Tomato chutney like Nanna used to make
We’re definitely getting to that time of year when everything’s $2 a kilo and you need extra arms to carry it all home from the market. The tomatoes were looking pretty good the other week at Preston, and so I got enough to make chutney. I wanted to use an Australian Women’s Weekly recipe that’s...
Preserved lemons
How have I never blogged this before? I probably did it on some prior blog and didn’t bring it across. Oh well. Preserved lemons! They are amazing things and not well enough known outside Australia. I mean, they’re not all that well known inside Australia, but I can safely assume that anyone here who has...
Recipe: pickled beet(root)
Here’s my recipe for pickled beetroot/beets. In Australia we call it beetroot, and in the US they say beets, but it’s the same thing. 1 bunch beets (about 3 medium sized ones) about 750mL apple cider vinegar about 1/2 cup sugar a couple of teaspoons of salt 1 bay leaf, broken in half a few...
