Summer jobs for your Garden 🌺
Welcome to our first Newsletter! We’ve had a mammoth spring with significant growth in the garden. Summer sees this mad flush slow down...
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Kitchen
Have a glut of zucchinis? More tomatoes than you know what to do with? At The Avid Gardener, we love the magic of cultivating our ingredients and elevating our meals with nature's finest. Join us to explore simple, delicious dishes that capture each season's magic, and infuse your cooking with your own homegrown treasures.
Winter Gardening Tips & 5 Spice Plum Sauce Recipe 💚
I can’t believe we’re already halfway through the year! Some lovely Winter gardening reading below for you with lots of hints & tips on...
Spring Gardening Tips - Get your garden ready 🌿
“Hope springs eternal.” An inspiring quote by one of the greatest English poets of all time, Alexander Pope. Nothing could be more true...
Light and fluffy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
A delicious recipe the whole family will love. Carrots from the garden. Eggs from the chooks. Ingredients Cake 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup...
Auntie Judy's Christmas pavlova
Passed down from my auntie, to my mum and then to me, this is one of the easiest desserts to make and always wows a crowd. I have teenage...
Pete’s Preserved Lemons
Pete and her mum have been busy in the kitchen turning a glut of lemons into delicious homemade goodness. Here’s their recipe for...
Five Spice Plum Sauce Recipe
A make this one using beautiful plums from my back garden. A super simple recipe of deliciousness.
Breakfast Smoothie of Champions
Packed with vitamins, this smoothy is a great way of using up excess garden greens like parsley, kale and spinach
Roast Pumpkin with Sage and Garlic
There’s nothing quite like homegrown pumpkin to accompany a delicious slow cooked roast. Not just for Sundays.
Zucchini Slice
If you find yourself with a glut of zucchinis, try this delicious Womens Weekly recipe for zucchini slice. We used our wonderful...
Chicken Curry with Seasonal Veg from the Garden
A firm family favourite in our house! This chicken curry can be frozen into portions for nights when you really can’t be bothered cooking.
Homemade Tomato Sauce
Too many tomatoes? Try this super easy recipe and fill your home with the most glorious aroma. Use it for pizza bases, spaghetti...
Apple, Rhubarb and Blackberry Crumble
A delicious, easy dessert to whip up using your delicious home grown fruit.
Almond and Raspberry Jam Drops
Almonds and raspberries are a fabulous combination. Especially good for back to school treats.
Avid Guacamole
Elevate your taste buds with our exquisite guacamole recipe straight out of the Avid Gardener Kitchen! Zesty lime, ripe avocados, and a...
Homemade Raspberry Jam
This jam is especially good to give as gifts to family and friends. Wrap the jars up in an Avid Gardener tea towel for the ultimate treat.
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Raspberry Compote
These are so good. The yoghurt gives this delicious dessert a lovely lightness and the tart raspberries compliment perfectly.
Middle Eastern Orange Cakes
Gluten free, ridiculously moist, freezes brilliantly so you can make ahead of time, and just utterly delicious.
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