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Monthly Archives: September 2011
A Melbourne Grown Curry – Can it be done?
I have a mission! - To successfully grow all the ingredients for an Indian vegetable curry. For this I figure at a minimum I need to grow: Onions Garlic Ginger Turmeric Coriander (seed and leaf) Cumin Chilli Tomatoes Plus a vegetable to curry eg … Continue reading
Monday Harvest – 26th Sept 2011
I’ve had a couple of new things to harvest this week: beetroot which I haven’t had for awhile and spearmint which I am enjoying in tea. I also have been cooking a few different things this week. A change of … Continue reading
One Stick at a Time – Growing Celery
There’s not a lot at harvesting stage in my garden at the moment. The garden looks great - its just that things are either finishing or not ready yet. The shallots are still growing, the broad beans are only just flowering, the cabbages are … Continue reading
Spiced Cauliflower
My brother doesn’t really rate cauliflower, so naturally whenever he comes over for dinner I try to cook some. This is partially to annoy him (he is my brother after all), but mostly because I am trying to convince him of its potential. … Continue reading
Posted in Brassicas, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Cauliflower, Recipes
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Pots, Pots, and more Pots
I have too many pots, well actually that’s not quite true as I’m currently trawling ebay for more – I need some nice ones for my recent dwarf citrus investments. No my problem is that I have too many boring black plastic … Continue reading
An Insurance Policy – Fritters
When I was a little girl I used to be worried that something would happen to my mum and with her would go her recipe for macaroni cheese. In retrospect I find this rather odd, as I love my mother very much … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Herbs, Recipes, Spring Harvesting, Summer Harvesting, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Capsicum, carrot, Coriander, corn, Herbs, Parsley
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Monday Harvest – 19th Sept 2011
Green, Green with a purple hue and a splash of red pretty much covers what I harvested this week. With this in mind I’m trying to come up with new and exciting ways to photograph green and parsley in particular. I … Continue reading
The Taste of Green – Watercress Soup
I think my garden is in danger of being overrun by watercress – it seems to have gone particularly mad this year. Its also about to flower and rather than have even more plants popping up everywhere I am trying … Continue reading
How I use it: Thyme – Chicken with Picada
I use thyme in a lot of chicken dishes and this is one of my favourites. Picada is a Catalan method for thickening stews and soups and involves making a flavoured paste from almonds, bread and liquid (I use olive oil … Continue reading
Growing Thyme & Propagating by Layering
Thyme has an interesting history. According to Wikipedia the ancient Egyptians used it in embalming, the ancient Greeks burnt it as incense, and in the middle ages it was placed beneath pillows to ward off nightmares. Over the years herbalists … Continue reading