Category Archives: Cooking and eating

Plant profile – Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare

Posted on June 8, 2014 by tikiwanderer

Fennel is one of those weeds that turns up all over the place around this city. It’s also a useful herb. As both weed and herb it has a potential role in my low-water zones. It’s in the Apiaceae (formerly … Continue reading →

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And the two-year-old said “I want to grow a…”

Posted on January 22, 2014 by tikiwanderer

Early evening, after sunset when the dark is drawing near. The fifth day of seven or eight hot days in a row. The first time in three days when the wind has swung around to the south, cooling the air … Continue reading →

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Night markets at the farm

Posted on December 16, 2013 by tikiwanderer

It’s a warm summer’s evening after a 38 degree day. The sea breeze is in but that just means the air’s no longer baking and it’s got a bit more humid. The pumpkin vines look fine with healthy tendrils exploring … Continue reading →

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The markings of an apple

Posted on December 12, 2013 by tikiwanderer

This evening I took the kids to the fruit market for a stock-up. They got to choose what we bought, as usual, with the normal stipulation that it be W.A grown and in season. At this time of year that’s … Continue reading →

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Making “capers” with nasturtium seeds and a hint of mermaid

Posted on October 27, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Last year at the end of nasturtium season I tried making my own “capers”. I’d read about substituting nasturtium seed pods for capers online, I had the book “Wild Fermentation” by Sandor Katz which gave a reliable method, I had … Continue reading →

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Making maple flavour – cross post with Science365

Posted on October 21, 2013 by tikiwanderer

I’ve contributed a guest post to Science365, a blog about science in every day and daily life. It’s a short description of the first time I tried making my own maple essence. The overall project is bigger and involves a … Continue reading →

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Nose-to-tail consumption

Posted on October 10, 2013 by tikiwanderer

Despite it being close to my own habits, I’d never heard of the phrase “nose-to-tail consumption” until a couple of days ago when a conversation between puppetry-loving friends led me to the Herald Sun’s rave review of “The Beast“, a … Continue reading →

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