Lentil, Walnut and Vegetable Salad
This is great vegetarian salad that is perfect for lunch and so healthy. Marinaded artichokes, cucumber, baby cos lettuce, red capsicum, mini Roma tomatoes, walnuts and Spanish Onions, all add a rainbow of colour to the cooked green lentils. Served with a vinaigrette dressing and crusty bread it makes a delicious lunch. Lentil, Walnut and Vegetable Salad Ingredients: 2 cups cooked green lentils 1 medium … Continue reading Lentil, Walnut and Vegetable Salad
Apples and Summer Fruit from Orange
What an abundance of Australian grown summer fruit: nectarines, peaches, apricots, plums, new season apples, pears, figs, mangoes , the summer delicacy, prickly pears and much more were available this morning at Parklea Markets in outer Sydney. Fruit growers, Rod and Boris, brought them to us, as they do each week, direct from the farm in the premier fruit growing region of Orange, NSW. The … Continue reading Apples and Summer Fruit from Orange
Oven Baked Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese sauce is so easily made in the oven and the flavours of the tomato are enhanced by baking. Use a heavy enamel casserole with a lid that will allow you to start the sauce off on the stove top and then finish in the oven. Or you can use a large baking dish, the choice is yours. The result of the long cooking will … Continue reading Oven Baked Bolognese Sauce
What to Plant in February
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in February in Sydney, a temperate zone: Amaranth Beans (dwarf) Beetroot Broccoli Brussel sprouts Carrot Cauliflower Chives Cucumber Endive Fennel Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Mustard greens Onion Parsley Radish Silverbeet Swedes Turnip Zucchini Plant of the Month – Flowers of the Moringa tree – the “miracle tree” Continue reading What to Plant in February
Classic Paella Valenciana
Classic Paella Valenciana This is a classic recipe for a delicious Valencian Paella. Traditionally, it is served for lunch. If you can, use Bomba, Calasparra or other paella rice which is traditionally used to make paella. It is a short grain, low starch rice that is excellent for absorption of the flavours and moisture of the recipe and these properties make it different to … Continue reading Classic Paella Valenciana
Apricot Cake
Apricots make a delicious afternoon tea cake that is so delicious with a good dollop of double cream and a cup of tea or coffee. Choose ripe soft apricots to use in this recipe or if out of season, you can use canned apricots too. Apricot Cake Ingredients: Apricots, fresh and very ripe , halved and stone removed, or canned 150 g butter, softened 3/4 … Continue reading Apricot Cake
Asparagus, Silverbeet and Potato Soup
Fresh Asparagus and silverbeet and the creaminess and density of the potatoes come together well in this healthy soup. It is quick to prepare and easy to make and is a great starter to a meal served with crusty bread. Asparagus, Silverbeet and Potato Soup Ingredients: 2 bunches of fresh asparagus spears. Snap the spears. Reserve 2 of the tips for each bowl to garnish the … Continue reading Asparagus, Silverbeet and Potato Soup
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: Amaranth Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Carrot Chives Cucumber Egglant seedlings Kohlrabi Lettuce Marrow Mustard Greens Okra seedlings Parsley Radish Rosella Silverbeet Sunflower Sweet corn Turnip Zucchini Plant of the Month – The fragrant Magnolia champaca – Joy Perfume Tree Continue reading What to Plant in January
Happy New Year 2018!
A Happy New Year to all followers, gardeners and visitors to The Grantham Gardener. I wish you good health, prosperity, and peace. May your garden bloom and be bountiful and may your table be always full and have enough laughter to share! Happy 2018 from Annaofgreengables Continue reading Happy New Year 2018!
Roast Chicken with Forcemeat Stuffing
Roast chicken, golden brown and made with a delicious stuffing, makes a great centrepiece for your New Year’s Eve celebration meal or for New Year’s day. By preparing all the ingredients ahead, it is so easy to assemble and bake. Serve with your favourite vegetables and other accompaniments. So prepare your table and chill the champagne and have a wonderful celebration! Roast Chicken with Forcemeat … Continue reading Roast Chicken with Forcemeat Stuffing
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