I have propagated and grown selected large mild Feijoa over many years. I call them Pineapple Guavas, the flavour is not too strong or too weak, but just ‘Goldilocks’ right. The related posts list some recipes that can use the abundant fruit. I remember our first crop of about 12Read More →
Feijoa relish This spicy Feijoa relish is nice with meat dishes, in toasted sandwiches and also very nice as a ‘dip’ with the crisps. It makes a great use of seasonally abundant fruit. This recipe uses the scooped out flesh of the fruit, but using the skin in the relishRead More →
This is a simple recipe to preserve, in screw cap jars, feijoa flesh with or without the skin on. The flesh is scooped out of the fruit and has a milder flavour when compared with slices of the fruit preserved with the skin on. Introduction This is hardly a recipeRead More →
This Feijoa jelly is one of several Feijoa recipes in this series of posts. Recipe Juice extraction Top and tail Feijoas and cut down the middle to make sure they are ‘sound’. Place the halves in a big pressure cooker pot and just cover them with boiling water. Bring upRead More →
Wholemeal sourdough recipe for bread or pizza dough This wholemeal sourdough recipe is great for making real bread and healthy pizza in a bread maker. Background to my wholemeal sourdough recipe This recipe is many years old, as is the sourdough culture. I collected it, would you believe, during aRead More →
This recipe turns solid wholemeal bread into a soft, tasty and delicious delight for those that may be a little reluctant to eat solid wholemeal bread. Recipe Crack an egg into a flat bottom bowl and add about the same volume of milk. Beat the two together with a forkRead More →
A simple recipe to turn seasonally abundant Rocoto chillies into safe sweet chilli sauce.Read More →
Cheesy pasta recipe This is a very simple cheesy pasta recipe that is nutritious and easy to make and have on hand for a quick meal when living a busy life. It can be varied to make it a vegetarian dish. The recipe Cook 3 cups of pasta until quiteRead More →
This spicy red kidney bean casserole is made with dried beans that are a food tonic. With or without meat it is very healthy and nutritious and great to have on hand for a meal when living a busy life. Introduction- bean casserole nutrition Red kidney beans (or other pulses)Read More →
