Attempting to re-use some of my old recipe books

I am making a conscious effort to use the numerous cookbooks I have in my possession.  I find that I tend to rely on just a few and I was going to do a cull of my books when I thought I really should go through them and pick out some recipes to try before…

Hubbard squash and the end result

When we were on our recent bike ride we came across a roadside stall that was selling various vegetables and we stopped on our way home to buy some vegetables. One of the vegetables was Hubbard squash.  I hadn’t heard of this vegetable before.  I had heard of squash but not this particular kind.  It…

More produce from the garden

We managed to rescue most of our peaches from the peach tree this year.  We beat the birds and the netting meant we were able to get a good crop. I have made a couple of batches of peach and vanilla jam.  We don’t eat much jam but our elder daughter’s family enjoys this particular…

The little tomatoes. . . .

I mentioned previously that this year I had only planted the small variety of tomatoes.  We have had a great crop and have been making good use of them.  We also had a great crop of zucchini and one of the zucchini grew to a huge size while we were away in Melbourne.  I have…

More activity linked to gardening.

Part of the love of gardening is the enjoyment to be had from the fruits of your labour.  When vegetables and fruit ripen and flowers and bushes bloom you can take the time to enjoy your hard work. We have had a great crop of tomatoes this year but I only planted the tiny tomatoes,…

A long time missing, October to be precise.

A Happy New Year to all of you who follow my blog, although you had probably given up on me as it has been so long since I last posted.  I am not usually one to make resolutions at New Year but this year I hope to be more regular in my posting on the…