Wild Fermented Olives | Water, Salt, Olives and Time...lots of time!
Hand picked and wild fermented in the Mediterranean tradition. Our Australian olives are fermented for a minimum of 18 months in natural spring water and Australian kiln-dried sea salt, this process allows us to remove all the bitterness, while preserving the natural flavour of the olive. Ensuring we bring the beautiful to your kitchen.
Sourced from unirrigated groves in the Victorian High Country as our...
Step 5 - More adventures await
Mastery is a life-long pursuit, I hope you will continue to explore the fascinating world of saffron on your own. To experiment with flavours and techniques, from Morocco, France, Spain, Israel and beyond. To play with her as a top note, as a subtle background, as flavour, as colour. To help others on their journey towards mastery, but ultimately to bring the beautiful into your kitchen and blend it into your story.
Below is a flavour map, use it to guide you...
Aviation Cocktail with Pickled Cherries
Ingredients
60ml quality slightly herbaceous gin, I use Distillery No:209, but West Winds The Sabre would also work
15ml Crème de violette liqueur
15ml Saffron pickled cherries liquor
15ml fresh squeezed lemon juice
Crème de violette can be an overpowering liqueur, but nothing compares to the delicate floral notes it provides a well balanced cocktail.
The Aviation i...
Premium Australian Saffron | Intense fragrance sealed in black
Our premium Australian saffron comes from the heart of the high country, on a sunny north facing slope, just outside of Beechworth.
Handpicked in autumn, it is aged for 6 months to help develop its flavour, it is then sealed in light and air tight sachets, or processed into our unique saffron extract, ensuring you receive only the best quality Australian saffron in your kitchen.
Pure Australian Saffron
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Step 4 - Rhubarb, saffron and ginger clafoutis
Ingredients
8 stalks of fresh rhubarb
4 cm piece of young ginger peeled and sliced finely
80 g caster sugar
Icing sugar to dust
Batter
1 sachet of saffron or 10 drops saffron extract
250 ml pure cream
100 g caster sugar
60 g almond meal
10 g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
You have learnt some of the history of saffron, you’ve exp...
Where can you find us?
Where to taste?
Beechworth Farmers Market 1st Saturday of the month
Riverina Producers Market - Wagga Wagga 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1-6:30pm
Wangaratta Farmers Market 2nd Saturday of the month
Rutherglen Farmers Market 2nd Sunday of the month
Bright Makers Market 3rd Saturday of the month
Gasworks Farmers Market 3rd Saturday of the month - Occasional
Alphington Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of the month - Occasi...
Step 1 - Roast Chicken with saffron and tarragon
Ingredients
1.8- 2kg Free Range Chicken
1 ½ brown onions
4 cloves are garlic
1 satchel saffron
1 eggplant
100ml vermouth
Sprig of French tarragon
Butter
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Stuffing
2 thick slices of good sourdough bread – crusts removed – preferable day old.
½ onion
Zest of 1 lemon
½ tablespoon chopped French tarragon
1 tables...
Friday night steak special
Ingredients
Your preferred cut of steak. I love scotch as it has great fat in it.
1 sachet saffron
Butter
Salt
Pepper
Wine of course, it's Friday night.
Cooking flavoursome steak doesn’t need to be a long drawn out complicated process. Below is the best and easiest way to finish the working week.
Method:
Always bring your steak to room temperature before cooking.
Place a decent knob of...
Rhubarb, saffron and ginger clafoutis
Ingredients
8 stalks of fresh rhubarb
4 cm piece of young ginger peeled and sliced finely
80 g caster sugar
Icing sugar to dust
Batter
1 sachet of saffron or 10 drops saffron extract
250 ml pure cream
100 g caster sugar
60 g almond meal
10 g plain flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
This desert comes from France, where traditionally it should be made...
Gamila Origin: Arabic | Meaning: Beautiful
I capture the beauty of the north east, the intensity of the raw product, the traditions of family farming, to bring the beautiful to your kitchen.
North East Victoria has always felt like home. I grew up working in the apple orchards at Stanley, Wandillagong and in the Buckland Valley. I have planted, trained and pruned the outstanding vines of the region, from the heart of the King Valley at Cheshunt, north to Mt Beauty ...
Roast Chicken with saffron and tarragon
Ingredients
1.8- 2kg Free Range Chicken
1 ½ brown onions
4 cloves are garlic
1 satchel saffron
1 eggplant
100ml vermouth
Sprig of French tarragon
Butter
Extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Stuffing
2 thick slices of good sourdough bread – crusts removed – preferable day old.
½ onion
Zest of 1 lemon
½ tablespoon chopped French tarragon
1 tablespoons cho...