Better Living With Plants -- Grow, Eat and be Merry
I spent Election Day smelling the roses, literally. As there has been so much manure on the campaign trail, I thought it only fitting. I’m now as sunburnt as a Raspberry Ice floribunda. But I don’t think it’s that making me feel ill. I’ve been staying up late surrounded by Whittaker’s chocolate wrappers, with a [...]
Holstein Freisian dairy cow – there’s 4.4 million of them in New Zealand. Image from Wikipedia. This is not a diatribe against cows, as previously stated I really do like the beasties. So news is out that National seek to allow the introduction of genetically engineered organisms into New Zealand. You know New Zealand–that previous [...]
There’s been a royal rumble developing over on Twitter. It all started when Mr @higgeldygarden proclaimed on his rather lovely UK blog, As many of you will know I am the self styled King of Borage, but not as well known is my new self appointment as the Earl of Cornflowers. I should have been [...]
Came out on the same day. So nice to see them
Much like kudzu, LovePlantLife is everywhere, climbing all over the internet, invading your social media space. A day after Google+ launched it’s +Pages, LPLL was up there staking it’s claim in the latest ‘social’ real estate. Quick, aye? Finger on the pulse. Actually it was completely accidental, but thanks Paul Callaghan for keeping me in [...]
Starting in 2009 as an online community for people who like to grow food out of our own backyard, the Ooooby phenomenon has seen a huge rate of growth. Here is part of the Ooooby story. To support the cause, sign up for freshly delivered produce at www.ooooby.org, or join in the community at www.ooooby.ning.com. [...]
The beautiful mix of flavours, colours, textures; the sumptuous delights of far off places; the hints of allure, history and splendour-I adore Middle Eastern food. And thus, I am enamoured with preserved lemons, which I make every year and use in vegetables, couscous and tagines. The salt softens the acidity of the lemon, it becomes something [...]
1/2 cup pomegranate molasses 1/3 cup orange juice 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 shallots 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon orange peel pinch of cayenne a flash of black pepper Bring to the boil and whisk occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 mins. Goes beautifully with a roast leg of lamb. Passed on to me [...]
