Tuna, Chickpea and Wild Rice Salad
A healthy salad of seasonal vegetables, wild rice, chickpeas, flaxseeds and tuna makes a hearty and filling lunch. It is rich with leafy greens, snow peas, roasted sweet potato, and with the sharpness of cranberries or pomegranate seeds. The nutty taste of mixed wild rice is balanced by the freshness of orange segments, lemon juice and mint. Lower in calories than regular rice, wild red … Continue reading Tuna, Chickpea and Wild Rice Salad
What to Plant in March
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: Amaranth Beans – broad beans, fava beans Beetroot Broccoli transplant seedlings Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrot Daikon Endive Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Mizuna Mustard greens Parsley Radish Rocket Shallots … Continue reading What to Plant in March
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Sweet Sapphire Grapes, a New Variety
Last year I had the pleasure of trying out this sweet and crisp new variety of grape, the Sweet Sapphire grape, developed in California and now grown here in Australia and around the world. They were just so sweet and delicious. The Sweet Sapphire grape is a new variety, naturally crossbred and GMO free, and grown in farms around Mildura in Victoria and in the … Continue reading Sweet Sapphire Grapes, a New Variety
Ann’s Ginger Wine or OT
Our friend Ann has shared her recipe for her superb Ginger wine, also known as OT. It is an Anglo-Indian drink that has good kick from the ginger and chillies but is alcohol free. With your favourite dessert or with a slice of homemade cheesecake like Ann served hers with, this Ginger wine is just magic. It is also a great warmer in the cooler … Continue reading Ann’s Ginger Wine or OT
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
The Grantham Gardener 