Some interesting facts about Zucchini Flowers. Did you know there are male and female zucchini flowers? Zucchini plants produce male and female flowers on the same plant and for the plants to produce fruit, insects must visit both flowers, taking the pollen from male flowers and transferring it to the female flower. If this process is not happening due to poor sunlight...
Using a good quality salt is recommended, in my cooking I use Maldon Sea Salt flakes. I was introduced to it about two years ago from our cousins restaurant, it is a salt they have used and known for a while. Each flake is a crystal, the shape of a triangle that when pinched breaks up and is then able to be sprinkled on foods. A much nicer texture than that of common...
I have some beef mince in the fridge, beetroot from my fathers garden, red cabbage from a friends garden, homemade olives and leftover Sweet Potato Croquettes with Pork and Apple filling. What do I do for dinner? Have you tried washing a beetroot straight from the garden and wrapping it in foil. Placing the beetroot on a tray in the oven at 200 degrees (392’F)...
Coconut Aminos is my new flavour maker in my fridge (and stocked in my pantry) It is guilt free of any additives. I use it in dishes that I would have used soy sauce. Sometimes a splash in your scrambled eggs is yum. I use it for colour in sauces too. See the discount code below to purchase some for yourself. This is what ingredients are in my old soy sauce bottle...
Yes it is Pasta! Anyone have pasta in their pantry not being used?? Well something I learnt from my mother in law and I will be doing from now on! Using dried uncooked pasta to check the cooking process of paleo baked treats and meatloaf from the oven! yes! Pasta comes out dry when item is cooked through! Have you ever used this method? ...
