Hello Basil!

I planted some Basil seeds a week ago and they decided to make an appearance this week. I'll be making pesto in no time. All I have to do now is find some organic pine nuts.

Mukti

Mukti Botanicals have a fantastic range of skin and hair care. I try to make my own stuff when possible, but sometimes I just can't be bothered. I highly recommend the deodorant and the macadamia and honey lip balm. Yum!

http://www.muktibotanicals.com.au/

There is a list of stockists on the site.

Eggplant

Tamarillo time!

The tamarillo is an egg shaped tree fruit hailing from New Zealand that tastes like a cross between a passionfruit and a kiwifruit, except not as sweet. Inside the fruit there is pale flesh, with purple pulp and seeds that are easily digested.

Tamarillo Jam

Tamarillo's
Sugar
Lemon juice

Cover tamarillo's in a bowl with boiling water. Leave for a minute or two, then drain, then cover with cold water and leave for a nother minute. Remove from water and cut ends off, you will then be able to remove the skin easily. Dice up the fruit (no need to remove the seeds, as they are edible) and place in a saucepan. For every cup of fruit add 3/4 cup of sugar, I used brown sugar, but I suppose you could use any type. Add a squit of fresh lemon juice. Cook on low heat, stirring occassionally until it sets (about 50 mins).

The end result:

Next time I'm thinking about adding in some apple and cinnamon. Yum!

Produce

Here are some of the goodies I got from the markets this morning. I'm low on funds this week, so my spending was sensible to say the least.

Organic labelling

This is an interesting article found in G Magazine (online) about the use of the word 'organic' on food labelling.

Always go for certified organic products.

http://www.gmagazine.com.au/173/organic-labelling

Perma Cab Official Opening!

Markets this week

Saturday

Burpengary Organic Farmer's Market
CREEC
150 Rowley Rd Burpengary (opposite Burpengary Meadows State School)
7am till 11am.

http://www.creec.org.au/farmers/farmersmarket.php

Sunday

Northey Street Organic Market
Northey Street
Windsor
Enquiries: 07 3857 8775
6.00am to 10.30am in the car park adjacent to the Northey Street City Farm.

http://www.nscf.org.au/Market%20And%20Cafe/organic.htm

Noosa Farmers Markets
Weyba Road
Noosaville
7am - 12pm

http://noosafarmersmarket.com.au/content/view/16/30/

Straight from the garden.

Looks like I may have to try my hand at eggplant chutney...

and tamarillo jam!