s just as delicious baked on any weekend and enjoyed with a cup of tea or two. Make it for brunch this Sunday …

Have You Tried Bircher Muesli for Breakfast?

What do you enjoy for breakfast? Have you ever tried Bircher Muesli? For me it’s the perfect cereal for Autumn. After trying different recipes I’ve come up with my favourite …

Vegetables in Season in January

Cucumbers. Not necessarily the most exciting vegetable are they? They seem to be faithful companions in many salads and I know I can’t have a Pimms without a long thin wedge bobbing around in the glass. But try the recipe for Cucumber Salad - gurkensalat, as it’s called in the Barossa Valley - I think you’ll find it so crunchy and refreshing it’ll become a summer favourite …

Fruit in Season in January

Isn’t this just the most wonderful photograph? The colours zing around you and not only that, there’s a watermelon on the stool which fits in perfectly with the delicious Watermelon Sorbet that follows …

Summer Pudding

Summer Pudding has to be one of the most luscious desserts you can make. Have you made one? The jewel-like colour of the pudding is a visual feast but what makes it so special is that with very few ingredients you can create a truly brilliant summer taste sensation …

Vegetables in Season in December

Have you ever noticed that most summer vegetables grow above the earth in the light and air? Asparagus and beetroot are two exceptions but we won’t hold that against them. The following recipes for asparagus are current favourites, well worth adding to your summer repertoire …

Fruit in Season in December

Absolutely no heat required to make Strawberries Al Formaggio which is just as well as we head into hot summer days with the sound of cicadas ever present. Many other berries are in season in December so don’t feel you have to stay true to the recipe. Explore other taste temptations …