It's been a busy time in the kitchen. I have had kilos and kilos of ruined tomatoes to deal with. The rain and wind broke most of the bushes down and the fruit was going to waste. If it's one word I hate - it's waste!
Not to be defeated, I gathered them up and have been furiously making sweet mustard pickles and green tomato chutney. Both of these have green tomatoes as one of the main ingredients. The chutney recipe I found online through a google search and picked the one that suited my ingredients the most. I am very happy with the results. http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/6797/green-tomato-chutney.aspx
Further to the green tomato glut, we have had an abundance of cucumbers. Some days I am sure we get 20 at a time! The neighbours probably hide when they see me with the basket wandering from door to door trying to give them away! LOL Again not to waste any I googled pickled cucumber and found a brilliant recipe here http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/05/16/cucumber-pickles-nqns-mums-recipe/
But wait there's more! Maegen's beetroot were also ready to be picked and we are a bit over the beetroot dip - so we roasted beetroot and cut it into wedges, placed it all in a big jar and covered it with vinegar that had been boiled with some pickling spices.
The pantry and fridge are overflowing and best of all NO WASTE!!!
Next up will be dealing with the corn!
