It would be great if all my cauliflower looked like this, unfortunately they don’t. Many do not form a tight head, some are more yellow than white, and some even look like sprouting broccoli. Most of this is caused by growing in too warm a climate, but today I want to give you a recipe [Continue]
This is a useful recipe for winter vegetables using pumpkin as a stock. It does need some thinking ahead if you are using dried beans as they need to be soaked in water overnight. We use whatever beans we have from our Autumn harvest – borlotti, or kidney, emu beans etc. However, a 400 gm [Continue]
Sundays deserve comfort food and last night’s Vegetarian Pizza was very comforting on several levels. First it was easy, secondly it used up left-overs, thirdly it was scrumptious, and lastly it didn’t cheat with items that do not belong on pizza (you know, tofu or roast pumpkin). No real recipe here, a list of goodies [Continue]
When we first considered becoming vegetarian, I wasn’t sure what I would eat, I had never preferred vegetables over meat – so I imagined I would either be constantly hungry, or surreptitiously sneaking out the back for a quick sausage roll. Luckily there are some great vegetarian recipes available on the internet and in books, [Continue]
The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley. Robert Burns – To a Mouse. Cauliflowers are temperamental little things, they like everything just right. Provide ideal conditions and they will offer lovely tight heads for you epicurean delight. Unfortunately Mother Nature can also be temperamental and upset the best laid plans. [Continue]
“What is in a name? That by which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare Recipe for Silverbeet pie below. Like many of you, I imagine, I grew up with boiled Silverbeet as a side vegetable and do not have particularly fond memories of the dish. I [Continue]
Lovely spicy fritters that would go well with a yogurt style dip and salad. We often find that with only 2 of us a cauliflower goes a long way, this is recipe 1 of ideas for this lovely winter vegetable. Number 2 is Cauliflower Mac. Stay tuned for more. Print Servings: 2 Ingredients 1 [Continue]
This is a lovely creamy curry, great served with Naan and rice. If you want a fresh, fruity salsa to accompany the dish try equal quantities of feijoa or kiwifruit, and cucumber with a twist of salt and a squirt of lemon juice. I am not a chili fan, but some Jalapeño in the [Continue]
It is always a joy when I can prepare a dish that is not only delicious, but, where most of the ingredients come straight from the garden. Vege Bake satisfied both of those criteria and our hunger. We ate the Bake with a roasted beetroot salad and a baked potato. [Continue]
I love Gordon Ramsay’s recipes, for me they never fail, perhaps because he never omits an ingredient. So many recipes leave out the seasoning, or are unclear about small details; this can be so frustrating for the home chef. I have become used to asking the ‘gardener half’ what vegetables I need to use before [Continue]
