Category: Cooking

Native Ginger or Alpinia caerulea

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Plant Profile Also known as: Red Back Ginger (subspecies from the Atherton Tablelands) Growing Conditions: Shade, will tolerate part shade Moist, well-draining soil (tolerates sandy soil) Protect from frost Pots, garden beds, rockeries, gaps, narrow gardens, hedges, as a screening plant Flowers late Spring/Summer Fruits follow flowers in Summer/early Autumn Propagation root division – click… Continue reading Native Ginger or Alpinia caerulea

Italian Flatbread with Thyme, Parmesan and Garlic

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It takes me two and a half hours to get this recipe on the table. The smell around the house during cooking is magical.  The bread lasts for up to a week in an airtight container if it doesn’t get eaten! This recipe is also available on YouTube. Ingredients: 2 x 7g packets of dried… Continue reading Italian Flatbread with Thyme, Parmesan and Garlic

Garden to Kitchen – Choc-Mint Ice-cream

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This recipe is a companion piece to my plant profile for Mint species coming soon! A vlog version is also available Garden to Kitchen – Choc-Mint Ice-cream on the Jane Grows Garden Rooms YouTube channel. NEW – short version of the vlog. Ingredients: 1 cup cream 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint (I like a chocolate… Continue reading Garden to Kitchen – Choc-Mint Ice-cream

Garden to Kitchen: Liquid Lemon Gold

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I love to use produce from my garden and Lemon Myrtle is one of my favourite trees. I don’t need any more reasons to justify its existence in a food forest but recently I read about a new use and I just have to try it! Here’s some of the ways that I already use… Continue reading Garden to Kitchen: Liquid Lemon Gold