Vegetables

Growing your own tomatoes – it could be easier than you think

Growing your own tomatoes – it could be easier than you think Tomatoes are one of the easiest plants to grow. Here are a few tips that might help get you started. Once you’re harvesting have a look at the article ‘How to use up all those tomatoes‘ for recipe ideas or try out the […]

How to use up all those tomatoes

Storing tomatoes Fully ripe tomatoes can be refrigerated but are best kept at room temperature. Tomatoes stored in the refrigerator tend to lose flavour but will still be edible. Ripe tomatoes Salads, especially using different varieties and colours. Try tossing tomato wedges with canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, black olives, capers and fresh basil, […]

Kumara bread

Try making this simple orange sweet potato bread, it’s easy even without a bread making machine

Country Loaf

A substantial, tasty bread, a meal in itself, with spinach, feta and semi dried tomatoes.

Really easy chicken & corn muffin pies

A simple, time saving pie recipe

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