Author Archives: Liz

Monday Harvest – April 9th 2012

About 2 years ago I planted a lemon tree amongst the Australian natives in the front garden.  Since then I have been diligently taking off all the fruit to let the tree concentrate on growing.  All the fruit except one … Continue reading

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March 2012 – The Wrap Up

March often sees the end of the summer crops for me, and while this was true of cucumbers and to a lesser extent tomatoes, the eggplants are still going strong whilst some of my capsicums are barely getting started.  I … Continue reading

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Nigella vs Jamie – The Battle of the Caponata’s

Ever since I posted my Eggplant – A Mini Glut post, and Robin reminded me of its existence, I’ve become mildly obsessed with caponata.  A useful obsession given I have quite a lot of eggplant in the garden at the … Continue reading

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Top 5 things to make Pickles and Chutney’s from

Chutney’s, Relishes, Pickles and Sauces are what todays post is all about.  But what is the difference between them?  The answer, as with many of these things, depends on who you ask?  For once Wikipedia is not much help.  They seem … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday – 2nd April 2012

It would seem that I have not been particularly diligent about photographing harvests this week.  This is, in part, due to the end of daylight saving which saw the clocks go back an hour, bringing forward dusk and the end of photographing dinner … Continue reading

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