Monthly Archives: October 2015

Retarding Bread Dough. Yes it works!

Posted on October 26, 2015 by

Retarding bread dough  is when you slow down the fermentation process by lowering the temperature of the dough, in this case by putting it in the refrigerator. The lowering of temperature slows down the microbial activity and is said by … Continue reading →

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Open Garden Weekend. Just a little tired-but what fun!

Posted on October 25, 2015 by

It’s done & dusted! The girls are very happy to be allowed out again after being in solitary confinement for 3 weeks. They went straight to their favourite dust bath location even though they have dust bath access in their chook … Continue reading →

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The Garden Journey So Far

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

We have put together a slideshow to display during the Gardivalia open Food Garden weekend (This weekend!). I must say I was a little bit overcome when I saw just how much we have achieved in such a short time. Part of me … Continue reading →

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Celia’s Pork Meatballs

Posted on October 18, 2015 by

Now that we are in the final countdown for the open garden weekend, I thought it would be good to have a couple of things at the ready to offer our helpers. I had taken a shoulder of pork out of … Continue reading →

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Horse Chestnut tree-never heard of it!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by

We are preparing for planting out the front yard come Autumn. We are lucky enough to have a great local business who can help design and source plants for your garden. We are pretty ok with the design concepts and ideas, but … Continue reading →

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Gardivalia Open Day is just around the corner! Join us.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by

As I have previously posted, we have entered our back yard garden in the Gardivalia food gardens section this year and the opening weekend  is October 24th and 25th. That’s the weekend after next. I’m pleased to say I’m not doing my … Continue reading →

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In My Kitchen-October 2015

Posted on October 4, 2015 by

I have been playing with my new Ankarsrum mixer and can happily say, I love it! This machine is very different from ‘normal’ mixers but it is amazing. Every timer I turn it on I learn something new and enjoy … Continue reading →

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