Kabana, Ham and Beans in Tomato Sauce
I love kabana, a long thin sausage made of pork and originating in Poland. It has a characteristic smokey flavour and can be soft or dry like the familiar cabanossi. You can use either in this recipe but I have chosen the soft variety. It takes 150 g of best grade pork to make 100 g of kabana. You also have a choice of ‘hot’ … Continue reading Kabana, Ham and Beans in Tomato Sauce
Anita’s Italian Almond Biscuits
Our friend Anita brought us a gift of her home baked Italian almond biscuits and we really loved them. She has kindly shared her recipe with us. These lovely biscuits have a crunchy, golden almond coating with a chewy almond center. They are so delicious and easy to make. Just use a quality almond meal and a good smooth apricot jam. The addition of a … Continue reading Anita’s Italian Almond Biscuits
What to Plant in January
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in January in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Amaranth Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Carrot Chives Cucumber Eggplant seedlings Kohlrabi Lettuce Marrow Mustard Greens Okra seedlings Parsley Radish Rosella Silverbeet Sunflower Sweet corn Turnip Zucchini Plant of the Month … Continue reading What to Plant in January
Happy New Year 2022 !
A Happy New Year to all followers, gardeners and visitors to The Grantham Gardener. I wish you good health, prosperity, and peace. You may have wondered why the posts have been so sparse over the last months. I have been putting a lifetime of things into boxes. Over the last two years I have been locked down in Melbourne due to Covid19 and its restrictions … Continue reading Happy New Year 2022 !
What to Plant in December
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: Basil Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Cape Gooseberry Capsicum seedlings Carrot Celery seedlings Chilli Choko … Continue reading What to Plant in December
What to Plant in November
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: Artichokes Asparagus crowns Basil seedlings Beans (bush and climbing) Beetroot Borage Broccoli Cabbage Cape Gooseberry Capsicum Carrot Celery Chives Coriander Cucumber Eggplant Jerusalem Artichoke Lemon Balm Lettuce Luffa Marrow Okra Parsley Peanut … Continue reading What to Plant in November
Oven Baked Roma Tomatoes
Ripe, Roma tomatoes are so delicious when baked in the oven. Baking brings out their sweetness and gives them a deep, rich flavour that can be used in so many ways. With a drizzle of Extra Virgin olive oil, garlic and Italian herbs and just little Parmesan cheese, these lovely tomato slices can be used as a topping for the best crunchy sourdough bread, on … Continue reading Oven Baked Roma Tomatoes
What to Plant in October
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: Amaranth Artichokes Asparagus Basil Beans – climbing and bush beans Beetroot Borage Broccoli Cabbage Cape Gooseberry Capsicum Carrot Celeriac Celery – in seed trays Chicory Chives Chillies Cucumber Daikon Dill Eggplant Jerusalem … Continue reading What to Plant in October
Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Parcels
These individual chicken, mushroom and leek parcels are perfectly delicious and will be the centre of attention at any meal. The elements of these parcels are prepared separately with care to give the maximum flavour to each of the layers. The chicken is poached slowly with wine and herbs to tenderness and also creating a rich chicken stock that is then used to make the … Continue reading Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Parcels
Slow Roasted Veal Shanks
Veal shanks are so tender when cooked long and slow. A little care at the pre-cooking phase will make them even more melting and tender By salting the shanks with kosher salt ahead of cooking, the moisture is drawn out onto the surface of the meat and dissolves the salt with the resulting brine then reabsorbed into the meat. This breaks down the proteins in … Continue reading Slow Roasted Veal Shanks
The Grantham Gardener 