Monthly Archives: April 2012

Monday Harvest – Apr 30th 2012

After being lulled into a false sense of security by about 3 weeks of beautiful weather it now seems that winter has come early.  Its cold, its been wet – not lots of rain but the sort that appears just … Continue reading

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What killed my mint?

I know the answer to this question, but first I will explain the scenario.  One of my potted mints had been looking increasingly ill of late and yesterday when I moved the pot the foliage simply separated from the potting mix.  Something … Continue reading

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An Autumn of Salads – Vietnamese Coleslaw

So far for Vegplottings Salad Days posts I have written a variety of recipes which incorporate salad leaves.  This is the first though to use a leaf as a primary ingredient, in my previous posts they have been there for flavour and texture.  Here … Continue reading

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Silver Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi

In my Harvest Monday post a couple of weeks ago I mentioned this gnocchi and had a few requests for the recipe.  I had a friend over for lunch during the week and took the opportunity to cook it again … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Pantry items for the Kitchen Gardener

When I first thought of doing these Top 5’s this was pencilled in as one to do.  Then The New Goodlife did a similar one so I put mine back a few weeks. I am making a concerted effort this … Continue reading

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