Chutney and Cake Anyone?

First up here is a slice of the chocolate and zucchini cake I made yesterday, it was being eaten before I got to take a picture of the whole thing....The Zucchini came from our garden and it takes really yum. It has LOADS of cocoa and a whole bar of galaxy chocolate in it (not a small bar either).

Then, I harvested all the tomatoes, red and green (and yellow) from the garden and made green tomato chutney. I used all the big ones and as you can see there are quite a few cherry toms left, so hopefully they will go red over the next few days and can just be eaten. The last picture is a closeup of the chutney - as well as tomatoes it has apples (some from our tree!) in it, raisins, brown sugar, shallots, chillies and ginger, vinegar and salt. It tastes good!

Lady Marmalade

Hi Everyone !

Its been ages but I have been crafting. Mostly making cakes and tarts and slices and...marmalade.

Since returning to Aotearoa, I've not had to buy one lemon. In fact, generally I have thousands of lemons and now have lots of frozen pottles of lemon juice in the freezer. So when my aunty Kate foisted a big bag of limes on me I had to make marmlade. I used the Edmonds recipe. The Edmonds cook book is this New Zealand institution. The Edmonds Baking Powder Company used to send a free copy to all newly engaged couples so basically, every family owns one and it contains thousands of recipes of cakes, slices, marmalades, jams and the odd mention of a vegetable.

Despite me not reading the recipe right, my lime marmalade turned out perfectly. I didn't over boil it so it set nicely and it tastes very sweet and limey... Next I am going to make Bread and Butter Pickles - thinly sliced cucumber, mustard seeds, onions and vinegar. What could be better?

Also, I made another version of Flair's Mum's hat. I think I'll keep it for myself.

Sending you lots of citrusey love, Rosex

Fists of Fury

Fingerless Mittens, for Rachelle's birthday. I think she liked them!