Garden Theory

A little more from CullenofAdelaid when not in the fray. A tragic on two levels: Gardening and Cooking, with welcome interruptions from family and the wonder that is the world and its people.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Leeks: I can't stand paying $1.95 each

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The very best summer use for stock - I feel - is in Vichyssoise, the cold potato and leek soup. It works perfectly with the stick from the C...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Stop watering: I don't need to be told twice

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I called into Malcolm Campbell's radio program today and he advised with the globe artichoke to withdraw the water. It'll start to g...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Clever cooking with a secret ingredient

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OK so it's not such a big deal but for me all cooking is an adventure. I made a standard beef curry but because I was out at my father o...

Lemongrass tea: worth a try I suppose

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I was playing golf the other day when I said to my buddy "you look like you're drinking swamp water". It was a sledge day, I t...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tree Dahlia: Easy enough so far

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A buddy gave me some stems. Two nodes, taken when you cut them back in (I think) autumn. Lay the stem sideways with some in the ground and s...

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"Meat bones" opportunity gone missing

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It's amazing how sometimes one can benefit from a supermarket making a screwup. I remember once when I got $80 of lamb racks for $10 bec...

Donut peaches at last

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A beautiful 23 degree morning in the middle of a week of 35+ days. Heaps of water onto the trees and the fruit on the ripen. And four buds, ...

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Cullen Habel: Quantitative market researcher with an eye on the bigger picture and a skydive habit to support. I've come to realise I will always be "of Adelaide" - family and business - although I travel out for the odd sortie. Onetime, sometime lecturer in marketing, and often trying to look beyond the obvious. What I say/think here are not the opinions of anyone but me.

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