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    "There were things I hadn't worked with before," she says. "Spinach, zucchini, pumpkin and sweet potato. Real Aussie staples. In Scotland, pumpkin only appears in November at Halloween. Spinach we see as an English thing." Undaunted, she turned to friends and cookbooks, finding recipes for spinach quiches, bakes and pumpkin soups. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
    Spinach, zucchini, pumpkin and sweet potato. Real Aussie staples. In Scotland, pumpkin only appears in November at Halloween. Spinach we see as an English thing.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 weeks ago
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  1. The quantity means you have to cook vegetables every day
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  2. You smell the box and you know it's them
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  3. There were things I hadn't worked with before
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  4. If you're smart, you don't end up chucking stuff.
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  5. But rather than planning a meal and then buying the stuff, you look at what you've got and plan around that.
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  6. A lot of that went to compost. There's only so much Thai you can eat
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  7. You've got to be a bit creative and a bit resourceful
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  8. I don't like them but if they come to me in the box I don't want to waste them ... I dug out some recipes for poached pears with aniseed and cinnamon. It's a really nice dessert and definitely not one I would have done in any other circumstances.
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  9. I'll use some in salads, of course, but six? I've had to do some research and I've found a recipe for cured cucumbers ... We'll have them with Pimm's in summer.
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