Autumn is a bountiful time for harvesting fruit and guavas are a seasonal favourite. I have been growing red cherry guavas for years and have previously shared recipes for cherry guava jelly and cherry guava cordial that look fabulous made with red cherry guavas. More recently I planted a yellow cherry guava as well and have just added the few yellow fruit to the red ones. Now that I am getting a reasonable harvest of yellow cherry guavas I thought it was about time to make something different … [Read more...]
Home-made Blackberry Gin Recipe
This year my thornless blackberry has provided me with more blackberries than I can every remember having so I've definitely been seeking new recipes to try. This blackberry gin recipe isn't exactly new as I've made the same recipe with raspberries and blueberries previously but I had never made a blackberry gin. I made a double recipe that makes about 1500ml of blackberry gin (and didn't waste the berries at the end as I used them to make blackberry jam). You can use any gin for the … [Read more...]
Homemade Lemon Gin Recipe
Easy to make home-made lemon gin using a gin botanicals kit and homegrown lemons. I had bought some Gin Kit Botanicals from Mad Millie following my last efforts making Home-made Gin. These come with 3 different flavours: Traditional London Dry Gin botanical blend Bay Leaf botanical blend Mint botanical blend I made up the Traditional London Dry Blend for this recipe: juniper berries, coriander seeds, citrus peels (lemon, orange), liquorice root Put 1l vodka in a jar, add … [Read more...]
Apple Ginger Beer Recipe
This alcoholic Apple Ginger Beer Recipe comes from Mad Millie. I've previously made Ginger Beer from their kit but was excited to try this new recipe that just required ginger beer yeast and ingredients you might have in your garden or can buy from the supermarket (sugar, ginger, lemon and apple juice). It is a very refreshing drink with the apple juice giving it an unexpected twist. It can be made with dried or fresh ginger, whatever you have to hand. I made it exactly to the recipe this time … [Read more...]
Grapefruit Cordial Recipe
This grapefruit cordial recipe is wonderful served with soda (add a little tequila for a tangy cocktail) or even drizzled over your favourite citrus muffins, cakes or loaves. When I planted my home orchard, I planted a ruby grapefruit and a golden grapefruit. I stupidly didn't tag them or note which one I had planted where, so of course when one of them died I didn't know which to replace. In the end I didn't replace it but have ended up with a very productive golden grapefruit that produces … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Gin Recipe
I am really enjoying having rhubarb in my garden again. I always used to grow rhubarb for stewing but when space in the garden became a premium, I took it out and went many years without rhubarb. Now I am rediscovering what a versatile plant it really is, with so many different uses (see below for other rhubarb recipes). I have been making my own homemade gin and experimenting with different flavours such as blueberry gin, raspberry gin and yellow cherry guava gin so I thought I'd try a rhubarb … [Read more...]
Making Lavender-Infused Vodka (or Gin)
Lavender is a versatile edible flower that can be used in so many different ways and not just for oil or those quaint lavender bags that grandmothers use to scent their clothing drawers (and not just grandmothers I have to say - I've always loved using lavender sachets). I have used it to make lavender shortbread, lavender syrup and lavender sugar. I saw an advert for a lavender gin and thought how hard can it be to make lavender-infused vodka or gin myself? There are all manner of recipes … [Read more...]
Lambswool Wassail Recipe
I was inspired to try making Lambswool Wassail by a recipe in the NZ Gardener magazine this autumn. The drink is made with a sweet-spiced hot cider (or ale) and apples that are cooked until frothy. I had just harvested lots of windfall apples and had made a batch of homemade cider, so I had all the ingredients to hand. I was also totally intrigued by the name Lambswool Wassail and where it came from. The lambswool part is believed to have come from being served at the ancient Celtic pagan … [Read more...]
Home-made Blueberry Gin Recipe
Easy to make home-made blueberry gin using a gin botanicals kit and homegrown blueberries. Enjoy with tonic, lime and a few blueberries. I previously made some Raspberry Gin and really enjoyed drinking it over the summer with soda water. I had some blueberries in the freezer that needed using up so I decided to make some Blueberry Gin using a similar recipe. I also had bought some Gin Kit Botanicals from Mad Millie following my last efforts making Home-made Gin. These come with 3 different … [Read more...]
Raspberry Gin Recipe
Raspberry Gin! A very simple recipe to make and looks amazing - perfect for gift giving. Wonderful for a deliciously different Christmas cocktail. I enjoyed drinking it with soda water over the summer. You can use frozen raspberries (good if you are clearing out your freezer as I was) and, once made, the raspberry gin keeps indefinitely (if you don't drink it that is). You can use any gin for the recipe; I used some of my homemade gin. 700 ml gin 250g raspberries 125g caster sugar Put … [Read more...]
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