Nonna’s Zucchini Mash
My Nonna’s zucchini mash has been a family favourite and I share her recipe with you. Zucchini can be used in many ways but this simple but tasty mash makes a great accompaniment to any meal. This is also good way to use the large zucchinis from the garden. When cooked slowly with onion, garlic and parsley, the zucchini collapses into a delicious mash that … Continue reading Nonna’s Zucchini Mash
What to Plant in July
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): Beetroot Lettuce Mustard Greens Onion Peas Radish Snow Peas Strawberry Plants Plant of the Month – Cape honeysuckle – ( Tecomaria capensis) Continue reading What to Plant in July
What to Plant in June
This is the first day of winter and this is the first planting guide of the season. The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in June in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable). Beans – broad beans Cabbage seedlings Garlic Kale seedlings Lettuce Mustard greens Onion Peas Radish Snow Peas Strawberry … Continue reading What to Plant in June
Lucia’s Rich Mushroom Risotto
The mushroom sauce that is the base for Lucia’s risotto is flavourful and rich, with herbs and vegetables and gives her risotto a great flavour and depth. Risotto is a classic Italian dish and cooked with the mushroom sauce until it is al dente and creamy makes a delicious and filling meal. (The sauce is so good it could aalso be an accompaniment for meat … Continue reading Lucia’s Rich Mushroom Risotto
Spiced Plum Patty Cakes
The last plums of autumn are so delicious and I thought it would be nice to make some spiced stewed plums and use this as a filling for patty cakes. These small rounded tea cakes are made with the older fashioned rounded patty cake pans. Inverted and then covered with just a dusting of icing sugar, these light little cakes, filled with cinnamon spiced stewed … Continue reading Spiced Plum Patty Cakes
What to Plant in May
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in May in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable): Beans – broad beans Brussels sprouts seedlings Cabbage seedlings Carrot Cauliflower seedlings Garlic Kale seedlings Kohlrabi Leeks seedlings Lettuce Mizuna Mustard greens Onion Pak Choy Parsley Peas Radish Rocket Shallots Silverbeet Snow Peas … Continue reading What to Plant in May
Happy Easter
To all our gardeners, our friends and followers we wish you 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. You can see how to boil the perfect eggs and then colour them at the link here. Enjoy your Easter Sunday with family and friends no … Continue reading Happy Easter
Pasta with Potato Sauce, Sausage and Chard
Pasta and potatoes may seem an unusual combination but you will be surprised at how delicious this humble Italian dish really is. It has its origins in Neopolitan peasant cuisine that made use of leftover pasta and vegetables so that nothing was wasted. The Italians have always been creative and this dish is a sustainable way to use up leftover mixed pasta and with potatoes … Continue reading Pasta with Potato Sauce, Sausage and Chard
The Spectacular Hylocereus undatus
Recently, I had the pleasure of observing the night flowering Hylocereus undatus as it bloomed. This is the flower of the pitahaya or white fleshed dragon fruit. Catching the plant in flower can be tricky if the plant is small like mine, (it had only one flower) and it blooms only over one night between dusk and dawn. It is easy to overlook the emerging bud as … Continue reading The Spectacular Hylocereus undatus
The Collectors’ Plant Fair 2019
The Collectors’ Plant Fair Sydney returns this coming weekend. Over 100 growers from all over Australia will be bringing their array of unusual and rare plants to you. Details: http://www.collectorsplantfair.com.au/ Dates: Sat & Sun 6-7, April 2019 Times: Saturday … Continue reading The Collectors’ Plant Fair 2019
The Grantham Gardener 