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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: tomato
Green tomato sauce
In the month of June in cooling Tasmania, tomato plants should not be growing and flowering but so many of my cherry tomatoes were. From experience, I remember this has always happened and I have let them continue to flourish … Continue reading
More recipes for non-astringent persimmons – part 3 of 5
You may not be able to access non-astringent persimmons, so bear with me on this series of blogs. Perhaps there will be ideas here for use with other produce which comes your way. Below I have created recipes for jam … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Allspice, calyx, carrot, chutney, Garlic, ginger, Jam, non-astringent persimmon, olive oil, onion, persimmons, salt, sauce, tomato, Turmeric, white pepper
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RTBG Thursday 16th May 2019 – remembering
For my first week volunteering at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) you can read about eggplant, garlic and feijoa here. In my second week, I picked olives, planted two different kinds of mustard under the olive trees, cleared out … Continue reading
Preparing semi-dried tomatoes
Friend R has been hard at work preserving her recent crop of cherry tomatoes. A couple of weeks ago R told me ‘I’ve just done some semi-dried tomatoes (our smaller variety, which were particularly successful this year).’ Cut in half … Continue reading
Saving seeds from my Ukrainian tomato plant
Last October, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) held public sales of tomato plants. One that I acquired was labelled Hurma Ukrainian. It grows high and wide (is an indeterminate tomato) and develops large yellow tomatoes. The eating texture is … Continue reading
Saving seed
I asked friend K about the best way to collect seed from tomatoes. After all, they are squashy and wet and, if left, may not dry out rather rot and grow mould. K learnt the following process from another – … Continue reading
Patatas Bravas with green-tomato sauce
I had hoped to make relish but sauce was all I could manage. Red tomato sauce always looks appealing and dramatic. A green/brown mixture has no such appeal. Therefore, I’ve been giving a great deal of thought as to how … Continue reading
RTBG – 17 and 19th December 2019
What’s this, you may think? When you notice two dates in one week, you may wonder what this means. Remember the last post; it was about my new seed-sweeping experience. That was on a Tuesday. Okay – so now you … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 28 November 2019 – post 2 of 2
After lunch next to the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), I was surprised to see the developments in the area where previously concrete had been removed and a gabion wall had been built. Now soil covered … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged asparagus, Blueberries, borage, Calendula, Chives, fig, Flowering chive heads, Food Garden, Lemon Thyme, Quince, Red Currant, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, Sorell, Sweet Chestnut tree, Tatsoi, tomato, Wild Rocket
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