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Thanks to Suzanna, who picks up from the Homestead for sharing this recipe. The recipe was from The Sweet Melissa Baking Book by Melissa Murphy. The original recipe said to use canned sweet potatoes – I adapted it to use…

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Thanks to Ruth, who picks up from our Currumbin Valley Eco Village City Cousin for sharing this amazing recipe. Wade (you may know him from ‘This Week’s Tucker’) reckons that we probably won’t be getting any more dragon fruit this…

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Last year during persimmon season I found this great recipe for persimmon cookies on the internet. They are moist & light and very popular! From Alison

Ingredients:

  • 2 ripe persimmons, pureed
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground…

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This recipe should be credited to Stephanie Alexander ‘A Cook’s Companion’. Sent in by Andrew Wilson.

Ingredients:

  • 900g sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 125g unsalted butter
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp bicarb
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup plain yoghurt
  • 2 cups…

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What a grand coincidence, I must say, to seeing the advertisement for The Real Food Companion writer to be in town for us local food buyers! Every Sunday I’m entitled to a new cook book depending on my sales at…

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This recipe comes from Alison, our Marketing Coordinator. It’s quick and easy and even people who don’t like rhubarb love it!

Ingredients:

  • large bunch rhubarb
  • sugar
  • cinnamon

Method:

Wash the rhubarb and cut it up in to smallish pieces, roughly 2cm long. Put it in a…

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