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economical eats and garden treats
October 04 2016
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RHP User
9 years ago
Is edible gardening... Have had a herb & vege garden almost all my adult life, even when we lived in the desert and Africa. I'm all about growing as much as I can, and doing so chemical free, using companion planting and home made organic sprays etc. Actually what led me to my current post grad study in landscape design. I live in an old Italian neighbourhood, and feel very at home with all our fruit tress hanging over each other's fences - whatever is on your side of the fence is yours ;) While there is certainly an increasing trend towards the home vegie patch, or community gardens, I'd love to see more people incorporate their edible trees & plants into their everyday garden designs. Kitchen (or Potager) gardens needn't be hidden away, they can be very beautiful if designed well. Sustainability is becoming increasingly important... growing your own food, chemical free, is a big step in the right direction. It does take time, though, so everyone should just do what they can manage, or it all becomes too hard. Haha, I did say I was passionate about it - I'll stop babbling now 😍
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RHP User
9 years ago
I like finger food. Saves on dishes to wash and I prefer less cooking.Day before yesterday, for dinner( the day after the Pea and Ham night ), I made myself a platter of bread,cheeses and small goods:Foccacia, toasted with olive oil, Caramelised onion cheese, Swiss cheese, Black pudding slices...fried crispy in a hot pan, Chilli pancetta shavings, Sliced Capricciosa, Pickled chilis, Stuffed olives, Gherkins and blanched green Asparagus with some of that Thomy mayonnaise. Washed down with my home-brewed ale. It was a a bit excessive, but I had a craving and I've heaps left. There's a Spudshed a kay from my place, and I tried it once, but I prefer to shop at Canning Markets...a sort of a farmers market grocer...in Cannington. That's where I got all those ingredients above. They have a huge range of imported continental and mediterranean goods and the fresh produce always seems...fresh. And the macadamia's are cheaper and bigger than the Woolie's ones.Besides, I've been going there for 8 years and the staff haven't changed. They're nice people.
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RHP User
9 years ago
Thanks Pokemeow. We're not hugely explorative people as far as where we shop. I feel a bit of shame there. However, it has become obvious to us over the last few years how monopolising our big stores can be, going so far as to try to drive out an established fruit and veg store to replace it with a liquor store across the road from a high school. Strong community pressure ensured the little man got to renew his lease at the shopping centre. Apparently the 'boycott' affected the bottom line and the big store conceded. Today, we finally explored a local veg supplier where I am still in awe that they supplied WA fruit and veg. I love garlic and bought in 3 forms, LOL! A still fresh, attached to the stalk bulb which was tender and mild tasting. There were small dried bulbs attached to stalks which we think will be rich and tasty. Lastly normal bulbs that will be cooked whole to appreciate the creaminess. We made a garlic butter with some of the fresh garlic and parsley that self seeds around the place. So tasty. I swear, even the carrots we bought tasted good in the savoury mince. :-D Peachy
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jenniecruising
9 years ago
We grow 90% of our food. Ten or so varieties of tomatoes, beans, peas, asparagus, potatoes, leafy greens, corn, fruit trees and exchange with neighbours for the stuff we don't grow. Chooks for eggs and meat, lamb and beef, bake our own bread and just designing an aquaculture system to be in by the end of the year. Not a fan of the monopoly and always support local producers.
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Koolgrey' I like finger food. Saves on dishes to wash and I prefer less cooking.Day before yesterday, for dinner( the day after the Pea and Ham night ), I made myself a platter of bread,cheeses and small goods:Foccacia, toasted with olive oil, Caramelised onion cheese, Swiss cheese, Black pudding slices...fried crispy in a hot pan, Chilli pancetta shavings, Sliced Capricciosa, Pickled chilis, Stuffed olives, Gherkins and blanched green Asparagus with some of that Thomy mayonnaise. Washed down with my home-brewed ale. It was a a bit excessive, but I had a craving and I've heaps left. When I visit for that delicious pork dish, can we have this ^ on the second night?? I am welcome to stay for a while, yeah??
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RHP User
9 years ago
I'll try to keep this one short - but something else I'm passionate about... I haven't been inside a Coles or Woolies in over 5 years, and wont again... I shop at the markets for all our meat & fish, local fruit and veg shop for all that stuffs, and our local family owned IGA for everything else, including alcohol. If I can only buy something at Coles or Woolies, we go without. Jenniecruising
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RHP User
9 years ago
...if by "stay for a while", you mean until after dinner...then yeah, great, love to have you over for dinner.. 😆😆😆
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Koolgrey' ...if by "stay for a while", you mean until after dinner...then yeah, great, love to have you over for dinner.. 😆😆😆 I asked for that! x
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tall60
9 years ago
I grow salads ...lettuce combos...mustard greens...bob choi...spinach...silverbeet...parsleys...horse radish etc etc.....have 3 beds which I plant at diffferent times. Whenever I need leaves, I pick the outers, so the plants keep growing....have to eat like a horse sometimes to keep up with growth. Like Betty,I avoid the supermarket chains...and like ferreting in the cheapie stores selling use by date type produce....some of which is of interesting provenance. Unusual topic for this site...although I guess there's some commonality In the tending of beds idea.
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RHP User
9 years ago
...that there's fighting words on the forums.. 😉😁😁
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RHP User
9 years ago
Ohhhh, you got me again!! Stop it! 😂😂
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RHP User
9 years ago
This flirting is way too cute .. You guys could start playing with the Cabbage Patch kids .
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RHP User
9 years ago
He's kicking me out after dinner, after I travel across the country?? I'm thinking it's unrequited flirting 💔
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RHP User
9 years ago
Looks a bit like Kool is pulling your pigtails! Peachy
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RHP User
9 years ago
...I wouldn't kick you STRAIGHT out after dinner...that's a bit harsh...but I might gently angle the conversation in that direction over the cheese platter. Solemn, loner types like myself need our personal space 😉😉😉.
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RHP User
9 years ago
As long as I get the cheese platter in first, then I can rush out the door, leaving you with all the washing up - would hate to overstay my welcome 👍😘
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RHP User
9 years ago
I like meals you can throw together using anything you find in the fridge. My favourite is lamb stew (best on the second day), I also make a killer laksa and stir fry.I tend to stay away from processed foods as much as possible, preferring to cook from raw materials. I have a bit of a vege patch, mostly easy to grow things like tomatoes and greens for juicing. Most of my shopping is done direct from farmers, or the IGA, I am not a fan of the big stores like coles, woolies, aldi, Community gardens are a great thing, Id love to be a part of one, one day....hehe
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RHP User
9 years ago
...washing up? That's why we're having finger food 🙄. And it'll be a REALLY, really nice cheese board...heck, I'll even find some fois gras. Will that make it better? 👌😘
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RHP User
9 years ago
Nah uh! I want that pork you promised - and that's not a euphemism And then the cheese platter... no fois gras for me thanks xx
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RHP User
9 years ago
glad to see some good responses to this. certainly no need for anyone to be sorry about being passionate. and clearly not too odd of a forum topic else probably wouldnt have for the replies it has so far. we all need to eat and get energy for whatever activities it is we want to do with said energy :) looking forward to the miss having her garden visited next week for an "assessment" of the soil condition, what best to plant, etc, trying to create a local/native WA garden, so have some "experts" coming that we got a special deal with planted some ginger yesterday in a lite n easy box which has never been picked up since last delivery, so its been poked, filled and planted!
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Haemaglobin'Most of my shopping is done direct from farmers, or the IGA, I am not a fan of the big stores like coles, woolies, aldi, it would seem a bit potato pot-ar-toe with IGA - MetCash isn't exactly a local grocery co-op, and a little like if Coles switched to a franchise model while maintaining the main company as a supply chain behind corner stores.
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RHP User
9 years ago
...it's gotten heated in some other threads today. This one has a calming feel to it...kind of like popping out to the patch of garden to do a bit of tending. To topic...while I don't grow any herbs or veggies at home yet, I'm a pretty good prepper of my bit of dirt.Perth "soil" is sandy, but I've been improving mine for the last 2 years with coffee grinds, phosphorous free fertilisers and yeast sediment from my home brewing. It looks like I've attracted plenty of earthworms, which is promising...but all I've put in is a few ornamental Natives. Going forward, I want low maintenance in my courtyard.I'm thinking about...just thinking...about getting a Japanese Maple again. But in a pot this time, so I can experiment with moving it around. I think they're a stunningly beautiful tree...but they need love, it seems. Still easier than a cat .
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RHP User
9 years ago
...promised? Me..? PROMISED..? **hurriedly re-checks previous posts**
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RHP User
9 years ago
Cleaners have probably been through 😉 Pokemeow - sorry for hijacking your thread with our food flirting :) Love this topic xx
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Betty7216' Pokemeow - sorry for hijacking your thread with our food flirting :) Love this topic xx All good, wont hold it against you Glad to see interest in the topic much prefer intelligent social chat (which can include some cheek here n there) than the usual down and dirty talk.
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RHP User
9 years ago
No down and dirty... Whereforth art I to plant plants. ;-) A small moment of joy in life. We bought a bunch of silverbeet to be added to the vegetable mix making up the soup from the stock we boiled our silverside in. The leaves were still attached to the base which still had baby leaves after the main leaves were trimmed off. I shoved the base on top of a cotton wool ball and shall enjoy the experience of growing those few baby leaves. From small things, big things grow. Oh wait, I'm getting down and dirty again. Peachy ;-)
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RHP User
9 years ago
...you should know that your seed must be planted in fertile soil. And watered liberally.. I made a simple Leek and Potato type soup the other day...but this time I added some roughly chopped Kai lan.I've grown fond of Kai lan lately. It has water-cressy type leaves, with a thick stem like Asparagus. And I love Asparagus. It's so green, I feel healthier just looking at it. Then I eat it with a glass of home brew and some fried Speck. Yin and Yang..
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RHP User
9 years ago
I share the same passions. Jenniecruising for years I had a veggie garden based on permaculture principles and had chooks for eggs. I used to cook everything from scratch, bake my own bread and make all my own cleaning and beauty products. Betty edible gardening is also a passion of mine, I would love to see more of them in the suburbs rather than lawns or high maintenance gardens. Unfortunately I haven’t had a decent veggie patch for about 7 years but the plan is to have one again in the near future. I was fortunate enough to have a tour of David Holmgren’s property in Hepburn Springs…very inspiring.
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RHP User
9 years ago
Bloody formatting!!
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jenniecruising
9 years ago
Quoting 'PhoenixGirl' I share the same passions. Jenniecruising for years I had a veggie garden based on permaculture principles and had chooks for eggs. I used to cook everything from scratch, bake my own bread and make all my own cleaning and beauty products. Betty edible gardening is also a passion of mine, I would love to see more of them in the suburbs rather than lawns or high maintenance gardens. Unfortunately I haven’t had a decent veggie patch for about 7 years but the plan is to have one again in the near future. I was fortunate enough to have a tour of David Holmgren’s property in Hepburn Springs…very inspiring.
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RHP User
9 years ago
Quoting 'Koolgrey'Why, Peachy... ...you should know that your seed must be planted in fertile soil. And watered liberally.. I made a simple Leek and Potato type soup the other day...but this time I added some roughly chopped Kai lan.I've grown fond of Kai lan lately. It has water-cressy type leaves, with a thick stem like Asparagus. And I love Asparagus.It's so green, I feel healthier just looking at it. Then I eat it with a glass of home brew and some fried Speck.Yin and Yang.. Mmmm, Kai lan I have not heard of but kale is what we tried for the first time with our soup this week. It was a delicious, rich, dark soup, lol. We finished it today with some buttered buns. ;-) We found asparagus at our fresh shop the other day. It was stubby compared to what we're used to seeing but looked so tender. We hope to get some this week and I will report back. I couldn't help thinking how much more satisfying the stalk would be compared to the long skinny variety. :-D Haha, and that's what I like about your meals, personal attention to detail and that balance of mmm. :-) No fertile soil around here, I'll let you know if our teeny leaves get any bigger at all in the next few days. Thank you Pokemeow for the topic. Peachy
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RHP User
9 years ago
...I thought of you two today. I made that roast pork collar again...each one stuffed with a few whole garlic cloves, sprinkled with plenty of salt and brown sugar, then roasted at 200( that's hot! ) for half an hour. Then I sliced off some sweet, salty crispy bits( nom, nom ) and shared them with my workmate, before covering them with foil and baking for another hour twenty at 170, until tender. You would have approved..
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RHP User
9 years ago
My mouth is watering 😍
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RHP User
9 years ago
My lil silverbeet boll with it's baby leaves survives still on it's cotton wool ball. I'm not seeing ever getting a meal out of this but it is exciting to see growth from an everyday supermarket purchase. :-D With this thread in mind we took a small pot of parsley from the store on holiday rather than buying a bunch to top up the parsley we were able to scrounge from home as our plants untimely decided to go to seed, lol. The small pot made it home and now we have only to see how effective repotting etc will be to it's longevity and fruitfulness. Like you Betty, my mouth is watering. Peachy... currently experimenting flavoured butter
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