23 January 2013 - Zucchini from Walyo Yerta

 

I went to visit Walyo Yerta Community Gardens

in the south Adelaide City Parklands

http://www.walyoyertagarden.org.au/

 

They generously gave me this

mega-huge organically-grown zucchini

which I made into veggie & cashew curry

with a Herbie's spice mix

http://www.herbies.com.au/ 

 

Meanwhile my friend Mawarini has embarked on another collaboration

"creating stories that aim to help children understand

about staying true to oneself and learning to accept others

despite differences in looks, cultures and personality".

http://babasheepblog.wordpress.com/ 

"Happy New Year!" 1 January 2013 - Seaweed Face

 

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2013!

 

Arame seaweed - good to add a bit to soups for a little extra

protein and minerals including iodine.

 

Not currently soup weather here, we're settling into a heatwave.

Cool change due on Friday.

 

So I'm in search of a salad with arame - maybe this one

http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2009/04/29/raw-food-recipe-for-cucumber-arame-salad

20 December 2012 - Rice Noodles

24 November 2012 - Cherry Stones & Stalks

 

Summer fruits are back - hooray!

 

From the weather forecast our last week of Spring

is going to be a warm and sticky humid one.

7 November 2012 - Five Apple Pips & Photoshop

 

Having discovered the joys of multiplying elements in Photoshop

I created this sun with seeds from one apple.

 

 

 

Meanwhile we had a stormy night on Monday

with lots of thunder & lightning (sorry no photos).

On Tuesday it was much calmer at ground level

but the sky was still very wind-blown

3 November 2012 - Orange Peel & Pith

1 November 2012 - Mango & Photoshop

 

The background texture, colour and shadow

were added in Photoshop

30 October 2012 - Dried Apricot, Sultanas & Orange Rind

 

We had our first really warm day since last summer.

Will not need the quilt on the bed tonight.

Tomorrow's going to be warm and humid

until the cool change rolls in later in the day.

 

29 October 2012 - Lavender & Bay Leaves

 

While visiting my parents

I raided their garden

for lavender and bay leaves.

They're good gardeners!

28 October 2012 - Dried Apple Ring & Blanched Almonds

27 October 2012 - Chia Seed Roll

 

Catching up on posts

from an extended weekend away

visiting my parents

with my sister.

25 October 2012 - Pepitas & Sunflower Seeds

 

Tamari-coated sunflower seeds and pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

from Goodies & Grains

23 October 2012 - Dried Gogi and Cranberries

 

From Goodies and Grains in Adelaide Central Market.

22 October 2012 - Pear

 

Clove eyes and coriander seed nose.

 

We're having fabulous warm Spring days

with nice cool nights for sleeping.

20 October 2012 - Lapacho Vanilla Tea

 

One of my favorite teas, from T-Bar

19 October 2012 - Wasabi Peas

 

Eating these clears out your sinuses.

 

 

15 October 2012 - Quandongs

 

Quandongs (Santalum acuminatum) are a native Australian bush food,

a tart fruit with interestingly textured kernal.

The dark ones in this photo still have the dried fruit around the kernal,

the light ones are the bare kernals.

 

You can read all about them in the government's fact sheet

http://www.ausbushfoods.com/oldmag/Downloads/pirsaquandong.pdf

 

These are destined to restore native bushland habitat, not to be used as food.

5 October 2012 - Carved Avacado Stone

 

My friend Liz likes to carve designs into avacado stones.

I found some instructions are on the internet

http://www.terawarner.com/blog/2010/06/transform-avocado-stones-into-beautiful-pendants/

 

The stone will get darker as it dries out

3 October 2012 - Runny Honey

1 October 2012 - Baked Potato