In Season: Dragonfruit

The Dragonfruit is one of the strangest looking fruits I have ever seen. The fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus(sweet pitayas). It is usually either a vibrant red or yellow with white flesh and small black pips inside, shaped somewhat like an artichoke. The red species is the more commonly found in Australia.  image by _e.t  Recently I was…

All You Can Eat Mussells only $15 with crusty bread at Warilla Hotel Bistro

All You Can Eat Mussells only $15 with crusty bread at Warilla Hotel Bistro:Vanessa Pike-Russell On Saturday nights at Warilla Hotel pay $15 to enjoy a bowl of mussells cooked in wine, tomato, garlic, chilli and herbs served with a bowl of crusty bread and chips. Once you’re finished, go back for another bowl. If…

Cookbook: What’s Cookin’ Shellharbour

WHAT’S COOKIN’ SHELLHARBOUR? Generations of family secrets have been revealed in a new Shellharbour City Council cookbook featuring over one hundred of the area’s favourite recipes. The new book, What’s Cookin’ Shellharbour?,  features a diverse range of tried and true family favourite recipes allowing interested community members to learn a whole new series of easy…