Well, the seasons have officially changed! The sun is coming up later each day, and although it isn’t cold yet, there is a chill in the air in the morning and evening. In the garden, the vegetables are ripening quickly and although not all our crops were a success, we have more than enough fruit…
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Late Summer Harvest
Oh my goodness! All of a sudden we have been inundated with fruit from the orchard and vegetables from the garden. While it hasn’t been a great year for everything (I’m looking at you cucumbers and cherry tomatoes!!), we are inundated with fruit and vegetables needing to be eaten or else processed and stored for…
Blood Orange Vinegar
Do you know what I’m looking forward to at this time of year?? Salads. Lots of delicious salads. Ask me in autumn, and I will tell you that I am over tomatoes, and never want to see another cucumber again. But at this time of year, I’m craving some crunchy lettuce, and sweet tomatoes. Salads…
What To Do With Extra Fruit And Vegetables
Anyone who has ever grown their own food knows this problem: One day you have hardly any fruit or vegetables, and the next day all the plants are ready to harvest and you have more than you can possibly eat. On the farm this is a constant issue for us. The plum trees are suddenly…
How To Dry Chillies
Last summer, Country Boy’s chilli plants were prolific. We had chillies everywhere, and while I quite like a little bit of spice in my food, there was no way we could possibly eat them all. To use up the left over chillies I had a go at drying them. It worked beautifully, and was really…
How To Prepare And Sterilise Jars For Home Made Jams
We make a lot of our own preserves with our harvest each year. Jams, sauces, chutney, and pickles (check out my recipe page for links to lots of recipes). Most we use, and some we give away to friends or donate to our local harvest festival. The longer we live here, the more I am…
Caramelised Onions
A few years back I bought a jar of caramelised onions from the farmers market in town. It proved to be popular with the whole family, so I had a go at making some myself. These days it is one of those recipes that I make every year. It takes a little bit of time,…
