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Sunflowers

  • Thursday, 24 April 2014 00:00
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Flowers

Australian cooking - Rhubarb flan

  • Wednesday, 23 April 2014 00:00
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Australian cooking

Mt Aconcagua South America Featured

  • Wednesday, 23 April 2014 00:00
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Mt Aconcagua

Climbing Mount Aconcagua is a journey of contrasts through a dynamic landscape. A landscape which is on the move, from great rocks falling into valleys or a small landslip, to the fast running glacial runoff along parts of the trail to the arid slopes almost bereft of life. The contrasts of challenges and rewards, rest and activity.  Bleak contrasts, contrasts in temperature and weather.

Australian Seafood Featured

  • Wednesday, 23 April 2014 00:00
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Australian Seafood is great.

Frangipani Featured

  • Wednesday, 23 April 2014 00:00
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Frangipanis are great.

Food - Bread and Butter pickled cucumbers

  • Saturday, 19 April 2014 00:00
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Bread and Butter cucumbers

Recipe - Pickled Cucumbers
It should be noted that this recipe calls for Lebanese cucumbers but it does not preclude the use of other varieties,But it must be understood that the difference is generally only in appearance, the flavours remain basically the same , but it may be found that some varieties will have larger seeds. The images in this recipe are of a larger variety of cucumber which seemed to work equally as well. Bon Appetite.
Ingredients

5 lbs (2.26kg ) of Lebanese Cucumbers :- Thinly sliced
1/2lb(226g) Onions:- Peeled and thinly sliced
2 Medium Capsicums could be 1 green 1 red Sliced and halved
3 Cups white vinegar
3 cups of Sugar
2 tsps of each Mustard Seed
2 tsps of Celery Seed
A good pinch of ground Cloves.
About 12 Medium size Sterilised jars and lids are required

Bread and Butter pickled cucumbers

Method

  1. Slice the cucumbers and seeded capsicums and the Onion.
  2. Make up a brine with cold water and salt (1 part salt to 9 parts water).
  3. Place sliced vegetables into a large bowl and cover with the brine, cover and place into refrigerator for 2 hrs,remove from the brine and drain thoroughly.
  4. Combine the Vinegar, Sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, and the pinch of cloves into a large steel casserole and bring to the boil stirring to prevent burning the syrup.
  5. Let syrup cool then add the drained vegetables do not stir, heat through on a low flame to simmering point.
  6. When just scalded take off the heat and place into prepared jars ensuring the syrup is up to the jar mouth before placing the lids on.

Serve chilled with cheese and crackers


 

 

 

 





 

Cheese Stock photography - Cheese Platters

  • Saturday, 19 April 2014 00:00
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Say CheeseSay Cheese

Cheese Stock photography

Australian cheese makers produce some of the best cheeses in the world.
Australian producers create a fantastic product at a very high standard. They also use a broad range of techniques allowing the production of many different fine cheeses for you to enjoy. Australians are enjoying a wider selection of high quality hard and soft cheeses. These more traditional cheeses are being supplemented with flavoured cheeses and cheeses made from goats and sheeps milk are more common.

Royalty-Free Images in this article are available for purchase from Istockphoto.

Click on the images to be taken there or have a look at the cheese lightbox containing top quality oyster stock photos

A selection of fine Australian cheese and fruits on a cheese board.

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Royalty-Free Images in this article are available for purchase from Istockphoto. Click on the images to be taken there or have a look at the cheese lightbox containing top quality oyster stock photos

 

Fashion - Dark and edgy Featured

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Wine - bottles and corks Featured

  • Friday, 15 November 2013 00:00
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Wine bottles

Fashion

  • Friday, 01 November 2013 00:00
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Fashion - dark