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A salute to salami

Cured sausage is truly one of humankinds greatest inventions. Its delicious on its own or as a simple sandwich with butter, but its also surprisingly versatile there are so many other ways to use this moreish, flavour-packed meat. Want to use salami more in your cooking? Next time you're planning a meal with bacon...

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Do you love offal like we do?

No? Well, to be honest, youre not alone. People seem to be a bit funny these daysabout livers and kidneys. While many dont bat an eyelid at chowing down on a juicy porterhouse, they have someoffal attitudes about organ meats. (Sorry. Couldnt resist.) But why have we developed such a strange aversion to thisincredibly nutritiousfood...

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Gelatin puts the jiggle in your jelly and the bone in your broth

Gelatin is a colourless, flavourless substance, familiar to most of us in the form of jelly crystals from childhood, but today, its popular uses extend far beyond wobbly birthday-party treats. Renowned for its health benefits, its made from the cooking of collagen. Very high in amino acids, gelatin is almost pure protein. While research is still...

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Oh butter, you so fine!

We are well aware that steak is at its most nutritious when it comes from grass-fed cattle, and as it turns out, the same is true of dairy. Butter, in particular, has an outstanding nutritional profile when sourced from pasture-raised cows, and thankfully these days, it is no longer cast as a villainous cause of...

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Salad vs meat? We say both!

Ford vs Holden, I get. Coke vs Pepsi, yeah okay, that too. But salad vs meat? Cmon it's 2019 already! Surely, we've moved on from that particular either/or battle! In the words of everyone's favourite taco commercial, por que no los dos? Anyway, to answer that rhetorical question, yes. Yes, we can indeed have both. But...

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Health Risk of Non-Stick Cookware (and Some Great Alternatives)

Open the average Aussies kitchen cabinets and you'll likely find a mixture of different types of cookware. A set of aluminum frypans from a Boxing Day sale ten years ago here, a speckled blue late-night-tv non-stick special there, and the odd cast-iron hand-me-down tucked all the way in the back. But have you ever actually...

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Lamb quick tips

Not only does our gorgeous Beef come from the Elliots, our fabulous organic goat and lamb come from the same high animal welfare farm. Lamb is certainly in the Top Ten most commonly bought items in-store, which goes to show our customers (You ) love our lamb just as much as we do! Check out some of our favourite lamb tips and tricks!

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Got Milk? Dont sweat, we've got you covered

We stock two of Maleny Dairies top selling kinds of milk and by gosh are they fantastic. Not only do we get to support local dairy farmers, these kinds of milk are rich in flavour and goodness that we just can't get enough of!

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Pork Cuts: A quick, handy-dandy guide

Pork, Australians we certainly are in love with our pork, who wouldn't be when it tastes this good! Its easy to cook and is great in a wide range of dishes and styles of cooking from classic roasts to BBQs to everyday meals. With a range of porky cuts, sometimes it gets a little confusing on what is best for what kind of cooking or meal. So, we decide to make this cheat sheet guide to help you get the most from your pork.

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What's your health worth to you?

Is it worth making the effort to source organic and free-range meats and other groceries? Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of the benefits we get from Organics, especially if Organic food and conventional food almost look the same.

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