Quince - Cydonia oblonga

This post Quince - Cydonia oblonga was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

Quince

Photos by Kenneth, and the illustrated  Cydonia oblonga wikipedia  Original book source: Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885.

Quince Marmalade
500 gram of quince-pulp500 gram of sugar1 lemon, squeezed

Remove the core of the

Potage from my Potager - Soupe Parmentier

This post about Soupe Parmentier - Potato and leek soup was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blogTyra's Garden.Swedish? Vill du läsa på svenska finns ett liknande inlägg i KÖKSTRÄDGÅRDEN A soup with a tale…This Potato and leek soup is a is a hot variation of the famous Vichyssoise and then it is called"Soupe Parmentier" This delicious hot winter soup got its name from the

October Harvest from my Potager - Tabbouli

This post October Harvest from my Potager - Tabbouli was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

Late October and yet I can still harvest from my potager.
We have had some nights with frost and we have even had snowfall. So I’m rather amazed that I could harvest these things today. From todays harvest I’m going to make Tabbouli a herby Lebanese bulgur salad. For

Arty Artichoke

This post was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Garden

Arty Artichoke
T.G.I its Friday and once again It is Blooming Friday
For this weeks theme Katarina our host choose 'USED' 



My used leaves of my artichoke dinner represents this week theme in Tyra's Garden. I always think my plate of artichokes looks the most beautiful when I'm just about to take them to the

Miss Emilie's Opal Plum Pie

This post 'Miss Emilie's Opal Plum Pie' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyras Garden


Now I so wish you could taste this!

Miss Emilie's plum and almond pie, it is so delicious. The thin crispy pie shell merges together with from the plum slightly moist layer of coarse almond paste and then on the top the lovely sugar powdered Opal plums. It is beautiful to look at and absolutely

Antipasto from my Potager

Antipasto dal giardino – a simple appetizer straight from my potager.


Sometimes, quite often actually I take a little walk in the kitchen garden and pick a little of everything that is ripe and that feels just right for the occasion. Here I have an eggplant that I've glanced at for some time now, it together with some nice tomatoes are perfect for my little ‘antipasti dal giardino’.


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To Taste Tomas Edison or Not...

...that is the question.

'Dahlia blooms are showy, but it’s their edible tubers that make them an excellent addition to kitchen gardens.'  ROB CARDILLO

 
  To those of you who have asked what colorful and somewhat showy flower I got in my hand on my Facebook avatar it's a Dahlia. Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'. I know that the native americans (Aztec) used the dahlia tubers for food, but I have not

Sourdough Bread - Rev. Sylvester Graham

This post 'Sourdough Bread'... was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden...It was pit dark when I woke up this morning, still I almost jumped up from the bed as I remember that I had two sourdoughs to bake out this morning. A nice cup of coffee while waiting for the bread to rise (second rise) and for the oven to get warm, hot is a better word I start out with 250C (480F). Two

An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor away

This post 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Today the last apple fell from the tree...They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.Hm...I bet the Doctor didn't say -Make a delicious apple pie!But isn't it just the perfect treat on a wet, cold and dark November day?Apple pie recipesTYRA

'Kanelbullens' Day 2009

Hip hip hurrah! För denna underbara lilla bulle. We celebrate Kanelbullens dag here in Sweden.One of our favourite traditional bread is a small bun called Kanelbulle, Cinnamon roll or Cinnamon bun in english and today it is a special day just for this bun. I can promise you that we have baked and eaten tons of them in this country today. I don't dare to say how many I've eaten...they taste

Boost up your Immune System - with a remedy from the garden.

This post 'Boost up your Immune System - with a remedy from the garden.' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden The 2009 flu, the Swine Influenza. A virus subtype H1N1 is here but is it going to be pandemic? Well we don’t know this yet. But here are some tips and ideas what you can do to avoid getting the Swine flu. They say to wash your hands thoroughly and often are the most

Plum marmalade with Yogi tea

This post 'Plum marmalade with Yogi tea' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Blooming Friday with Plums and Sweetpeas ~~~ Plum marmalade with a Jamaican touch.This is what you need; 6,5 pounds of plums, about 6dl/20fl.ounces of water, Rom, 1 red hot chilli pepper, YOGI tea and 17,5 ounces of sugar with pectin.And this is how you prepare it.6,5 lbs of plums and about

Cantharellus cibarius - Chantarell/ Kantarell

This Harvest Monday comes from the woods ......A MINI field trip out in the woods....I just love these wonderful last days of summer when it is still warm and the air is crystal clear. A few days in the woods, looking for chanterelles, breathing in the fresh air and clear you mind. I think it is kind of a meditative feeling of walking in the woods. You can sit down for a while on a stone or log

'Man tager vad man haver' - sa Kajsa Warg

The Day's of Harvest from the Greenhouse and Potager - JulyThere was a Swedish young woman who wrote a cookery book back in 1755 (amazing!) Her name was Kajsa Warg. She always said and I live by that quote when I'm cooking. Bild från nätet: Sofies mat'Man tager vad man haver' - You take what you got...and then it is up to the brilliant cook to be a wizard and make something delicious out of

From King Edward to Pommes duchesse

This post, 'From King Edward to Pommes Duchesse' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/From dear friend King Edward to Pommes Duchesse, do pop over into The Greenhouse and read what is cookin' in this week ABC post about a 'Tater' King.Det är ABC Wednesday och denna veckas bokstav är K, välkommen in till The Greenhouse och läs mer om

ROQUAMOLE - ' It Roques! '

This post, "Roquamole" was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com/...Roquamole - 'It Roques' :-) !...You just have to try this dish influenced by Mexico....Roquamole125 g Roquefort or St. Agur60ml sour cream2 ripe avocados35g sliced pickled green jalapeño chilli peppers from a jar2 spring onions, finely sliced1/4 teaspoon paprikaCorn tortilla

S:t Lucia and SAFFRON BREAD - The Recipe

© This post was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com ...... My brothers daughter Emma as Lucia S:t LuciaSaffron Bread - A Swedish Recipe - LussekatterThis is as I promised earlier the recipe of the very traditional Swedish saffron bread called Lussikatter. This is the bread we eat during Advent, for the day of S:t Lucia that is on the 13th

The Start of the Season of Advent.

Tyra wrote this post at the blog Tyra’s Garden http://waxholm.blogspot.com...Advent Sunday Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day.It also marks the start of the wonderful season of Advent.The first candle is now lit and we are entering the season of Advent. Today the family gathered to celebrate the first Sunday in Advent. Baking the wonderful Swedish saffron bread which filled

Full of vitamin C and so delicious!

Go out and find these golden red gems - the Rose hips! Full with vitamin C and so delicious!I pick both the wild roses hips Rosa dumalis ( Rosa Canina L.) and......the hips from Rosa rugosa.They are easy to pick it takes just a few minutes but it takes fairly long time to clean them and it is pretty boring but it is worth it.A small and pretty frosen November Rose.MY WILD ROSEHIPS MARMALADE1.5

No Champagne...

No Champagne...big mistakeMonday 27th of October I “revisited” Brideshead during the weekend, 11 hours of the wonderful drama. It is so beautiful and such fantastic ornamental language but… it’s too long and totally uninteresting for about 4 hours in the middle, we all agreed that it varied too much in quality. 5 stars out of 10 possible and those stars were all for the first episodes until poor