What I learned about food by eating a 27-course meal at Dan Barber’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns | Big Size Pumpkin Seeds

“Taco Bell should really consider taking out the seeds in the watermelon freeze. My niece just choked. Very very scary,” a consumer named William Ginyard tweeted.

Add the kale to the same pan. Stir and cook on a medium heat for 3-4 mins, until it wilts down. There should be sufficient water on the washed leaves to help it along, but add a splash more if needed. Season to taste. 

But the couple typically hedges their bets with other giant vegetables, including tomatoes, carrots and exotic gourds.

Kylie’s assistant, meanwhile, quoted her own boss. "You should know the flavour" was apparently Kylie’s response to smoothie requests. Ouch.

The lower imports can be realized by popularizing low-protein feed, raising imports of soymeal substitutes and boosting domestic production. In addition, soybean demand from China’s breeding industry is also weakening.

Geddes also won major bragging rights, as he currently owns the biggest pumpkin ever grown in North America.

“Giant pumpkins have been grown for over a century, but Howard Dill really took it to the next level,” he explained. “In the early 20th century, pumpkin contests were pretty common, especially through Europe and here in the U.S., but then they kind of dropped off from the 1930s to the 1950s, when Howard Dill resurrected the form. He’s now considered to be the modern father of these giant pumpkins.”

All that remains now is for me to raise a glass and say thank you for another year and to wish you all a very happy Christmas.

Matilda, South Yarra: Charred kangaroo, sweet corn, lemon myrtle Nick Connellan, publications director Cooking over wood has been trending for a few years now. In many cases though, the method feels like more of an indulgence for chefs than diners. Not so at Matilda. These thinly sliced, burnt-at-the-edges bits of ’roo couldn’t be made with anything but a naked, smoke-riddled flame. The kitchen marinates the slices in oyster sauce for an umami boost, chargrills them, rests them in the marinade again, then brushes them with fermented capsicum paste. They end up both chewy and tender, like the best jerky you’ve ever eaten. An honourable mention goes to the Macedon Ranges duck with charred blood orange, featuring probably the best skin in town right now.

My daughter-in-law is allergic to dairy things AND nuts. Can you recommend dairy free products (refrigerated or frozen things) she can have. I check vegan recipes for her , although she isn’t vegan or a vegetarian, but so many things use nuts.

Taylor Swift’s backstage demands are straight-up adorable. If she’s arriving before 11 a.m., Taylor requests two Starbucks beverages– one grande iced Americano and one grande iced caramel latte (both with Sweet’n Low).

Hence, you get the little thin white "seeds" that you see in seedless watermelon, as opposed to the hard black ones good for spitting into your sister’s hair (not that I’m admitting anything here).