This Chicken Saagwala recipe is a wonderful way to eat your greens. It is a perfect dish to try if you have mountains of spinach growing in the garden, or have silver beet or Swiss chard that have been growing well all winter but now you want to pull it out to plant your summer vegetable garden but don't want to waste it. I especially like this Indian curry because it reminds me of my travels through Northern India, particularly our stay in the town of Chanderi where we were so well looked … [Read more...]
Whisky Orange Marmalade Recipe
If you make this recipe using Seville Oranges it will be the traditional bitter orange marmalade. I had lots of navel oranges on my tree and decided to try a couple of different variations to this recipe: one based on Whisky Seville Marmalade and another based on Mandarin Marnier Marmalade. I made the basic recipe and split it in half at the end, adding whisky to one half and cointreau to the other - you can make it all with one or the other or try another flavour altogether. 1kg Oranges 2 … [Read more...]
Cointreau Orange Marmalade Recipe
If you make this recipe using Seville Oranges it will be the traditional bitter orange marmalade. I had lots of navel oranges on my tree and decided to try a couple of different variations to this recipe: one based on Whisky Seville Marmalade and another based on Mandarin Marnier Marmalade. I made the basic recipe and split it in half at the end, adding whisky to one half and Cointreau to the other - you can make it all with one or the other or try another flavour altogether. 1kg Oranges 2 … [Read more...]
Preserved Figs In Syrup
Preserved figs in syrup is a wonderful way to enjoy your bounty throughout the year. Figs have such a short season and you have to fight the birds (and sometimes possums) to harvest your crop, so it is great to savour the harvest. This recipe is a quick and simple way to preserve them for later enjoyment - if you can wait that long. I pick my figs as soon as they start to soften and they continue to ripen inside. Then I put them whole into the freezer, gradually filling the bag until I have … [Read more...]
Can you freeze Persimmons?
I discover that the answer to 'can you freeze persimmons?' is 'Yes' and share the Persimmon Clafoutis recipe that I made with them. I had a good crop of persimmons on my tree last year but with unfortunate timing I was heading off on my trip to China just as they were ripening. I shared bags of them with my neighbours but suddenly thought 'I wonder whether you can freeze persimmons?' You can freeze many fruit whole, so on the day I left I put some whole in a bag in the freezer. Then I had … [Read more...]
Lavender Shortbread Recipe
This Lavender Shortbread Recipe is very simple, has a delicious flavour and is perfect to give as a gift. The biscuits (or the dough) can be kept in the freezer for when you need a little something to give to someone. You can experiment with different shaped cookie cutters if you want or use a letter press to stamp words into your shortbread as I did. Ingredients 250 g butter 3/4 cup icing sugar 2 tablespoons of finely chopped dried or fresh lavender flowers 2 cups flour pinch of … [Read more...]
Eggplant with Pumpkin & Feta Recipe
I've shared some of my other eggplant recipes in previous posts, but this Eggplant with Pumpkin & Feta recipe has to be my all time favourite. It is a perfect to serve as a vegetarian dish: it has the softness of the eggplant and pumpkin contrasting with the crunch of the hazelnuts, and the spiciness of the cumin, coriander and garlic contrasting with the saltiness of the feta. 4 medium eggplants, halved Coarse cooking salt 1/4 cup olive oil 200g pumpkin, finely chopped 1 small onion, … [Read more...]
Eggplant Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipe
Eggplant and tomato pasta sauce is a deliciously different recipe to try if you are fortunate to have a good supply of eggplants from your garden (or from the markets). 1.5kg tomatoes 2 eggplants (or aubergine) 2 onions, finely chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped Pinch dried chilli (this is worth adding to give the recipe a lift even if you are not a big chilli fan) Olive Oil 3 sundried tomatoes, finely chopped Splash of wine (whatever you have, optional) Pasta Cut a cross in the … [Read more...]
Eggplant Curry Recipe
This eggplant curry recipe is perfect for a simple late summer or autumn meal, and you can add whatever other vegetables you have in your garden at the time. In an earlier post I talked about how I hadn't had much luck growing eggplant but then realised that they really needed lots of summer heat so were not likely to produce their crop until well into the autumn in my garden. It is such a treat when they finally do produce a harvest and I'm always looking for new ways to use them. 2 … [Read more...]
Crispy Eggplant Sliders
If you are lucky enough to have a good crop of eggplant growing in your garden, then these crispy eggplant sliders make a great simple but tasty meat-free meal. Eggplant (or aubergine), sliced into 1cm rounds 1-2 eggs depending on how many sliders or burgers you are making Sea salt, freshly ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, crushed Panko breadcrumbs (you can use ordinary breadcrumbs but these make the eggplant deliciously crispy) Olive oil Wholemeal seeded bread rolls, … [Read more...]
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