Fresh now - December 11

In now Raspberries are best now until February.

At their best Both major supermarkets have their own super-sweet snacking tomatoes. Coles has stocked Perino for a couple of years and Woolworths has just launched Sweet Solanato - twice as sweet as usual cherry toms.

Best buy Cucumber was an extravagance a few months ago, but is now a bargain. Slide it into sandwiches, wedge it for salads and lightly pickle it to serve with drinks.

In the vegie patch Parsley gone to seed? Allow one plant to set seed and harvest the rest for their roots, which are delicious roasted.