Preserving Food

Storing garlic

January 10, 2019

So you've harvested and cured your garlic, now you need to store it. Penny Woodward explains how.

Freezing fruit

December 8, 2016

Freezing fruit is a great way to enjoy their seasonal abundance all year round.

Black garlic

December 1, 2016

It's not hard to make black garlic says PENNY WOODWARD, so give it a go following her helpful instructions.

Preserving a lemon glut

June 24, 2014

JUSTIN RUSSELL heads for the kitchen to preserve a glut of winter lemons.

Bondin’ with my calamondin

March 20, 2014

It might be fruiting two months ahead of schedule, but JUSTIN RUSSELL extolls the virtues of his backyard calamondin tree.

September preserve: preserved lemons

September 12, 2013

Bottle lemons for a tangy addition to tagines and roast meat.

August preserve: rhubarb and ginger jam

August 15, 2013

Rhubarb and ginger make a warming, wintry jam, writes ALECIA WOOD.

Nasturtium and macadamia pesto

July 30, 2013

Gavin Hughes, Executive Chef, Byron at Byron Resort & Spa, has provided this recipe for Organic Gardener. See the article on edible flowers in our September-October issue, page 28.

July preserve: quince and chamomile jam

July 18, 2013

ALECIA WOOD describes how to add chamomile blossoms to quince for a wintry jam with a twist.

Coriander pesto

June 28, 2013

If you love coriander, it’s hard to imagine you could ever have too much in the garden, but when you do, you could turn it into a delicious coriander pesto, writes PHIL DUDMAN.

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