Today is Soup Saturday at our house. Having recently roasted 3 large red banana peppers, I wanted to use them to make some tasty soup. They are so sweet and mild and roasting them is so quick and easy. I have included the recipe below. If they are not in season you can substitute a large red capsicum. I find the caramelization of peppers when … Continue reading Soup Saturday:Fennel, Bean and Roasted Pepper Soup
Today is a cold and grey day in Sydney, perfect for a warming soup to serve for lunch. This soup is is a rich mix of sweet carrots and celery, with spicy taste and fragrance of freshly roasted and ground coriander and cumin seeds, and made hearty by the addition of chickpeas to make it a really healthy meal. If you have the time, the … Continue reading Soup Saturday: Spicy Carrot, Celery and Chickpea Soup
The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in May in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable): Plant of the Month – Orbea Variegata – ( Starfish or Carrion Cactus) Having grown this lovely succulent for many years in pots, I have been lucky enough to see it in flower around this … Continue reading What to Plant in May
I love mushrooms and use them in so many ways. Yesterday I made some garlicky Quick Sauteed Mushrooms that I use in pies and risotto and on pizzas. At our house its Soup Saturday and so today I made some lovely mushroom soup and use the sauteed mushrooms for garnish. With a little preparation and care mushroom soup is so quick and easy to make. … Continue reading Delicious Mushroom Soup
The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in April in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable): Plant of the Month – Cape Marguerite Osteospermum, or also known as African or Cape daisies are flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, in the family Asteraceae and are native to South Africa. The beauty and … Continue reading What to Plant in April
To all; gardeners, friends and followers, I wish you a Happy Easter! Christós anésti, Buona Pasqua, Joyeuses Pâques, Felices Pascuas, Feliz Pascoa, Frohe Ostern, Schöni Oschtere. We have been busy colouring eggs a bright Easter red, a family tradition at our house. Whatever your own family traditions are, celebrating in the beauty of the northern hemisphere spring or in the warmth of the southern hemisphere … Continue reading Happy Easter
I wish a Happy St Patrick’s Day to all who read this post and who love celebrating this day. I have decided to make a quintessentially Irish dish to share with you. Dublin coddle is an amazing Irish dish, so simple in its ingredients but so delicious. It is made by layering of sliced onions, pork sausages, lardons made from rashers of thick cut bacon, … Continue reading Dublin Coddle Feast on St Patrick’s Day
Bananas can come to maturity quite quickly so using them in baking can be a useful way of making something wonderful from depth of their mature flavour. Once the bananas are mashed, this is an easy two bowl cake using just a whisk and a wooden spoon to mix the wet and dry ingredients. It is very quick cake to mix and quick to bake. … Continue reading Spiced Banana Cake with Raisins
Today is the first day of autumn and this is the first Planting Guide of the season. The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in March in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable: Plant of the Month: Olea europaea- ( European Olive Tree) The olive and its precious oil … Continue reading What to Plant in March
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in February in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month: The Wonderful Curcuma Longa- (Turmeric) To view detail of any image on this post just click on the image. Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant (Curcuma longa) and … Continue reading What to Plant in February
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