The star of the edible flowers, king of the garden plants, with a succulent heart to fall for! The globe artichoke is a fascinating...

Here is a simple way to prepare, cook and eat a fresh artichoke bud, straight from the garden. My heart beats for artichokes. I feel...

A leafy green salad with the first backyard harvest as a fresh start for the growing season. This is my favourite early spring garden...

Spring in the garden means a marathon of leaves, but nothing is wasted with green pesto! There is no need to wait until the basil is...

Green up your winter with this nourishing soup blending winter greens and split peas! Some like to blend greens in their smoothie, and...

Québec corn season is the golden hour of summer and time for the “Épluchette de blé d’Inde”! Sweet corn stall at Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal, Québec • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2019 The “ épluchette de blé d’Inde ” is an old Québec tradition that basically means a corn husking party. Sweet corn season runs from mid-July to October, but August is the peak time to buy fresh cobs grown in abundance all over the province. With the husk still on , corn is sold by the

Make your “squash” concentrate with freshly squeezed juice of any citrus. A cordial is a concentrated non-alcoholic syrup flavoured with...

Winter vitamin C means citrus and here are a few words about this interesting tiny variety. Spelled with a “C” in Australia instead of a...

An easy way to make this seasoning is to infuse salt with celery leaves in the oven. Fresh celery leaves blended in salt • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2018 When growing your own celery in the veggie patch, you will find that the dark green leaves are tastier than the blanched ones from the supermarkets. It can be used to flavour a dish and spread over a plate as a finishing herb like parsley. Just after moving to Australia, I felt like making an old classic Bloody C

Replace the pasta in your Spag Bol with squash noodles... and taste this bowl of goodness! I’m enjoying playing with bilingual words (and...

Unknown or too old school, the Spaghetti Squash might not be as favoured as pumpkins are in Australia, but it can undoubtedly grow...

If you’ve never cooked a Spaghetti Squash, try this basic recipe to prepare the flesh noodles. The Spaghetti Squash is an excellent...

This question arises when moving from North America to Australia. Read on for the answer! Various homegrown pumpkins... or squash! • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2022 In Australia, most winter squashes are called " pumpkins" . The word “squash” is generally reserved for the summer squashes , which are picked young with soft, tender and edible skin like the zucchinis and yellow buttons. Interestingly, the spaghetti squash remains relatively unknown or "out of fash

A stunning gourmet blend to create using fresh herbs and some activated charcoal sea salt. Fresh rosemary from the garden and black salt...