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Category Archives: Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant
Thai (ish) Red Curry Paste
I made red curry paste last week. I intend to make a few batches of it before both; I exhaust my supply of fresh lemongrass and the thai basil packs it in for this year. I find you can be fairly … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Herbs, Recipes
Tagged Chillis, Recipes
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Little Peppers – Cheese stuffed Capsicums
As you may have noticed from my Monday Harvest posts I’m growing a fair few peppers this year. Whilst the capsicums have been horrendously slow - I still haven’t harvested a capsicum from any of the plants planted this season (all my … Continue reading
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Tagged Capsicum, Chillis, Recipes
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Eggplant – A mini glut
I spent a bit of time this afternoon in a valiant attempt to photograph some eggplants. I don’t have a lot of time to do my photography. I try to slot it in during TV watching time but the average length of … Continue reading
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Playing with Fire
In previous years I have made my chilli paste (or Sambal Oelek if you prefer the Indonesian name commonly used in Australia) by simply throwing chilli and salt into the food processor and then storing the resulting mix in the fridge. … Continue reading
Chilli’rrific News
Hmmm this post title sounded better than it looks……Anyway I’m very excited because all my chilli plants made in through the Melbourne winter. (For a couple of them it was their second winter.) YAY!!!! What is even more exciting is … Continue reading
August – The Wrap Up
I could use this post to show some more gratuitous tomato seedling shots, but I wont……………………………………………………………………………………well perhaps just one. I quite enjoyed August when all is said and planted. I think this is more to do with the comparatively mild … Continue reading
Posted in Brassicas, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Planning, Spring Planting, Winter Harvesting
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Preserving – Chillies
It’s mid June and I am still harvesting chillies, YAY! but I don’t think it can last too much longer. I have a few plants with tiny chillies on them but their growth seems to have stalled. Otherwise I am … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Winter Harvesting
Tagged Chillis
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Eggplant – Eggplant Masala
Eggplant – What I use it for: With this year’s crop coming to an end I thought I should use the last few eggplants for my favourite dish – a silky smooth eggplant masala. Eggplant Masala In this recipe the … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Recipes, Spring Planting
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Last of the Autumn fruits? – Capsicum
The Plant: There used to be an ad on Australian TV which was put out by the Kiwi fruit board (or whoever it is that promotes Kiwi Fruit) in which the tag line was: “more Vitamin C than an orange!” … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Harvesting, Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Spring Planting
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Saving Seed
I think there’s something very satisfying about producing your own seeds, of actually being able to grow something without having to pay for it at all (of course I am conveniently overlooking the money I spend on potting mix, organic … Continue reading
Posted in Chillies, Capsicum & Eggplant, Greens - Lettuce, Spinach, Beets, Tomatoes
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