Comments on: In the Garden http://www.thekitchenplayground.com The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-1043 Dani Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:55:48 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-1043 I would love to make a job out of cooking in actual fact. Just not as a chef. Something more like teaching. Cook book writing has stalled over the last couple of months. I need a foot up my backside. Or an actual deadline. I work well with deadlines. I would love to make a job out of cooking in actual fact. Just not as a chef. Something more like teaching. Cook book writing has stalled over the last couple of months. I need a foot up my backside. Or an actual deadline. I work well with deadlines.

]]> By: Howling Duck Ranch http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-1040 Howling Duck Ranch Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:34:32 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-1040 Well, I can understand you're not wanting to make your hobby a job, but you do seem to be a kitchen goddess. I do hope you get a cookbook written so the rest of us can enjoy your genius and support you along the way! Howling Duck Ranchs last blog post..<a href="http://howlingduckranch.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/gone-are-the-days/" rel="nofollow">Gone are the days…</a> Well, I can understand you’re not wanting to make your hobby a job, but you do seem to be a kitchen goddess. I do hope you get a cookbook written so the rest of us can enjoy your genius and support you along the way!

Howling Duck Ranchs last blog post..Gone are the days…

]]> By: Dani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-977 Dani Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:50:43 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-977 Alli I'm envious. That sounds like the most wonderful plan. Something I'd love to do but the BW doesnt fancy the commute. Just a hobby/passion. Cheffing (a new verb for you) has never interested me. Churning out the same meal identically in quantity is not my thing. I like to fiddle and create and teach. I'd love to be more adept at food styling/photography. I hope to move beyond opint and click some time this life time! Thank you for the compliments HDR :D Alli I’m envious. That sounds like the most wonderful plan. Something I’d love to do but the BW doesnt fancy the commute.

Just a hobby/passion. Cheffing (a new verb for you) has never interested me. Churning out the same meal identically in quantity is not my thing. I like to fiddle and create and teach. I’d love to be more adept at food styling/photography. I hope to move beyond opint and click some time this life time! Thank you for the compliments HDR :D

]]> By: Howling Duck Ranch http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-972 Howling Duck Ranch Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:20:29 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-972 Are you actually a chef, or it this your hobby/passion??? By the looks of things, you should be a chef and possibly a food stylist and photographer! Howling Duck Ranchs last blog post..<a href="http://howlingduckranch.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/where-we-are/" rel="nofollow">Where we are…</a> Are you actually a chef, or it this your hobby/passion??? By the looks of things, you should be a chef and possibly a food stylist and photographer!

Howling Duck Ranchs last blog post..Where we are…

]]> By: Alli http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-621 Alli Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:06:20 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-621 When we were city kids we had lemon, lime, apple (with 10 grafts so lots of variety), blood plum, fig and olive tree. We also had a pretty impressive herb patch (only about 2m x 40cm) and a great vegie patch that was about 3m x 5m at the end of the garden. Considering that we lived in the burbs with a 15m x 45m block I think we did well! Its not how big it is, its how you plan it and if you are happy with having fruit trees as your "exotics" and a portion of your yard taken up with vegie garden beds. Now that we are country kids due to build soon on ou 10 acre block we are planning a full blown orchard, big 6 bed rotating vegie garden and chook shed. can't wait! Looking forward to being a little more self sufficient :) When we were city kids we had lemon, lime, apple (with 10 grafts so lots of variety), blood plum, fig and olive tree. We also had a pretty impressive herb patch (only about 2m x 40cm) and a great vegie patch that was about 3m x 5m at the end of the garden. Considering that we lived in the burbs with a 15m x 45m block I think we did well! Its not how big it is, its how you plan it and if you are happy with having fruit trees as your “exotics” and a portion of your yard taken up with vegie garden beds.
Now that we are country kids due to build soon on ou 10 acre block we are planning a full blown orchard, big 6 bed rotating vegie garden and chook shed. can’t wait! Looking forward to being a little more self sufficient :)

]]> By: olddani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-17 olddani Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:58:32 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-17 Oh I wish! Ironically, we're actually considering halving our block and rebuilding. The main thing putting me off is not having as much room to grow my edibles. I've always wanted a little Jersey house cow, a goat for 2 and a flock of chooks. A girl can dream. Oh I wish! Ironically, we’re actually considering halving our block and rebuilding. The main thing putting me off is not having as much room to grow my edibles. I’ve always wanted a little Jersey house cow, a goat for 2 and a flock of chooks. A girl can dream.

]]> By: kelly http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-16 kelly Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:59:46 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-16 i think it's time to move out to a small farm! chooks, dogs, a couple of cows perhaps? loving this blog chick! i think it’s time to move out to a small farm! chooks, dogs, a couple of cows perhaps?
loving this blog chick!

]]> By: olddani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-15 olddani Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:26:15 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-15 We have a large (quarter acre) block and the fruit trees are spread out amongst all the rear garden beds. The herbs are spread through several garden beds as well. The actual vegie patch isn't very big. It supplements what wee eat nicely but we certainly couldn't survive off it alone. It's just not big enough. The kids adore the sprouts. I think I'd forget to water them half the time if they didn't remind me. Anything we grow, they are happy to eat. Amazing how much more adventurous they are when they see it grow from nothing. We have a large (quarter acre) block and the fruit trees are spread out amongst all the rear garden beds. The herbs are spread through several garden beds as well. The actual vegie patch isn’t very big. It supplements what wee eat nicely but we certainly couldn’t survive off it alone. It’s just not big enough.
The kids adore the sprouts. I think I’d forget to water them half the time if they didn’t remind me. Anything we grow, they are happy to eat. Amazing how much more adventurous they are when they see it grow from nothing.

]]> By: leona http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/in-the-garden/#comment-14 leona Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:06:17 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?page_id=28#comment-14 Wow, how big is the area you have allocated for all this fine fare? Do the kids love watching the sprouts grow or eating them (or both!), Lucky you if they eat them! Wow, how big is the area you have allocated for all this fine fare? Do the kids love watching the sprouts grow or eating them (or both!), Lucky you if they eat them!

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