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BUBBLING AND BLOOPING

September 5, 2011 2 Comments

Dylan and Ryan have been bonding over making a new batch of home brew. It has been merrily bubbling and “blooping” in our living room for weeks, snugly wrapped in a sleeping bag, waiting patiently for our two protagonists to organise their social calendars already and bottle him up. They monopolised the bathroom to clean and sterilise the bottles, Ryan making some pretty pop art out of the discarded labels. Then the merry brew was poured, sugared and bottled. There is something so satisfying about it all being bottled away and stacked in the crates, I’m sure if I was a beer drinker this would not be the satisfying part…so Dylan how about some home brew cider?

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HOMEMADE PASTA – IT’S HARD WORK

September 4, 2011 No Comments

I made tortellini from scratch for Sunday night dinner, and oh my stars it was a lot of work! It was very satisfying, but I’m not sure I’ll do it again until I am really trying to impress someone.

As is my usual cooking style it was a mix between three different recipes this one, this one and one from an old Italian cookbook that my mum lent me. I don’t know why I can’t just follow one recipe, commitment issues?

My mix and match recipe went something like this:

Baked Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini with Pumpkin and Sage Sauce

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COLOURFUL CARROTS – MAY IN THE GARDEN

May 30, 2011 No Comments

Autumn has finally hit and the orange and gold leaves are stunning. I took some rather late sage cuttings, I assume spring would have been a better time, but perhaps a warm window sill will be enough to encourage them to anchor into the soil. Pulling beautiful purple and yellow carrots from the ground was such a thrill, although I must admit my carrots had quite the cushy life and had more top than root and had to be supplemented by some absolute giants from the Sunday Market. I’ll have to be much meaner to them next time so they fatten up!

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WEIGHING DOWN THE CLOTHES LINE – APRIL IN THE GARDEN

April 30, 2011 No Comments

I’m rather impressed with the size of our Tromboncino Zucchini, our washing line has started to tilt rather alarmingly due to its mass. The rogue sunflowers have been reaching upwards, but none is as impressive as the Digger’s Club sunflower which is as thick as my wrist and would brush our kitchen ceiling if given half a chance. My garlic has surfaced and the cayenne peppers have turned a delicious colour. They are so much hotter than supermarket chili that Dylan claims that one with the seeds scraped out has the same strength as ten with seeds. My taste-buds tend to be burnt off by looking at a chili so I think I’ll leave him to experiment with that one.