What Kim Ate (& Grew)

Most falafel burgers suck. They tend to have a large and stodgy patty that gums up your mouth when you eat it and the whole thing tends to be very unsatisfactory. This was equally true of the ones I made as well as the commercial ones from the gourmet burger places. I thought about it. [...]

Quick, easy, healthy, yum. 1. Cut bananas and put in freezer for one to two hours 2. Blend 3. Nom http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/stay-cool/how-to-make-creamy-ice-cream-with-just-one-ingredient-093414

Really yummy soup given to me by my workmate June and posted for Orson :-) 3 Tbls Olive Oil 1 Medium Onion 3 Cloves Garlic, chopped Half tsp Fresh Ginger – Grated 1 *Fresh Chilli- Chopped Half Tsp Ground Cumin 4 Kumara (sweet potatoes), peeled and sliced 4 cups water or vegetable stock 1 Tbls [...]

My birthday this year was awesome. There was sitting outside in the sun, drinking beer by the jug, going out to a nice restaurant with friends, an outdoor bath and in gardening related news – this awesome present from Caycos. (Photo also taken by Caycos) I am now complete.

This weekend I bought an old window and frame at the tip shop for $10. I’ve seen similar windows for sale at recycled renovation places for $160 – $200. The tip is awesome, thanks for the suggestion Jackie. Thomas and I walked arm and arm between the old rusty baths, broken toilets and pieces of [...]

 I performed the following test* on about 2 teaspoons of slightly damp soil to find out what sort of soil we have. Begin by forming a ball, if it stays together, then proceed to the next shape. If it does not form a ball, then you have a sandy soil. If you can flatten the ball [...]

The weekend was a hard one for clothes. Assorted clothes were rolled around in dirt, smothered in concrete and smeared with chocolate. I did get a veggie garden, a pole for a privacy screen and beautiful filled chocolate out of it. My garden obsession is growing. I want to grow every single vegetable that I like (as well [...]

The post required for our outdoor baths privacy screen is now in place. I’m pleased to report that the bath is wonderful in sun, rain and wind. Have yet to try snow.

Sprayed the herb garden with a garlic based spray. Smells really, really bad. planted Nasturtium and lettuce seeds Fed herb garden with Yates plant food

The tiger worms moved in to their new home on Tuesday. I got given worms from a guy at work that has been worm farming for 20 years. He was wonderfully keen to make sure I knew what the worms liked to eat. Apparently they enjoy a line of milk powder about once a month*  [...]