One of the things I love about growing turmeric in Brisbane is that for several months of the year it hides away. The only sign it’s there is when you dig underground and find the orange root which looks a bit like ginger or galangal and is excellent grated on just about anything. Then, in spring, tiny green spears poke through the soil for what seems like only a moment before they shoot upwards and unfurl these huge thick leaves. After a season or two you start getting the flowers which, as you can see, are really beautiful. But the BEST thing for me is that they seem to thrive with no attention whatsoever. My kind of plant.

My favourite recipe using turmeric at the moment is Parsi Scrambled Eggs. It’s the breakfast of champions. Use the powder in the cooking and then grate the root over the top. Delicious!

P.S. Australians born in Australia tend to pronounce this plant/spice without the ‘r’ and with the ‘tu’ and in Tuesday. ie ‘ Tu-meric’. We all know that this is wrong and that the correct pronunciation is with the ‘r’ and the ‘tur’ as in ‘turban’: Turmeric. Feel free to argue with me but I know I am right.

Anyway to make the title work I’ve adopted the Aussie pronunciation.

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Last week Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and strategic partner Destination NSW, confirmed that Australia’s pop princess, Kylie Minogue will be attending the 2012 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade.

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ABC1: Set in the tropical paradise of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is a bullet-riddled, darkly funny local crime drama.

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Jigsaw Australia hired Jacquetta Wheeler to front its Spring/Summer 2011/2012 campaign. Now for Autumn/Winter 2012 the brand has tapped another English rose: doe-eyed beauty Imogen Morris Clarke. Bursting onto the fashion radar during the international Spring/Summer 2009 show season, Morris Clarke,…

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Elliot Ward-Fear’s moment in the sun has been a long time coming. The 23 year old NSW TAFE graduate, who hails from the picturesque Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney, has yet to make a standalone runway outing in Australia. That’s due to change in late April, when he is scheduled to stage his…

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Churchill Trust Fellowships

Due: 29 February 2012

Churchill Fellowships are available to Australian Citizens over the age of 18 years. No upper age limit is prescribed but generally awards will be made to those whose major contribution to their field lies before them.

Churchill Fellowships are awarded for the purpose of pursuing an overseas investigative project of a kind that is not readily available in Australia.

 The value of every Fellowship is different as it is calculated based on the number of countries visited, the duration of the approved Fellowship and an estimated airfare. The average is currently well in excess of $20,000. See point 3 for more detail.

A Churchill Fellowship is usually a minimum of four weeks and generally a maximum of approximately six weeks although longer itineraries are not precluded if this can be justified. Any additional time outside of the approved Fellowship itinerary will be at the Fellow’s own expense.

Submission of Application. The application must be submitted in the State or Territory of residence of the applicant, irrespective of the place of employment. An application can be submitted in one State or Territory only.

For further details and to apply visit the Churchill Fellowship website: http://apply.churchilltrust.com.au/information/

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SYDNEY FESTIVAL: A radical reworking of the noted Afternoon of A Faun, Anatomy of An Afternoon sees one of Australia’s most acclaimed male dancers give a mesmerising performance.

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To celebrate its 40th anniversary, one of Australia’s iconic surfing films is touring the east coast, accompanied by live musicians.

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