Chilis for Winter

April 19, 2012

We have bulk chilis at this peak of the chili season.  I’m not a huge fan of preserving – I’m lucky enough to live in a climate where if we eat seasonally, we can eat fresh all year round.  Freezing takes lots of electricity, canning takes lots of work,  and most preserves have more sugar [...]

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Dips for Dinner – Babaganoush, Capsicum and Macadamia, and Hummus

April 17, 2012

And why not? Just because they look like party food doesn’t mean they can’t be really healthy, low fat, midweek dinner food. And I love the social aspect of all just sitting round the table sharing one platter, rather than individual plates. Everyone has their own favourites. Conversation flows. It’s nice. Half an hour? OK, [...]

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In Season in April in Northern NSW

April 15, 2012

Time has flown! And I haven’t done an “In Season” post for months. This was first posted in April 2010, and it reminds me how the seasons turn, a familiar cycle that you can look forward to every year, every year a little bit different, every year a lot the same. Finally there are enough [...]

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Sourdough Pita

April 13, 2012

I think there’s only one trick to pita bread.  The oven has to be really really hot. Really. If you have an oven that will heat up to that kind of temperature without a ridiculous waste of energy, they’re fantastically easy and fast – not much preparation and less than 5 minutes to cook – and [...]

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Endamame Noodle Salad

April 10, 2012

It’s hard to go past eating endamame straight from the pod, just boiled for 3 or 4 minutes in heavily salted water.  They taste a bit like boiled peanuts to me, a kind of nutty seedy taste that is totally addictive. But for the   Tuesday Night Vego Challenge this week, I saved some for an actual meal. [...]

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Roots and Perennials Planting in Mid Autumn – Planting Out the Garlic

April 9, 2012

Remember this garlic? Planted into potting mix a month ago.  Look at it now. I think every single clove sprouted, and some of them now have leaves 30 cm tall.  I have three boxes like this for planting out today, and I’ll put in another three boxes of cloves for planting out next month.  Not that [...]

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April 7, 2012

My post today is about environmental weeds, over at Simple Green Frugal.  Love to see you there.

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We Have Ducks!

April 5, 2012

They had been living in a little backyard pen with a baby bath for water.  It was the best fun I’ve had in ages, watching ducks discover water.  The dived and fluffed and preened and splashed and put on several R rated shows.  You have never seen an animal so happy! With  geese (there are [...]

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My Favourite Capsicums Stuffed With Couscous Pilaf

April 3, 2012

These are my favourite capsicums these days. I call them supermarket flats, just because the seed originally came from some capsicums I bought in the supermarket. I picked them up hoping they might be non-hybrid and got lucky. I think they are actually Baby Reds, and they are doing brilliantly for me – a sweet, crunchy, [...]

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