Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Garden !

Macadamias Seem to have come along this year, we had been getting 6 or so macadamias at most but we cleared the base of grass (again) but instead of using mulch which the chooks destroy, we used hessian weighted down with rocks and made sure to give them plenty of nitrogen via a homemade chook poo "tea". The harvest Husks removed Just waiting for them to cure so the nut kernel comes away from the shell.  The husk went into the compost to be reused. Strawberries Strawberries are...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

cuisine and cookin'

Well, Toni has been cooking up a storm. Cheese She recently (for her birthday) was gifted a beginners cheese-making set to which she has taken too with enthusiasm, making her own Feta and Ricotta, very tasty to I must say. Making the Feta Decanting to a cheesecloth Draining for a few hours, to separate the Whey The Whey is then used to make Whey based Ricotta Finished Feta Finished Ricotta Jams, Marmalade and Cordial The citrus trees are heavy with fruit, and the marmalade had...