Category Archives: recipes

May Garden Guide

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

In this edition… Hot and smokin’: Multi-functioning the pizza oven – turning the chilli harvest into chipotle seasoning; making pizzas (hey, who would have thought?); and overnight baked beans. When shading isn’t shading: using shadecloth to capture light for subtropical … Continue reading →

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February Garden Guide

Posted on February 2, 2018 by

How is your garden looking at this time of year? Have those couple of heatwaves battered it around a bit? Here we haven’t lost many plants, but we’ve seen some of those prized mangoes get sunburnt, along with many baby … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, fruit, maintenance, markets, permaculture principles, planting, raised garden beds, recipes, summer, vegetables, workshops

5-minute recipe: Passionfruit Coconut Muffins

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

What do you do when your passionfruit finally ripen and the season for fruit salads and pavlovas is decidedly over? The only thing to do when you have five minutes for cooking: make muffins. This recipe is moist, tangy, moreish, … Continue reading →

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January Garden guide & Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

What do you do when life hands you lots of lemons – and grape leaves? Make dolmades!

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Composting tips – and workshop on Wed March 18

Posted on March 5, 2015 by

  “Old gardeners never die; they just very slowly turn into the most magnificent compost. But what a marvellous, active brew it is!” – Peter Cundall Different composting methods break down the material in different ways, using different helpers – so … Continue reading →

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Summer Fruit Pancakes

Posted on January 24, 2015 by

Brekky is a bit local, organic and yum this morning! FRUITY PANCAKES RECIPE – serves 4 2 handfuls frozen blueberries (picked at The Blueberry Patch, Mt Compass, while on holidays) 2 nectarines, chopped (front garden) 1 cup wholewheat biodynamic flour … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Seasonal Spotlight – Broad Beans

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

I haven’t shared a recipe for a while… so I’m happy to extend a warm (unseasonally warm in fact!) welcome to Erin of ‘She Cooks, She Gardens‘, with thanks for this guest blog post celebrating the humble broad bean…and I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in food storage, legumes, recipes, soil, sustainable food