tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61568052432570405552024-03-14T03:12:10.456+01:00Allotment 23Steven Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966411662476310253noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-46592091605442429042013-09-06T20:42:00.001+02:002013-09-11T17:40:25.784+02:00Mini raw blackberry pies<div>
It's high season in blackberry world! Time to create some treats with these delicious little bubbles. For variation's sake I tried a raw and vegan recipe. Raw food is not only healthier, but it is also easier and quicker to make, and most recipes are highly original and creative. This is what I made:</div>
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Mix and mince the following ingredients in a blender:<br />
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Put a little grated coconut in a baking/muffin tin to make sure the pies will come out easier. Then put the dough/crust in the tin to form a little cup. Next, put it in the freezer.</div>
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Again, mix and mince the following ingredients in the blender:</div>
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4 hands full of fresh blackberries</div>
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1 spoon liquid sweetener (for example agave nectar)</div>
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Divide the blackberry filling over the crusts and put it again in the freezer (or eat immediately). For small ones, you can take them out the fridge 15 minutes before serving. Don't forget to add a fresh blackberry or mint leaf on top!</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-21206941235519559142013-07-22T13:28:00.001+02:002013-07-22T13:28:09.989+02:00Happy berries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Summer is a happy season; a period filled with colours, warmth, fresh air and flowery smells and of course it's the harvest season! And together with the harvest, it is also a growing and reproduction time for plants. By now the strawberries have all been eaten by us, and the raspberries are the next ones to consume. De-li-cious! And in one month, the blackberries are most likely ripe to make our berry summer complete.<br />
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Did you know that these three types of berries are very easy to multiply? You don't have to do anything for it, they make new plants themselves every year. Just sit and wait, and next year you have the double amount of plants and the year after that a huge harvest of berries! With the following description you can help your strawberry and raspberry mothers to reproduce:<br />
Strawberries make sprigs with one or two baby plants. You can lead them to a place where they can grow without getting in the way, put them a little deeper in the ground to root, and when they have developed proficient roots, you can cut the babies from the mother plant. You can also replace/replant them by then.<br />
Blackberries and raspberries also make baby plants, but underneath the ground. If a raspberry shoot is growing somewhere where it is not desired, you can cut it off and plant it somewhere else. Make sure you cut the shoot off deep enough; dig a little hole around the shoot and make sure you include some baby roots with the plant when you cut it off from the mother plant. We wish you a happy summer with loads of berries and baby plants!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-32590319739500155122013-07-15T12:22:00.001+02:002013-07-15T12:22:30.402+02:00Mad tea partyLast weekend we put our tea and herbs-blogs into practice: we went to <a href="http://www.madnesfestival.nl/" target="_blank">Madnes festival</a> with the <a href="http://luckypeoplecenter.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Lucky People Center</a> and shared fresh tea with the festival people. <span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">We brought herbs from our garden, picked flowers around the festival and filled the table with vintage teapots and -cups.</span> The visitors could choose between two teas: an anti-hangover tea (appropriate for this festival) with lemon balm to calm the head and body, ginger against nausea and mint against bad drinking breath and stomach problems. The other tea consisted of cinnamon, cloves and fennel, for a happy tummy and good digestive. It was great to share our knowledge, meet interested people and to make everyone feel relaxed and happy. Sure to be continued!<br />
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-18590893068469066622013-06-19T19:57:00.004+02:002013-07-22T12:59:40.716+02:00Perfect lettuce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-75450607374470500582013-06-15T16:23:00.003+02:002013-06-15T16:26:30.686+02:00Simple classic pasta dishI present you the recipe for the most simple, perfect, classic pasta dish. Great food for if you forgot the time while doing all sorts of things in the garden - and suddenly felt very hungry.<br />
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From the garden:<br />
- spinach<br />
- salad rocket (if you like it a little bitter),<br />
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- optional: chive flowers<br />
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Cook the pasta. Wash the greens in the meantime, and cut or tear the leaves, together with the tomatoes and cheese. Drain the pasta. Add the ingredients to the hot pasta and add some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper by taste. Decorate the dish with chive flowers.<br />
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-72223842300258396732013-06-12T12:20:00.000+02:002013-06-15T16:43:56.282+02:00Fresh spring detox tea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Spring is finally in full bloom. The fresh light green to yellow leaves are everywhere, including the colors of blossoms and spring flowers. Did you know that many plants can be eaten - and are the tastiest - when you pick the juicy young shoots? Think of green beans, fenugreek, hop or the most famous spring vegetable: asparagus. Nowadays one can buy sprouts, or the seeds of tiny cresses, as a form of health food. It is priced with extra antioxidants and more nutrients than its adult form. Also lettuce variations or beans are softer, crispier and juicier when picked in early spring. When the vegetables grow older, they will become tougher, leathery and often with hard-to-get-through strings. </div>
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Here is a simple fresh recipe for a spring detox tea. Remember to take advantage of the currently growing fresh springy tops!</div>
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Pick one of the following garden herbs:</div>
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- Nettle (see our <a href="http://allotment23.blogspot.nl/2012/03/making-friends-with-nettles.html" target="_blank">post on nettles</a>)<br />
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Tear the leaves in little pieces and pour boiled water over it. Leave the mixture for some minutes and drink it warm, or let the drink cool for ice-tea. If you prefer the latter, don't forget to add some lemon juice!</div>
Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-70713259691451172642013-05-27T17:29:00.001+02:002013-05-27T17:29:07.069+02:00Spring in the makingIf spring doesn't come to us, we create our own spring; here's a collection of spring pictures made in between cloudy, cold and rainy periods in our not-yet-so-springy allotment:<br />
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Apples in the making</div>
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Blooming forget-me-not</div>
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Broad beans in the making</div>
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Poppy's in the making</div>
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Strawberries in the making</div>
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-20684815578920170852013-04-11T22:17:00.001+02:002013-04-11T22:17:43.111+02:00Albino rhubarbWe started a small experiment in our garden. We own three rhubarb plants, which showed their first red signs already in February. From that moment on, we hid one plant under a large old pot, so the plant is completely isolated and blocked for light. The pot created a dark and warm little micro climate for the rhubarb. We read about this method in an old vegetable garden book; it forces the growing process and it also makes the rhubarb whiter and therefore less sour (like we do with chicory to make it less bitter).<br />
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I couldn't wait to take a little peek underneath the pot. Now let us present to you the result after two months:<br />
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These pictures are made at the same time, and reveal a clear contrast between the hidden, lighter and larger rhubarb, and the other plant that was exposed to sun and cold weather. What a difference! And what great colours! This experiment directly shows the impact of warmth on the growing speed of plants, and the influence of sunbeams on their colours (or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyll" target="_blank">chlorophyll</a> level). Pretty awesome.</div>
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<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-91433554909444343072013-04-02T20:31:00.000+02:002013-04-02T20:31:02.951+02:00Natural delay4th month minus 2 degrees equals 1,5 month delay. Spring is late this year.<br />
The allotment gardens are quiet, plants are developing slowly, only a few spring flowers are peaking above the ground; even the weeds bowed out. We are not really sure what to do with our sowing plan, since everything is one and a half month behind. At the moment we're acting like it is the beginning of March.<br />
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February had a few warm days which made our hands itch for some earth and greens. So we soaked our first vegetable seeds in some water for a day to enhance the germination process. The peas we have can be planted in mid-February, and also green beans are known for their early growth and resistance against some frost.<br />
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However, warm weather and itchy green fingers in February can be very tricky, since temperatures below zero are still highly possible in this month, which can kill fresh young plants easily. And indeed, the beautiful days were followed by very cold weeks that persisted until now. Gladly we kept our peas and beans safely inside to strengthen.<br />
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In the past weeks the peas had grown so high, they had to go outside. And finally, at the beginning of April came the first reasonable days again. Time to plant!<br />
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Next to this we sowed red scallion, cavalo nero, spinach, lettuce, radishes, which are normally ones that can be sowed already in March. We are curious what this natural delay will cause for this growing year.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-88624730355771831452013-03-25T22:29:00.001+01:002013-03-25T22:29:50.645+01:00Compose your own teaWe adore tea. Period.<br />
We love its versatility and multi-faceted taste; its appropriateness for every moment; its calming, comfortable, warming and healing effects; and its purity and ease to make it. The latter argument does not only concern the simple boiling of water and adding a teabag. No, it is also quite easy to personally mix and compose the tea that fits you and your needs.<br />
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There are (at least) three starting points of mixing your own tea: the first is based on taste, the second on health, and the third is a combination of these two qualities. Before you create your mixture, think of the effect you would like to bring forward with the tea: just something to still the thirst; a nice, good-tasting drink; a healing tincture for physical complaints (specific pains in the body, increase energy, warmth); and/or a drink which will effect the mental state (comforting, alerting, making happy). Other possibilities can be its compatibility with a certain dish/meal, or a specific moment, season or event, or will it be a gift?<br />
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The second step is to find the right ingredients that will fit the answers of the previous questions. Compiling according to your own taste is easy: what kind of flavours do you like? Fruity, spicy, exotic, sweet or even savoury (it's your tea!)? Finding the ingredients that will soothe your physical or mental complaints requires some help from Google or books about curative herbs (or find some on our blog). You can buy the herbs in most reform-shops, -apothecaries, or even better: pick or grow (and dry) them yourself.<br />
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Then it is time to experiment, smell, taste, sample and assemble. For this you will need the selected herbs and other ingredients, boiled water, tea mugs, sachets or tea infusers, spoons, bowls for mixing, an empty jar/pot for your creation and something to label it, pen and paper for notes, and perhaps some plain cookies and other people for more/better taste buds.<br />
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Write down the steps you take for your perfect mixture; how many spoonfuls of each ingredient? Then start adding and mixing ingredients in a bowl. Which ingredient do you like the most? Which taste would you like to stand out? Perhaps there are some herbs which are good for your health but taste bad or bitter; make sure to balance or exceed this taste with better tasting herb(s). Test which flavours go together, but also try unexpected combinations. </div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-21668036332224074362013-02-20T20:01:00.003+01:002013-02-20T20:01:32.615+01:00Pollard willowsThinking of Holland, I see a landscape of pastures and small paths between two ditches of water with on both sides rows of pollard willows. These willows are not only planted to hold the path firmly between the water, but for centuries, these trees provided farmers with sticks and wood for the garden, brooms, the fireplace, fencing, and other domestic functions.<br />
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January and February are traditionally the best months to top the willows; it is the month in which farmers and gardeners do not have much tasks to finish. It's an easy cut; just remove all branches closely to the trunk. Then strip the branches you would like to keep (the straight and thick ones) from its side-branches.<br />
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It is a good idea to have one or more pollard willows in or close to your garden. Every one or two years it provides you with nice firm and flexible sticks for your garden, such as for bean stakes or partitioning. The thinner and more bendable twigs can be used in making a small wired twig fence (google '<a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=making+a+willow+fence&hl=nl&rlz=1C1GGGE_nlNL370NL370&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=2bUkUf7_GeqL0AXksIGYDw&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=667#hl=nl&rlz=1C1GGGE_nlNL370NL370&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=making+a+willow+fence&oq=making+a+willow+fence&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.8573.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c..4.img._Ip1QaC3cM0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42661473,d.d2k&fp=9c0f75081ecb95c1&biw=1366&bih=667">making a willow fence</a>' for some pretty ideas). Also think of great little green huts or arches! Every willow twig that is put in the ground, no matter how small or terrible you cut it, will grow and produces green leaves, and eventually more twigs to continue this process.<br />
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-82471101016521544932013-02-13T15:22:00.004+01:002013-02-22T22:49:33.748+01:00For all you garlic loversGarlic. I know many people who are absolutely crazy about this one. But did you know that it's so easy to multiply just one clove into a full fresh garlic bulb yourself? Indeed, that little green center that you see when cutting a clove is the beginning of this. It already grows without water and soil, so a garden or big pot does not even seem necessary. How convenient, that now (February and March) is a perfect time to plant garlic!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Grow your own garlic:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">1</span></b>. Every clove becomes a bulb, so take as many cloves as you plan to harvest full bulbs. You can just use garlic from your greengrocer, dried or even ones you kept too long in your cupboard.<br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">2</span></b>. If you have a garden, or a little piece of soil situated in a sunny place, just prepare the ground by digging it a little. No extra fertilizer is needed.<br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">3a</span></b>. Make a little hole of about 2,5 cm deep and put a clove with the narrowest tip upwards in the cold earth. Put the next ones 15 cm further away. Be careful not to push the cloves with too much pressure in the ground. Once planted, do not replant the garlic.<br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>3b</b>.</span> Growing garlic in a pot on a balcony is also a good possibility. It requires the same preparations as described in the previous steps. The only negative point of growing crops in pots is the bad draining, so make sure the rainwater can get away, and don't let the plants dry out.<br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">4</span></b>. At the end of the summer (just let nature do all the work and watering), the green stem leafs will turn yellow, dry and begin to droop. When this phase is complete, you can carefully dig up the bulbs and leave them to dry in the sun. If it rains, dry the garlic under a shelter.<br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;">5</span></b>. Hang the garlic in a dry and cool place for storage. Garlic will stay good for a long time in this way. Don't forget to save some cloves for next year!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Owning a vegetable garden triggers you to find new ways of processing bulks of the same crop. If you think you used up all your vegetable inspiration, it is time to expand your sweet baking skills with vegetables! Think of carrot cookies, pumpkin cheesecake, parsnip cupcakes, beet-chocolate pie (my favorite, see picture below) or zucchini cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In this way, you do not only present something original and eccentric to your guests, but it also makes these calorie bombs a little healthier and less heavy on the stomach. The vegetables make the cake smoother and fresher in taste and structure, while replacing massive cake contents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Below, I will present the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">recipe for zucchini cake</span></b>. In this one the zucchini does not define the taste, but makes the cake very soft and spongy (like pandan cake).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 eggs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">200 gr flour (+ some extra)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">150 ml sunflower oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon lime zest</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beat the eggs and sugar for some minutes until it becomes thick, light and creamy. Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt and stir it together with the oil lightly through the eggs. Then add the zucchini, zest and ginger. If the batter is way to fluid, add a little flour. Prepare a round baking tin (24 cm) and bake the cake 50 to 60 minutes in a 180<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;">°C</span> preheated oven. Optional: top the cake with cream cheese mixed with lime juice, and caramelised or candied zucchini slices.</span><br />
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-60207230530036231282013-02-01T17:18:00.000+01:002013-02-01T17:18:00.017+01:00Seeded gifts<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seeds and plants are always appropriate as presents when you do not really know what to give, or on the other hand, when you want to gift someone with something special and useful. Many plants have a specific meaning and are therefore ideally suitable for special occasions (think of forget-me-not, sunflower, four-leaf-clover).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next to selected packages of different veggie seeds to create little vegetable gardens, another variation is a mix of seeds to grow herbs for tea. This is one of my favorite, since these include more unique plants which aren't often found in gardens and shops. Chamomile, mint, st. John's wort and marigold seeds would make a fun and</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> healthy assembly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The second one is also a great invention: recycled paper filled with seeds. After use, you can put it in the earth, and with some water and patience the seeds will grow into anything that flowers! You can buy it on the internet, or <a href="http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/plantable-paper-for-earth-day/" target="_blank">make plantable</a> <a href="http://www.8cpassport.com/2011/04/junk-mail-seed-paper-just-in-time-for-spring/" target="_blank">paper yourself</a>!</span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-72104345053328342822013-01-16T13:14:00.002+01:002013-01-16T13:14:39.454+01:00How our garden looks in white<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The end of this year is near, so it is time to prepare the garden for the upcoming growing season. Last month was the time of the year to dig up the soil and to remove withered plants. Yes, we were a little late, but luckily the soil wasn't too wet and not yet frozen. </div>
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I prefer to work the ground with a pitchfork instead of a shovel; since the latter makes the work heavier, the ground stays in one hump and there is a bigger change to cut the valuable worms in two. Every scoop of ground I dug up in our garden had at least three earth-worms in it. Even though we love having them mixing and processing our soil throughout the year, it was also fun to see this little robin following me and eating a couple of our worms for lunch. </div>
<br />Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-90735545539454411992012-12-19T16:33:00.002+01:002012-12-19T16:33:22.326+01:00On seasonalityAfter a big break in a hot and sunny country, we returned to cold and wet Holland. Our garden had changed tremendously in these past autumny days. The change of seasons was clearly visible.<br />
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South-east Asia knows three seasons, in which two of them merely differ a couple degrees Celsius and some hours to sunset. The sun was great, no complaints, but I think I prefer four seasons like we have in Holland. Even though there are many people that dislike colds and rains, we appreciate and long for the sun and warmth even more when it freezes; and vice versa. Furthermore, the yearly cycle is much more clear. It provides something to hold on: falling leaves announce the time to prepare the garden for cold climate, the food that grows is attached to the nutrients we need that season, spring colours bring us hope for better times, and summer scents bring back (good) memories. If these clear seasonal variations did not occur, we would not give the meanings these different periods bring a moment's thought.<br />
In one way, one could say that the repetition of these seasons is (literally) nothing new under the sun, but this is exactly what's making it comforting in some way, like a stable and balanced line through our lives. I think it is better to conceive this yearly cycle not merely as reiterations, but more as continuity; something that goes on for thousands years and throughout earlier generations. Seasons are a guiding theme through our lives, connecting dots, and stabilizing our lives.<br />
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Change of colours, smells, food, ailments, and emotions all pass by every season without much notice if we do not go out and dwell in miss seasonal herself: nature. Having your own garden makes it even easier to follow the obvious and deeper seasonal changes the plants reflect on our own lives. So don't just enjoy the warm periods, make sure you catch every season, to let your body and mind be in tune with our natural guide.<br />
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Somehow we have a color pallet in our garden that shifts throughout the months. These are periods in which almost only one color, next to green, predominates in flowers, leaves or fruits. This month our garden's favorite color is pink!</div>
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Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-12289249696908125102012-08-27T21:14:00.001+02:002012-08-27T21:18:36.175+02:00Our daily breadThere are so many ways to make your daily slice of bread a little more attractive. The following ones include some help from your garden. Simple ways are adding herbs to plain spreads and butter, while other spreads are easily created by blending vegetables with spices. Here I will present you some of my favorite ideas - and easy ones too - to make your own sandwich spreads; for daily use or as appetizers:<br />
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Dutch classic: garlic, chives, parsley, lovage;<br />
Mediterranean: garlic, chives, (lemon)thyme, rosemary, lavender;<br />
Sweet and spicy: gingersyrup (or ginger and sweetener), curry powder, red pepper;<br />
Fresh: yoghurt, borage (cucumberherb), lemon balm.<br />
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Mid-eastern: grated carrot (and turnip), yoghurt, cumin powder, raisins;<br />
Perfect couple: mashed roasted pepper, feta cheese;<br />
Non-musty humus variation: chickpeas, lots of lemon juice, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes or olives.<br />
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Try to fill Indian cress flowers with some of the creamcheese spreads! The one with ginger and curry makes an excellent combination with this spicy flower! Another idea is to use the spreads as dips for slices of cucumber, pepper, celery, carrots and toast.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-76033158837052387882012-08-20T23:09:00.000+02:002012-09-23T17:32:15.666+02:00Strawberry spinach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This pretty creation proves how our time- and money-oriented society somehow causes victims of diminishing diversity. Not only this strawberry spinach - which was pushed aside by the much easier pickable (through machines) common spinach - but also for example vegetables that are not suitable for transport to other places because of their weak tenability, such as <a href="http://allotment23.blogspot.nl/2012/07/the-cucumber-alternative.html" target="_blank">achocha</a>. Wouldn't it all be a little more exciting to alternate your daily plate of greens with little red fruits tasting like spinach beets, or shape up your salad with tiny <a href="http://allotment23.blogspot.nl/2012/07/the-cucumber-alternative.html" target="_blank">spiky cucumbers</a>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not only the red fruits of strawberry spinach are edible and create crispy and juicy accents in meals, t</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">he leaves of this goosefoot species can be eaten as well and taste similar to spinach. T</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hey are </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a good source of vitamins C and A.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The last edible part of strawberry spinach are the seeds, which can be cooked or grounded into flower. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next to this, </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the fruits can be used as a dye.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't be scared off by the following: the seeds were also used as a toxic in Native American societies - </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">p</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ut in rivers to </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">stupefy</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> or kill the fish. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">However, consuming strawberry blite in small portions is not harmful, b</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ut before eating it, make sure to visit the </span><a href="http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Chenopodium+capitatum" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">pfaf</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> site</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-14681200971384355372012-07-26T16:43:00.002+02:002012-07-26T16:43:54.851+02:00Summer garden on a plate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Growing your own vegetables forces you to be more creative in preparing meals. On the other hand, it may be easier, since nature already decided for you which ingredients to use. Here follows a typical July-ish salad with fresh picked greens (and blues and reds) from our garden.</div>
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Cook some fresh string beans. Use the remaining boiled water (which contains valuable vitamins from the beans) to prepare some bulghur or couscous. Add ras-al-hanout, pressed ginger root and fresh garlic.<br />
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What is a salad without lettuce? Our favorite is corn salad; throw it in. Then, make the meal complete with some raisins, feta cheese, <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">lime juice, </span><span style="background-color: white;">herbs and anything </span><span style="background-color: white;">colorful</span><span style="background-color: white;"> that grows at the moment. We chose Borage (blue flowers tasting like cucumber) and Indian cress (spicy red/orange flowers). </span><br />
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Mix it gently and serve. Result: indeed, our garden on a plate.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Let us introduce you to another one of our Andean crops: <i><a href="http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cyclanthera+pedata" target="_blank">Achocha</a>. </i>Literally translated from Dutch it is called <i>olive-cucumber</i>; the taste of the fruits is similar to cucumber and they can be picked as small as olives (after this the skin gets tougher and spiky). </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We traded the seeds at a small <a href="http://allotment23.blogspot.nl/2012/02/reclaim-seeds.html" target="_blank">fair</a>, stuffed it in a pot on the balcony in April, added lots of water, and it just grew! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By now we can already pick hands full of olive-cucumbers every day! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, and the tiny flowers smell really sweet as well. Contrarily, b</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ooks and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">internet sites </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">state that this plant needs a lot of sun and warmth to grow. In Holland the 'summer' </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">just</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">started yesterday; which means that the Achocha grew here within approximately 16 degrees Celsius and almost no sun. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">However, since the funny looking fruits are not very crispy nor juicy, we prefer eating the 'real' cucumber instead.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> But since cucumbers can only grow in hot temperatures, Achocha is a good alternative for homegrown-cucumber-lovers that do not possess a greenhouse. </span></span>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156805243257040555.post-20300150504885364912012-07-24T22:16:00.000+02:002012-07-24T22:16:07.018+02:00The plumtree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBr6PTs60lDVHZ3gyUxzL2CewUztiu0aLIKPtnk1PFOpUOlh570f3H2YLUec6TK6y7BTeotXvzM6V4gFUSKaisDRsWVsHVYILSoJp1GN17DVVgBudmie9GPIE9M2KlCLz5JnnUBCyNybb/s1600/IMG_6207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBr6PTs60lDVHZ3gyUxzL2CewUztiu0aLIKPtnk1PFOpUOlh570f3H2YLUec6TK6y7BTeotXvzM6V4gFUSKaisDRsWVsHVYILSoJp1GN17DVVgBudmie9GPIE9M2KlCLz5JnnUBCyNybb/s400/IMG_6207.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>De pruimeboom</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>A Dutch verse</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jantje zag eens pruimen hangen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">O! als eijeren zo groot.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'t Scheen, dat Jantje wou gaan plukken,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Schoon zijn vader 't hem verbood.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hier is, zei hij, noch mijn vader,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Noch de tuinman, die het ziet:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Aan een boom, zo vol geladen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">mist men vijf zes pruimen niet.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maar ik wil gehoorzaam wezen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">En niet plukken: ik loop heen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Zou ik, om een hand vol pruimen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ongehoorzaam wezen? Neen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Voord ging Jantje: maar zijn vader,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Die hem stil beluisterd had,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kwam hem in het loopen tegen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Voor aan op het middelpad.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kom mijn Jantje! zei de vader,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kom mijn kleine hartedief!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nu zal ik u pruimen plukken;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nu heeft vader Jantje lief.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Daarop ging Papa aan 't schudden</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jantje raapte schielijk op;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jantje kreeg zijn hoed vol pruimen,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">En liep heen op een galop.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(<a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_van_Alphen" target="_blank">Hieronymus van Alphen</a> 1779)</span></div>Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08280065593819170463noreply@blogger.com0