The following is a list of things you can plant in January in Sydney, a temperate zone: Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Carrot Chives Cucumber Eggplant seedlings Lettuce Marrow seedlings Mustard greens Okra seedlings Radish Silverbeet Sunflower Sweet corn Turnips Zucchini seedlings Flower of the Month – The stunning white Kalakaua Hibiscus Continue reading What to plant in January
I still have some apricots from Boris and Rod and took some to make these cookies. These cookies blend fresh or dried apricots and coconut and can be made plain or decorated with a piece of walnut for some variety. Coconut Apricot Crisp Cookies 1/2 cup apricots finely chopped, you can also use dried apricots. 2 cups self raising flour 2/3 cup caster sugar … Continue reading Coconut Apricot Crisp Cookies
Elena’s Pasticcio is a lighter version of the traditional Greek pastitzio as it does not have the bechamel sauce but rather egg to bind. The pasta is laid uniformly so that the cut pasticcio has an attractive appearance. We share with you Elena’s recipe. Elena’s Pasticcio Ingredients Meat Sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small knob of butter 1 large onion finely chopped 1 … Continue reading Elena’s Pasticcio
This is a great pie that can be adapted to use any fruit that you may like. It makes a great pie for the Christmas season with the colour of the blood plums and the flavour of the spices. You could also use raspberries or rhubarb. The sweetness of the apple is balanced by the lightly tart flavour of the blood plums. Plum and Apple … Continue reading Plum and Apple Pie
To all who read this, gardeners and followers and visitors we wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas! Continue reading Merry Christmas from the Grantham Gardeners
Melomakarona are traditional Greek Christmas biscuits. They are sweet and spicy and you won’t be able to stop at one. Melomakarona Biscuits Ingredients Biscuits 1 cup olive oil 1 cup brown sugar 3 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 5 tblsp ouzo 1/2 tsp ground cloves zest of one orange 1/2 cup orange juice 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup … Continue reading Melomakarona, Greek Walnut Biscuits
The zucchinis are blooming in the garden and the fruit grow so fast that its hard to keep up with them. Today’s recipe is for baked stuffed zucchini using a beauty that Trish shared from her garden. The recipe calls for 4 medium zucchinis and an Italian style stuffing using a good pork and veal mince and Provolone cheese, grated Parmigiano Regiano, herbs, tomatoes and … Continue reading Baked Stuffed Zucchini
Today I am writing about one of our amazing Australian Growers. Rod Ostini and his son Boris bring their fresh produce from Orange NSW to Parklea Markets in Western Sydney every weekend. They grow the best cherries, apples, pears, stone fruit and seasonal fruit and potatoes. The fruit is grown in the Orange district of NSW, a major cherry and apple growing area. In … Continue reading Australian Apples Grown in Orange
The cape gooseberry fruit is quite delicious when fully matured and with care is well worth planting in the home garden. Growth habits and planting needs This unusual plant has a fruit that is a golden berry is inside a papery “cape”. The Cape Goosberry is native to Brazil but will grow well in sunny Sydney. It is the size of a cherry tomato with … Continue reading Growing Cape Gooseberry
Scones are simple to bake for afternoon tea and with some cream and a little of your favourite jam they are a well loved favourite. This recipe makes use of some of the last of my pumpkins from this years harvest. I have modified my basic recipe with a little cinnamon and orange zest to give the pumpkin a kick. Spiced Pumpkin Scones Ingredients 2 … Continue reading Spiced Pumpkin Scones
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