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Petit Paradis – Soup de Jour – Miso
Well, I guess there are a hundred different versions of miso. This one was made from a stock of vegetable scraps and some bones from dinner. Carrots and celery chopped finely. Perhaps the last of the celery that we will … Continue reading
Petit Paradis – Soup de jour – Spicy Pumpkin Soup
It’s 4:30 am and I am awake. Rested, but awake. Gran is mumbling to herself in her darkened room. She watched television until late last night. Why else would you mumble in your sleep? Have you seen what’s on TV … Continue reading
Petit Paradis – Soup du jour – Cream of Vegetable
I was preparing sauerkraut late at night in the kitchen. I had some of the nice outer leaves of green, crispy cabbages from the Farmer’s Market and a few other bits and pieces that I really thought would do better … Continue reading
The Sauerkraut & The Kettlebell
Cabbages were in good supply at the beginning of the month so I took the opportunity to refine my sauerkraut making ability with the aid of my kettle bell which worked very well. This extra weight really did put pressure … Continue reading
Making Stuff: Kombucha
Every man and his orange fish has a post on the wonderful probiotic kombucha. I get asked fairly regularly for a Scobie for others to start their own, or instructions on how to do it. So I decided it was … Continue reading
We all want some figgy pudding!
Mrs PP reporting in for a little Christmas cheer. There were no Carols by Candlelight here this year due to the rain. The rain was very welcome though, and topped up the tanks and soaked into the soil. Light … Continue reading
Fruit Salad Birthday Cake
With one of the Little Fellas turning FIVE today, Mrs PP and myself set to making up this fruit salad variation of a birthday cake to send to kindy as the communal ‘share fruit’. From what I understand it went … Continue reading
