Is this Spring?

I have been asking myself this question over the last fortnight as I put thermals back on and got my gumboots and raincoat out.  I don’t remember it being that cold even in the Winter months.  But we plodded on here at Garden to Table both in the kitchen and the garden. The gardeners were super busy…

ONIONS & GOOGLES

As Winter draws to a close and Spring seems to be around the corner, our gardens are running a little low, waiting for the next seasonal harvest.  Because of this we decided to start making things for the upcoming food and wine festival.  I ventured out and bought some goggles yep… goggles!! As one of the recipes…

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!!

Is it just me? or has this been the wettest Winter ever?! Just when you think there’s going to be a day where you might get the washing dry or be able to mow the lawn or for us at GTT having a productive day in the garden, weeding, planting, sowing… then a downpour happens!  …

SQUEEZE THE DAY…

It was deja vu at Garden to Table this first couple of weeks back at school, this time last year I was inundated with lemons and here I was again trying to squeeze the fridge shut due to the generosity of all you amazing people out there. Keep em coming folks….. it really is appreciated. The…

PERSIMMONS OF INTEREST

One of the many things I love about being the kitchen specialist for Garden to Table is when the children get to use and try a fruit or vegetable they have never heard of or eaten before. As was the case with Persimmons this past fortnight.  A lot of the kids had not heard of…

Nothing rhymes with orange…

Thats right nothing rhymes with orange but there’s lots of stuff that you can do with oranges. At Garden to Table oranges and pumpkin were the focus for the recipes this past fortnight. In the first week Room 7 made a mandarin syrup cake which didn’t turn out as planned it was still yummy but took…

DANGEROUS VEGETABLES

After the Autumnal ailments came and went it was back into Garden to Table. The children were pretty excited to get back into the kitchen, and with Autumn coming to an end we decided to make the most of the Autumn veges. Starting with one of the most dangerous vegetables … the PUMPKIN!!! Apparently there are so many…