The dip is really simple – just avocado blended with lots of coriander leaf (more than you would think) and lime juice and salt to taste (not too much of either). The chips though are a really good invention.
One of the most important insights that really changed the way I garden was realising just how long plants are babies for.
Cheesy broccoli omelettes for breakfast (my geriatric chooks only lay for a few months of the year, but they’ve decided it’s near enough to spring to start too), and broccoli with hollandaise for dinner. Raw broccoli in salads and lightly steamed broccoli with sesame oil, lemon juice and toasted sesame seeds in the lunch box. Broccoli in noodle stir fries, and in pasta. And a broccoli based party dish I’m…
Beware – these are extremely addictive. Put a bowl of them within reach while you are watching a movie or reading or chatting with friends, and you keep swearing this will be the last handful all the way till they’re all gone.
My glut crop at the moment is lemons. It’s not quite the glut it was last year. Last year at this time, this was what…
Ever since my kids were little, this has been my staple for taking to fetes and school race days, to birthday parties and picnics, even to mums’ gatherings where it is likely a bribe might be required at some stage. It’s sugar cane, a chewing variety, just with the tough outer layer peeled off and chopped into sections.
My glut crop this week is chilis. The chooks get bucketfuls. They like chilis. Birds (all kinds) have no receptors for capsaicin, so they’re immune to chili heat.