Beetroot Salad

Serves 5. INGREDIENTS 1 cup Orzo 1 cup frozen peas 2 tbsp Olive oil 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp liquid honey 1/4 cup chopped mint 1 450g tin chunky cut beetroot (you could even use roasted beetroot instead) 50g Feta-crumbled 1 red onion– chopped finely METHOD Cook Orzo...

Autumn at the Plantation

Summer may have come and gone with a hiss and a roar but my goodness the intense heat was beating on every living thing. Everywhere (like so many other places) was dry and yearning urgently for water! The roses, thankfully, hung on…. just, and the hydrangeas, but of...

Summer at the Plantation

Summer has arrived with a hiss and a roar! The gorgeous cherry blossoms are finished and the lilacs have been the most magnificent ever this year. The roses are now out in all their splendour, in a raft of majestic colours, taking everyone’s eye as they look out along...

Summer Salad

This salad serves 10-12 people so it’s perfect for Christmas Day! INGREDIENTS 1 tin baby corn 1 telegraph cucumber 2 red onions 3 capsicum 125g mushrooms DRESSING ¾ cup white wine vinegar ¾ cup canola oil ¾ cup sugar ½ Tablespoon salt METHOD Cut or slice all...

Broccoli Salad

Serves 4-5 INGREDIENTS 2 x heads of broccoli (chopped up small) 300g bacon (optional), chopped up 100g pine nuts 250g chopped finely dried cranberries or craisins mix 1 spring onion (chopped) Lemon juice Olive oil METHOD 1. In one tablespoon of olive oil, cook bacon...