Today is the first day of summer and this is the first planting guide of the season.The following is a list of vegetables and herbs you can plant in December in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month – The Amazing Flowers of the Carrot The humble carrot has so … Continue reading What to Plant in December
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs you can plant in November in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month- Arthropodium cirratum-(rengarenga or the New Zealand Rock Lily ) The beautiful Arthropodium cirrata known as rengarenga by the Maori in its native New Zealand, also known as the … Continue reading What to Plant in November
This delicious brownie slice is so quick and easy to make and even quicker to devour wherever its served. It is a luscious and fudgey blend of dark chocolate, coconut, brown sugar, butter and sweetened condensed milk. All are ingredients that are usually at hand in your pantry. So, whenever you need a wonderful dessert or something scrumptious for afternoon tea, this is the slice … Continue reading Mel’s One Bowl Brownie Slice
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs you can plant in October in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month – Grevillea – ( ‘Lady O ‘) Grevillea ‘Lady O’ is a popular and hardy perennial native shrub in the Proteacea family. It is a hybrid developed from … Continue reading What to Plant in October
In a previous post, we have shown you how to make Kefir soda bread. Joe has since refined the process to make it even easier and quicker and shares his method with us. Whether you make your own Kefir milk or buy it from the store you can use wholemeal flour (or Strong Plain flour) and a little Bi-carb Soda and salt to make a … Continue reading Joe’s Quick and Easy Kefir Bread
Today is the first day of spring and this is the first planting guide of the season. The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in September in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month: Beautiful Bluebells – ( Hyacinthoides ) Ring in the season of Spring with … Continue reading What to Plant in September
Nonna always made her lamb stew using leg lamb chops, transforming them into a wonderful dish so flavoursome, rich and tasty. today I share her recipe with you. The bone-in steaks are cut from the centre of the leg and contain a small bone in the centre of each steak. This adds to the flavour. This cut is pink and well marbled and the best for … Continue reading Nonna’s Lamb Stew
The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in August in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable: Plant of the Month – The delicate Clematis glycinoides – (headache plant) On a walk in bushland I came across this beautiful plant in full flower in August. Its flowers are stunningly beautiful with a delicate … Continue reading What to Plant in August
The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in July in Sydney, a temperate zone, (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable) Plant of the Month – The delicate Leucojum aestivum – (Summer Snowflake) (All the images on this page can be viewed in more detail by clicking on them.) Leucojum aestivum is one of two species in … Continue reading What to Plant in July
Rock cakes are my favourite small cakes from the past, crunchy, full of fruit and lightly lemon flavoured. This recipe is adapted from a recipe from an old Australian cook book and the portion sizes reflect portion sizes from the 1960’s. They are smaller but I find them to be a good sized small cake to have with a cup of tea. You may choose … Continue reading Rock Cakes
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