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Whole Artichokes with Lemon Butter Sauce
My own home-grown and organically grown, artichoke drenched in Lemon Butter Sauce, with side dishes containing extra lemon butter for dipping the petals in, and a finger bowl with lemon juice and water to rinse buttery fingers. Here are my artichokes! Their colouring is so very pretty with shades of aubergine, green, and […]
Posted in Appetizers, Snacks and Sides, Gardening, Savoury Sauces, Vegetables
Potato and Herb Frittata (and No Salt Vegetable Medley)
Mum and I were tuned into ZB Radio on a Saturday morning, listening to Nici Wickes talking about her latest recipes. Spanish Potato and Rosemary Tortilla was the recipe of the day, and Mum and I thought that sounded nice to make for our dinner, so we listened carefully to the ingredients and instructions. […]
Posted in Main Meals, Vegetables
“Sweet Pepper Greek Golden”
Mum bought this plant in late October 2013 at the Hastings Farmers’ Market (which I have mentioned in the post titled “Spring Farmers’ Market”). What we want to know is why are these called Greek Golden? They are green, and a purply black, and a bright red (as seen in the photo) but at […]
Posted in Gardening, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Vegetables
‘Tickling the Taties’
This was Mum’s first experience growing potatoes, and now she wishes she had done so earlier. This all came about when some potatoes in Mum’s pantry started to sprout shoots and she decided to put them to good use. Mum put the sprouting potatoes aside in the garage for a week to let the sprouts […]
Posted in Gardening, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Tips and Tricks, Vegetables
Corn on the Cob
This is a very quick and easy way to prepare a meal of corn on the cob. This method of cooking the corn uses a microwave, (so there is no boiling of water, or cleaning of pots to take care of later). Plus the microwaving takes only 4 minutes compared to 10 minutes if […]
Posted in Main Meals, Vegetables
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