Spring has sprung, and the arrival of the warmer weather brings a delicious assortment of new season fruit and vegetables. To get the best quality and value produce in September, look out for:

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As my regular readers would know, I am a big advocate of seasonal cooking. There are so many great reasons for using fruits and vegetables that are in season – they’re at their best, they’re inexpensive and because they don’t to travel great distances it’s better for the environment. Being late Spring, we are currently enjoying a beautiful selection of fruits, including mangoes, strawberries and pineapples. [Read more →]

Strawberries are in the height of their season on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia, where I live. As they are so inexpensive to buy at the moment, I have been buying them in bulk and preparing a wide selection of strawberry dishes – strawberry jam, strawberry cake, strawberry daiquiris, strawberry clafoutis to name but a few!

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February’s fruit of the month is berries in all their diverse varieties: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries to name a few!  They are at their best and least expensive right now, although many are available year round (often at a price). [Read more →]