
Are Organics the New Prada?
This article was first published in the Byron Bay Echo, November 2008 ©2012SamanthaGowing The natural procession of organic foods swelling our national shelves has given
Sam then and now
The Byron Bay Echo 2008 by Victoria Cosford Samantha Gowing was 20 years old when her father’s horse won the Melbourne Cup. His hand gripping

Connection between food and healing takes Sam on world journey
From Melbourne to Byron Bay. Samantha Gowing is rediscovering the path from paddock to plate. – Byron Shire News, NSW. By Jann Burmester Growing up around a restaurant
A Leaf of Relief
“Teahouses are as important to the Sichuanese as pubs are to the British” Jung Chang, “Wild Swans” Chinese legend has it that tea originated in
Beggars, Banquets and Sustainable Feasts
“Let the order of service be from the more substantial dishes to the lighter, and the simpler wines to the most perfumed” – Brillat – Savarin The celebration
Lillies & Chillies
“If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily” Chinese Proverb Throughout history, both the East and the West have embraced the
The Mung & The Stressless
While the mere mention of a mung bean usually conjures up images of a peace, love and lentil lifestyle, the history of the mung

Garlic: The Dracula Factor
“The honest flavour of fresh garlic is something I can never have enough of.” – James Beard The classic macabre tale of the sinister life of
The Wealth of Wheatgrass
Jocund juice joints across the land are bountiful with spiky trays of wheatgrass, gently waving their nutritious blades. Whilst it may seem that this is
Apple and cinnamon porridge
“Mares eat oats, does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.” Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston The renowned British cook, Mrs. Beeton, who

Bioflavonoids – A Time for Lime
Indigenous to the South East of Asia, this warm climate fruit is most famous for keeping the British Navy alive on their voyages to the

Eastern Grill Meets Western Girl
Travels through Asia and the USA have played an important part in my culinary inspiration. Of greatest significance has been the age-old Eastern schools of thought

Mother Ware’s Collard Greens
Jacqueline Ware was born and bred in Brooklyn, New York in 1935. One of seven sisters and a brother, Jackie learned to cook by watching

Derryn Hinch on Dennis Gowing
This post was written by Derryn Hinch © all rights reserved Recently, I was asked to recall and record some thoughts about a genuine, almost
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- Claypot baked chicken, aduki beans, black jasmine rice
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- Gowings Golden Goddess Dressing and Marinade
- Golden turmeric chicken
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- Beef and silverbeet
- Roast cinnamon pumpkin
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- Jamón Serrano omelette
- Jamon and pear salad
- How to make plant-based feta
- Plant-based Pad Thai with spicy almond sauce
- Plant-based almond satay sauce
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- Prawn and kiwi summer salad
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- Salad of turkey, berries and cranberry gomasio
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- Cup Day Chicken Sandwiches
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- How to make seafood dumplings
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- Powerfood pink breakfast bowl
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- How to make slow cooked breakfast beans
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- How to make a peppermint paleo slice
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- Pumpkin, smoky eggplant hummus, figs
- How to confit ocean trout
- Covid respiratory remedy
- Sammy’s Anti Viral Lemon Aid
- Festive Jingle Balls
- Christmas Carrots with Blood Oranges
- Spiced Bliss Balls
- Festive Hasselback Pumpkin
- How to make sticky date pudding, coconut toffee
- Gluten Free Christmas Cake
- How to make lemon curd
- Honey Glazed BBQ Pork rack
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- Old world hospitality for a new world
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- Winter salad of baby beets with a raspberry vinaigrette
- Jamon Serrano entertaining plate
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- The Survivor – Derek Aitken
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- The Songbirds – Vika & Linda
- Sadie Kingman’s zucchini fritters
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- How to cook teff
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- Sammy’s corned beef deluxe
- Zucchini noodles, sea vegetables, nuts and seeds
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- Sammy’s Supergreen Smoothie
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- Tomatoes. A vine romance
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- Resort Report
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- How to cook popcorn with parmesan and pink pepper
- How to cope with grief
- Studio 10 TV Chef Sam Gowing figs, Jamon Serrano, macadamias
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- Lee Holmes’ fig, hazelnut and goat’s cheese tart
- BBQd King Prawns with Consorcio Jamón Serrano
- Consorcio Jamon Serrano, peas, mint, mozzarella
- Consorcio Jamón Serrano grazing board
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- The hijacking of nutrition
- Cancellation Policy
- Studio 10 Recipes 4th January
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- Beaching to the converted
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- The Healing Feeling
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- Breakfast with Betty – Corn fritters
- The Kitchens Resident Chef Sam Gowing
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- A Tribute to The Wellness Warrior Jess Ainscough
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- For the love of Linda Bull
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- Sammy’s simmering green tea noodle broth with shitake and salmon
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- The Happy Mondays | Happiness & Food with Geoff Jansz
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- All about Eve
- How to eat yourself happy
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- The Princess and the Pauper
- Salad of king prawn, spanner crab, Nam Jim dressing
- The sceptic’s guide to healthy eating
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- Quinoa – The Queen of Seeds
- Quinoa, pea, sesame and shiso salad
- Turkey San Choi Bao with quinoa
- Sake – drink of the Gods
- To Dot the Heart: The importance of the Chinese teahouse and dim sum
- Sam radiates that healing feeling
- Why I am a Wellness Warrior?
- All about coconut.
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- The critical rise of Australian cuisine
- Healthtalks TV Happy Christmas
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- How to make FODMAP muffins
- Easy Peking duck pancakes
- Guava, pomegranate and chia puddings
- Figs with coconut yoghurt
- Coconut Paleo Cake
- Pavlova
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- Special fried rice
- Basil, Lemon & Olive Gremolata
- Delish beetroot relish
- The Problem with Palm oil
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- Tsangalow
- How to cook with beet leaves
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- Food is the new medicine
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- Seared lime tofu with crunchy shoots, nuts and leaves
- How to cook with quinoa
- Berry Bircher
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- Are Organics the New Prada?
- Sam then and now
- Connection between food and healing takes Sam on world journey
- A Leaf of Relief
- Beggars, Banquets and Sustainable Feasts
- Lillies & Chillies
- The Mung & The Stressless
- Garlic: The Dracula Factor
- The Wealth of Wheatgrass
- Apple and cinnamon porridge
- Mussels with saffron, herbs and tomato
- Bioflavonoids – A Time for Lime
- Eastern Grill Meets Western Girl
- Mother Ware’s Collard Greens
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