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NEWSLETTER: Spring 2002

Information on Dal Although we are not specifically an Indian spice shop, we sometimes find ourselves in conversation with our customers about the identities of the various dals. It can be confusing when your recipe calls for toor dal or channa dal … what exactly does it mean? So here’s a quick reference for identifying the most common ones: Channa dal gram lentils – matte yellow,

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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2002

Herbie Visits Central Australia Herbie recently made a trip to Central Australia to research bush tomatoes, also known, in their crushed form, as akudjura. During his couple of days north-west of Alice Springs, he was priveleged to accompany three of the women of the Warlipri tribe as they foraged for the ripe “kudjura” berries and witchetty grubs. (Did you know that witchetty grubs are

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NEWSLETTER: Autumn 2002

Abundant Source of Antioxidants Those of us who have discovered the good feelings generated by a meal with delicious herbaceous flavours may be delighted by recent findings from researchers with the US Department of Agriculture. They have found that herbs, besides making food tastier, are “an abundant source of antioxidants and could provide potential anticancer benefits when supplementing a balanced diet.” On a per

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NEWSLETTER: Summer 2001/2002

Christmas is Coming! Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, And to make it really stunning, you’ll put some spice with that! Yes, Christmas is indeed coming, and this year it falls on a Tuesday. There must be thousands of small family-owned businesses around the country who are giving in to the temptation to make their last day of trading before Christmas the

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NEWSLETTER: Spring 2001

Countdown to Christmas Once Spring arrives, we know we’re on the countdown to Christmas. AAAAARGH! But no, it’s not that bad, in fact it’s a joyous time, especially when one is prepared and organized. So now is the time to make sure that you have the spices for your Christmas cake and pudding, because if you make your own, it should be done in

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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2001

It’s the Season for Snuggling Up It’s the season for snuggling up, sipping hot chocolate by the fire, hot water bottles and all that. (Those of you in the tropics will have to use your imagination!) The nice thing about winter is that all those delicious, comforting casseroles, curries, tagines and stews not only warm you on the inside, but the oven warms your

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NEWSLETTER: Autumn 2001

Latest Tour of India Our recent trip to India was a great success once again, and we’ve all returned a little wiser about Indian cooking and spices. We made it our mission to collect at least one recipe from each place we stayed, and you’ll find the stars of them on our website. AVIAL (Mixed Vegetable Curry) South Indian cooks use curry leaves lavishly

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NEWSLETTER: Summer 2000/2001

Christmas is Upon Us Christmas is upon us once again, after a year where we lurched from the Millennium milestone to the GST milestone, thence to the Olympics and Paras, and before we knew it, there was Christmas! The two major considerations of Christmas are cooking and giving, and we’re here to make them both easier for you. The range of spice kits just

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NEWSLETTER: Spring 2000

Well, it’s finally arrived . Spice Notes – A Cook’s Compendium of Herbs & Spices by Ian Hemphill (aka Herbie) will be in the bookstores, and of course in the Herbie’s Spices store, from 4th October. Five hundred pages of trustworthy and reliable information, this is a soundly researched, fascinating book, stunningly presented with a paprika and turmeric coloured cover. For anyone interested in the magic

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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2000

Jaguar Awards for Excellence We are proud to tell you that since our last Newsletter, Herbie’s has been awarded one of the prestigious Jaguar Awards for Excellence, in association with Australian Gourmet Traveller. We were winners in the “Innovation in Produce” category, and it is a wonderful feeling to have our consistency and dedication to quality recognized and appreciated. The awards were presented at

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NEWSLETTER: Autumn 2000

Herbie Gets Over Writer’s Block The end of the old millennium and the beginning of the new one has been cause for much celebration. In our case, the celebration was even greater when Herbie delivered the manuscript of his forthcoming book to Pan Macmillan in January. Customers often ask us for “The definitive book on herbs and spices,” and although there are some very

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NEWSLETTER: Summer 1999/2000

It’s the time of year when many shops are offering special Christmas deals and doing special Christmas packages of goods. We are just continuing to do what we do best supplying you with the best herbs and spices in the country. Rather than expend huge marketing energy on attracting one-off gift buyers at this time of year, we’d rather save the Christmas gifts for

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NEWSLETTER: August – October 1999

Herbie Respects Your Privacy One of the scary things about giving your name and address to a mailing list is the thought that the entire list might then be sold on to a direct mail company who might bombard you with junk mail. Let us assure you, Herbie’s will never divulge your name and address to anyone else! On the subject of mailing, you

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