{"id":1546,"date":"2011-07-04T12:49:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T02:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2011-07-17T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T02:50:39","slug":"tastes-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"tastes of July"},"content":{"rendered":"

on air on Byron Bay’s bayfm99.9 on July 4, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Today Sister Carolyn, one of the original bellysisters, made a return visit to the little belly kitchen.\u00a0 She had a long chat about the most delicious in season\u00a0 flavours of July with Miss July herself, Alison Drover.\u00a0 Who has just sent us a very fab picture of herself.\u00a0\u00a0 (I think I recognise the very cute apron too, made by a stallholder at the weekend markets).<\/p>\n

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MISS JULY’S MONTHLY GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Winter citrus is great this year because of the cold we have had and the frosts. Pecans are also great.<\/p>\n

My breakfast is oranges peeled and sliced crossways warmed on the stove with raw unheated honey, rosemary and pecans with a dollop of yogurt \u00ad great for keeping the winter bugs at bay. Rosemary contains substances that are useful for stimulating the immune system, increasing circulation, and improving digestion. Rosemary also contains anti-inflammatory compounds that may make it useful for reducing the severity of asthma attacks. In addition, rosemary has been shown to increase the blood flow to the head and brain, improving concentration.<\/p>\n

Enjoy Alison<\/p>\n

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JULY IN SEASON FRUIT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Avocados<\/p>\n

Custard apples<\/p>\n

Fuji apples<\/p>\n

Grapefruit<\/p>\n

Pomelo<\/p>\n

Lemons<\/p>\n

Limes<\/p>\n

Mandarins<\/p>\n

Nashi<\/p>\n

Pineapple<\/p>\n

Rhubarb<\/p>\n

Quinces<\/p>\n

Pomegranate<\/p>\n

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JULY IN SEASON VEGETABLES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Beetroot<\/p>\n

Broccoli<\/p>\n

Brussell sprouts<\/p>\n

Beetroot<\/p>\n

Brown onions<\/p>\n

Carrots<\/p>\n

Celery<\/p>\n

Chinese Greens<\/p>\n

Fennel<\/p>\n

Ginger<\/p>\n

Sweet potato<\/p>\n

Pecans \u00ad great this winter because of the cold.<\/p>\n

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RECIPES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bastille day is the 14th of July and hence a French recipe which is typically French – simple yet so good<\/p>\n

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CELERIAC AND PECAN REMOULADE <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* 1 celeriac<\/p>\n

* 1\/4 cup of pecans<\/p>\n

* Mayonnaise \u00ad see list below<\/p>\n

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Great with roasts meats or fish and great for lunch served French style as<\/p>\n

an picnic accompaniment along with a baguette, some cheese, olives and a<\/p>\n

cold chicken or meats.<\/p>\n

A remoulade is a mayonnaise sauce served cold which often has herbs and<\/p>\n

things added.<\/p>\n

Take some local pecans say 1\/4 cup and place them on a oven tray in a oven<\/p>\n

around 150 for about 5 minutes until they are crunchy. Remove from the oven<\/p>\n

and leave to cool.<\/p>\n

The celeriac is not a pretty vegetable very knobby all over but don’t be put<\/p>\n

off it well worth the peeling.<\/p>\n

Take the celeriac and cut the top and bottom off so that rests on the<\/p>\n

surface. Peel the entire vegetable taking care around the knobbly bits.<\/p>\n

As soon as you have done this like apples you need to add lemon juice to<\/p>\n

avoid discolouration. Squeeze half a lemon into a cup of and pour over the<\/p>\n

celeriac.<\/p>\n

Remove the celeriac from the water and shred the celeriac into matchsticks.<\/p>\n

Squeeze the other half of the lemon juice over the celeriac.<\/p>\n

Make the mayonnaise.<\/p>\n

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HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2 egg yolks<\/p>\n

2 tsp white wine vinegar<\/p>\n

1 tsp Djon mustard<\/p>\n

Salt<\/p>\n

Freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n

300ml olive oil<\/p>\n

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Place all the ingredients in the blender and pulse for a few minutes<\/p>\n

alternatively whisk your egg yolks with the mustard and slowly pour in the<\/p>\n

oil whisky as you go and the add the remaining mustard, salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

The consistency for a remoulade should be like a thick sauce.<\/p>\n

Add the mayonnaise to the celeriac matchsticks and mix.<\/p>\n

Just before serving chop the pecans roughly and add to the remoulade.<\/p>\n

Serve cold.<\/p>\n

Variations<\/strong> : Apples can be added for a different taste. You can also add herbs<\/p>\n

like basil depending on the accompanying food ie fish is great with basil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

on air on Byron Bay’s bayfm99.9 on July 4, 2011   Today Sister Carolyn, one of the original bellysisters, made a return visit to the little belly kitchen.\u00a0 She had a long chat about the most delicious in season\u00a0 flavours of July with Miss July herself, Alison Drover.\u00a0 Who has just sent us a very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[202,204,203],"class_list":["post-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radio-show-posts","tag-celeriac","tag-mayonnaise","tag-pecans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1549,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions\/1549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.belly.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}