The Mad Gnomes Strike Again!

The first batch of tomatoes has been preserved. We are hoping there will be a few more batches, as they are just so handy to have in the pan...

...was spent a few weeks ago. Sorting out the garlic bunches that had been hanging in the laundry to dry. The majority of the garlic is the ...

We have excess garlic and another gardener a cucumber glut. What do you do? You swap! We only have 2 cucumber plants left in the ground - th...

This is only a note to refer you to a post I wrote on Adelaide Kitchen Gardeners. Word of warning: it's about zucchinis. You may not wa...

Food Connect is coming to town! Even the little ones are getting excited. Food Connect was officially launched on Saturday, 13 February 201...

...the watermelon. It's a really funky fruit. This one's only in its infancy. But wait until it's grown up! I grew it a few year...

This year we may actually get some watermelons from the garden. Sweet Siberian is an early maturing, small watermelon. It will only grow to ...

... and do a zucchini post! *LOL* It's interesting to read other gardeners' blogs and discover how they try to keep the zucchini flo...

They are amongst my favourite flowers. They are a cheerful sight in the garden. This year we had some that germinated in the horse manure. A...

We picked the first bunch of grapes last week. This is today's haul, two bunches. They are seedless sultanas. Juicy and sweet. Do you th...

We had zucchini/eggplant lasagne at City Gnome's place last week - and what a revelation that was! No meat needed for it to taste delici...

Again with home-made haloumi. Tomatoes (green, yellow, red) from the garden and some shredded lettuce. Oh, and there was an avocado. (The la...

...zucchini. We haven't reached glut proportions - yet - but I was eager to do something different. So, I decided to experiment with lac...

Cut up some home-made haloumi . Grate some zucchini, mix in herbs, salt & pepper, an egg and a little flour. Fry in pan. Serve with chop...

Plenty of tomatoes, basil and 2 zucchinis. First bowl of plums. Flower Gnome immediately halved, stoned and froze them (in a single layer on...