Amaranth is a hardy annual that has been grown for thousands of years for food. It was known to the Aztec’s as “huahuhtli” and was eaten before the arrival of the Spanish. Varieties of Amaranth cultivated for grains can be toasted like popcorn and mixed with honey. The plants are also grown as ornamentals for their beauty and can grow to 8 feet tall with … Continue reading Growing Amaranth
Angie shared these truly delicious pickled eggplants and we couldn’t get enough! She has been kind enough to share her recipe with us and I hope you enjoy making some yourself with the last flush of eggplants from the garden. Pickled Eggplant Ingredients: 4 eggplants 2 cups of vinegar 2 cups of water dried oregano finely chopped garlic chillies (optional) Extra virgin olive oil Method: … Continue reading Pickled Eggplant
Here is a recipe to use when you miss picking that zucchini and it becomes a monster. Just slice and treat it as you would if making schnitzel. You can shallow fry the schnitzels or as I have done, go for the low calorie oven baked version. You can use any of your favourite herbs or spices in the bread crumb mix to suit your … Continue reading Zucchini Schnitzel, Oven Baked
We have had a bountiful harvest of delicious Concord grapes at the garden this year and Miriam has made a wonderful jam using a mix of Concord grapes and blueberries. The Jam is truly delicious on fresh baked scones topped with a dollop of double cream. We have included 2 methods of making the jam. Miriam has had success with the easier method of processing the grapes … Continue reading Concord Grape and Blueberry Jam and Scones
The love affair with Summer plums continues with this recipe for an upside down torte. Bringing together a spicy base with a tasty plum topping and the crunch of walnuts it is just the thing for an afternoon tea. Spiced Plum and Walnut Upside Down Torte Ingredients: Cake: 9 President Plums, or other plums 1 cup of Self Raising flour 100 g light brown or … Continue reading Spiced Plum and Walnut Upside Down Torte
Although Chillies are sown in August, the plants grown in Sydney are now bursting with fruit in the garden. Grantham gardener Anjali has some amazing chilli plants growing that are full of fruit. Here is some information on growing these colourful and tasty fruits in your home garden. Growth habits and planting needs Chilli plants love a hot sunny aspect and love humidity so … Continue reading Growing Chillies
Plums are in season and there is a wonderful choice to eat fresh and to cook. This recipe will bring you a simple but luscious stewed mix of President and Angelina plums. The purple skins create a thick and delicious syrup to pour over ice-cream. Spiced Stewed Plums Ingredients 5 President plums, stoned and halved 6-8 Angelina plums, stoned and halved 1/3 cup sugar 1 … Continue reading Spiced Stewed Plums
With good preparation and ample moisture, cauliflower are easy to grow in the home garden and the effort in growing will be rewarded by tender, mild flavoured flower heads that are so healthy. Cauliflower is rich in vitamin C anda good source of vitamin K, protein, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, folate, pantothenic acid, potassium, and manganese. As a member of the … Continue reading Growing Cauliflower
The following is a list of things you can plant in February in Sydney, a temperate zone: Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Broccoli Brussel sprouts Carrot Cauliflower Chives Cucumber Endive Fennel Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Mustard greens Onion Parsley Radish Silverbeet Swedes Turnip Zucchini Flower of the Month – White Frangipani (Plumaria) Continue reading What to plant in February
Radishes belong to the Brassica family and are one of the most common garden vegetables, widely cultivated throughout the world. They vary in colour and shape from red, white, purple or black and can be round or long and cylindrical. Like other members of the Brassica family they contain sulforaphane and indole-3 which are thought to be protective against cancer when eaten raw. They are also … Continue reading Growing radishes
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