13 Nov Broad Beans or Fava if you’d Rather
I hadn’t eaten broad beans much before we started growing them but Nick’s mum grew them when he was a child so when we started growing our own vegetables, he insisted that we try to grow some. We’ve grown them for several years now with mixed...
25 Sep Hooray for Herbs
Fresh herbs are really versatile, not just for garnishing or flavouring food but they can be used for teas, in cosmetics, are said to have medicinal properties, make great companion plants and can also make original, personalised gifts. Cooking with Herbs We all use herbs differently. They...
07 Jun War on Waste
After watching the recent ABC series, War on Waste, I decided that I should address a couple of issues. The first being packaging! Although we try to use as little packaging as possible, we have been using soft plastic bags for salad leaves. We have been looking...
12 May Say hello to spaghetti squash
We first heard about spaghetti squash a couple of years ago when our daughter was given one and raved about it. So we bought some seed and grew some. We had to consult chef Google about cooking it and now it's a favourite of ours. To cook it,...