PEREGIAN MARKET, SUNSHINE COAST

Yes, It's nearly Easter, just days away now....remember to support the Bilby when you think of Easter treats....I know that the bunny has developed into quite a character over the years and the silver foiled chocolate images with bright smiling faces and 2 big teeth do look cute....but the Bilby is one of our native animals and does need your support and protection. Keep it in mind.

I'll be at the Peregian Market, on the Sunshine Coast, this Sunday with a lot of Outback Chef products, if you're around please stop buy and say hello.

Have a safe and happy Easter break
Jude

MOUNTAIN PEPPER LEAF

Here's a simple bush food idea to try..........

I had a customer tell me the other day he had tried Outback Chef's mountain pepper leaf on a mash of sweet potato and it was fantastic.

Mountain Pepper is a shrub that grows in the wet areas of SE Australia. The pepper leaf is dried and can be used in the same way as any other pepper would be used. The pepper berries from this plant can be added to a pepper mill and again used in the same way as you'd grind the black pepper. It's really hot and also has a slight eucalyptus flavour which adds to the enjoyment.

Growing Bush tomatoes and smokey water

An "old bushie" told me the other day that if you smoke some water and put it on your bush tomatoes they grow well. Bush tomatoes, as we know, grow in the heat of the desert and need a good bushfire to propogate. Now if you take your billy-can and put it over a fire and allow the smoke of the fire to get in the water then when its cold water your bush tomatoes, they will love it and prosper!

The bush tomatoes pictured opposite are the dried version, you can buy them from www.makingtracks.com.au. When using grind them first.