Blood oranges are the spookiest fruit there is. It's like an early Halloween when they make their appearance in South East Queensland around July each year. Blood oranges are super sweet with a barely perceptible tang. The tangy overtone heralds from the existence of the compound Anthocyanin. Without
We're happy to be launching our 3rd series of cooking classes coming up this winter/spring season. First cab off the rank is a repeat of our popular Make Your Own Dairy Products class (previously called Yoghurt, Whey and Ghee making). We've changed the name as
We've just completed our second series of food skills workshops, with Winter Comfort Foods this past Saturday. It was a lovely day - making lots of satisfying foods - featuring a fair amount of cream and butter and oil : ), and a bunch of other food groups for balance
This past Saturday, it was a dream come true to host a food skills workshop on a farm setting. And not just any farm - our most local farm, in this case aptly named Neighbourhood Farm. Neighbourhood farm is so picturesque. Our cheesemaking workshop was wonderfully enriched in this connected
It's citrus season. So many wonderful citrus fruits coming into abundance in South East Queensland at the moment - lemons, mandies, oranges.. Actually, its a bit of a furphy that there is a season for lemons, as lemon trees flower continuously and have fruit in various stages of
Another underdog autumn fruit, Custard Apples are gnarly looking. You have to wait patiently until they are just the right softness to eat, then pounce on them. It seems like they are at that right softness for about 5 minutes... then they start deteriorating quickly, until eventually they taste a
Who doesn't love rice? It's a staple food for over half of our world's population. Over 750 million tonnes produced annually, with India and China producing over 50% of this rice. Rice was domesticated in Asia over 10,000 years ago. There are so
We've added a second 'Master Recipe' to the website. Master Recipes are versatile and can provide an endless amount of variety to your weekly meals by changing up the proteins, vegetables and sauce combinations. The Master Recipe for Geeta's Curry is long and complicated,
New season cauliflower is just arriving on the scene. The first caulis of the season are small and bright white. Sooo tempting! There is one dish - comprised of two parts that can exist on their own, but are much better together. Roast cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Sauce. They are
Feijoas. Another underdog of the Brisbane fruit world. The feijoa pops up early autumn and packs a sweet n sour punch. Perhaps best described as zingy. Like a fruit tingle, with more of the fruit and less of the tingle. Like the friendly fig and nashi previously spotlighted, you can
These fantastic persimmons are from Happy Farmers Organic Farm. They taste even better than they look, and they look pretty darn cute. So shiny. Interestingly, persimmons are related to Black Sapotes - another unusual but tantalizing fruit - which are seasonal later in the year. So right now - we
The past couple of weeks have felt a bit wonky. This carrot has a couple of legs which remind us to get back up on our feet! After Alfie, the cyclone, with postponed classes and a closed venue, we've been picking up the pieces and resetting. We'
Cyclone Alfred has put so many of us in a spin. Alma Plate is open again, but getting back on track. We postponed our yoghurt workshop which was scheduled on the day cyclone Alfie was expected to hit Brisbane. The cyclone has now temporarily closed the class venue House of
Due to Cyclone Alfred, Alma Plate will be temporarily closed and workshops are postponed until further notice. Thinking of all of Southeast QLD & Northern NSW in this weather situation - especially our local farmers, shops, and local flora and fauna. Stay safe.
In late summer, new season ginger pops up around the place - it has thinner skin and often pretty little peeps of pink. . While regular mature ginger - the brown and wrinkly version - is available year round due to its decent shelf life after harvest, new season ginger is
Summer seasonal fruits are well known and loved - mangoes, berries, cherries, stone fruits, watermelon, cherries... As summer subsides and autumn beckons, we have a new flush of lessor known, but just as delectable, fruits. Last week I featured Figs. Today I'm talking Nashis. Coming up soon are
Our first Food Skill workshops debut in just 13 days. These sessions will teach you how to create food staples from scratch—things we often buy but can easily make ourselves! 🌿 Upcoming Workshops: 🗓️ Thursday 6th March, 10am-12pm – Yoghurt, Whey & Ghee Making 🗓️ Thursday 20th March, 10am-12pm – Get Fermenting: Sauerkraut &
Alma Plate supports local food systems. The importance of buying local hits home during weather events as this article shows. Bare shelves in Queensland food bowl spark calls for distribution hubThe lack of produce in major supermarkets compared to the abundance in independent stores has highlighted concerns about food supply
So what is Alma Plate about? (I hear you ask). Alma Plate is about real food. As our tagline 'food for people and planet' suggests, Alma Plate supports food that nourishes the people that eat it, and food systems that sustain our planet. The orange pictured above is
The Fig would be a top pick to signify Valentine's day - except technically the fig isn't a fruit - it is an inverted flower. So, next valentines day you could give your valentine (or yourself) a dozen figs and see how that goes! Figs are
In March, we are kicking off our first Food Skills workshop series at House of Trinity, located in Graceville, Brisbane. These workshops will teach you how to make food from scratch. The three upcoming workshops all showcase products you can make in your own kitchen that we commonly buy. The
Hello Hello. Alma Plate is back! After a short break to up skill, we now offer food coaching sessions and food skills workshops. We look forward to sharing your food journey. Photo credit: The peppers on this post and our home page are currently grown at Neighbourhood Farm.