Autumn Harvest
I wouldnt say I have a green thumb, but I do love getting messy in the garden, as long as it is not mowing the lawn. This arvo, seeing as our pantry and fridge are somewhat low on supplies (SHOCK), I decided to reap the fruits of my labour :P
Behold: sweet potatoes
We harvested about 25kg of sweet potatoes tonight, about a third of the total in the garden.
These grow real well, in fact, it is impossible to eradicate my garden of these sweet orangy tubers.
I must say the quality of the sweet potatoes at this time of the year is wonderful. They snap crispily, and are not too dry or fibrous. I'm planning on steaming them with rice. And possibly stewing the rest with dates in the slow cooker.
Next: pumpkins
Theres about 15 melons on the vine at the moment, we already picked 6 earlier this year. I love pumpkin stirfry, and creamy soups with a dollop of sour cream.
Sorry the pics aint that great... my camera phone doesnt interpret colour at dusk very well..
Now I'm off to turn those into edible food! Yummo.
Edit: Food created!!!
Raw celery doused with rice vinegar. Clear ox tail soup. Pumpkin bingzi (bread with pumpkin stuffed into it). And sweet potato stew. Yummo.
Behold: sweet potatoes
We harvested about 25kg of sweet potatoes tonight, about a third of the total in the garden.
These grow real well, in fact, it is impossible to eradicate my garden of these sweet orangy tubers.
I must say the quality of the sweet potatoes at this time of the year is wonderful. They snap crispily, and are not too dry or fibrous. I'm planning on steaming them with rice. And possibly stewing the rest with dates in the slow cooker.
Next: pumpkins
Theres about 15 melons on the vine at the moment, we already picked 6 earlier this year. I love pumpkin stirfry, and creamy soups with a dollop of sour cream.
Sorry the pics aint that great... my camera phone doesnt interpret colour at dusk very well..
Now I'm off to turn those into edible food! Yummo.
Edit: Food created!!!
Raw celery doused with rice vinegar. Clear ox tail soup. Pumpkin bingzi (bread with pumpkin stuffed into it). And sweet potato stew. Yummo.