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

Fragrant and Tasty

This post 'Fragrant and Tasty' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallséníus-Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

 October in the Greenhouse
Lavandula augustifolia  &  Sambucus nigra 


Geraniums, Elberberries, Winters quashes and Lavender


 The growing season for 2010 is almost over and I've cleaned out the greenhouse. Gone are all the tomatoes and most of the chilies too. I have dug up some parsley

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

Physalis - locally grown

At last, now in early September my Physalis are ready to harvest, sweet, pretty and very healthy. Full of vitamin C it is a true power-fruit or shall I call it power-berry. Eat locally grow! - you cannot beat home grown.



 Don't forget to save one little Physalis and harvest your own seeds - free seeds for 2011 growing season. 




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Umami Power Snack

Tomato - this powerful umami* fruit full of goodness.
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They contain lycopene, one of the most powerful natural antioxidants.
A perfect savory snack, swap to a bowl of tomatoes instead and get a living power snack instead of the dead bowl of ' ¤)#&FAT/¤#&SUGAR%#¤what-ever' I mean the snack that we usually have beside us :-) I often do anyway.

Medium snack-sized tomatoes of the cultivars

Dahlia Mignon in my Potager

This post 'Dahlia Mignon in my potager' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Blooming Friday September, the weather is still great and the air is warm. I love this time of the year, golden days and kind of 'Chillout time' in the garden, harvesting is the main work now and it is so joyful and rewarding.This Friday I want to show you a dear friend in my potager, Dahlia Mignon.

The last lily of the season

This post 'The last lily of the season' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden It was raining this morning when I went for my morning round in the garden. There are still some lovely blooms to enjoy, roses, dahlias and this the last lily of the season. The lilies has been incredible this year and this is the last one out...a bit sad, it has a different but lovely colouring

Harvest of my Sea buckthorn

This post 'Harvest of my Buckthorn' was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden Harvest Monday in Tyra’s garden - Tomatoes, blackberries and Sea-buckthorn. ~HAVTORNSKÖRD~Harvest of my Sea-buckthornI planted my Sea-buckthorn bushes a few years ago, three Juliet (female) and one Romeo (male plant) and this is my first harvest ever! This amazing power-food-berry has a fantastic exotic

'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

Blackberry Flowers and Bouquet of Carrots

This post, 'Blackberry Flowers & Bouquet of Carrots' was originally uploaded and written by Tyra at the blog Tyra's Garden. Blooms and Harvest in Tyra's Garden - JulyI don't think I have really looked properly at the flower of the Blackberry bush before but this morning I did and to my surprice I found that they in fact very beautiful. and for this weeks Blooming Friday a bouquet of a slighty

and the winner is...Czech's Excellent Yellow

...This is the WINNER of all tomatoes in my greenhouse this year. It's the fellow in the left, bright yellow, perfect in taste, consistency and size. The name is Czech's Excellent Yellow and the seed is from Plants of DistinctionGolden beauty - the Czech's excellent yellow Prolific orange yellow tomato with a strong flavour. 3inches round fruit. Extremely productive and will supply you with a

Philatelic NEWS for a veggie geek.

Harvest stamps from Sweden. New Swedish stamps on my stones from Jaipur. Look what I found in the Post office yesterday! Absolutely perfect for a veggie geek like me. Now I can have 'my own' very personal stamps on my letters. Isn’t that just great? Precis lagom till skördetiden ger posten ut dessa underbara små skönheterna. Jag blev så glad när jag såg dom, de blir ju alldeles perfekt för mina

Powerfood

The Brassica - true Powerfood. They are beautiful and so good for you. .Brassica vegetables are highly regarded for their nutritional value. We should probably eat some Brassica each day. This is a huge vegetable family and they really do come in different shapes, structures and sizes. They provide high amounts of vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer

Columbine - Aquilegia vulgaris L. about SEEDS

Seed collecting tip from a "seed geek" About collecting seeds from your Aquliegia Vulgaris L. Here is a tip when if you want to collect seeds from your Columbines and you want to have order among all the different varieties, shapes and colours. Put a tag on the plants when they still are flowering, write down the name, colour, height etc. Then you know when it is time to harvest the seeds and

Tjohoo even more Tomatoes...

They say that food with bright colours are extremely good for you, this must be great then. Although I wonder if I can get an overdose :-)Harvest of the day perfect for a nice tomato sallad. Dagens skörd av fantastiska tomater, det är så jätte kul nu när man nu kan skörda varje dag. Mycket tomatsallad etc. blir det :-)Sedan kan man ju göra fantastiska marmelader på småtomaterna. Här kommer ett

The Botanical Garden of Uppsala

On our way to our ‘summerhouse’ we decided to stop at The Botanical Garden in Uppsala . Uppsala is halfway and perfect for a quick stop. Do some shopping, have lunch or do something more interesting like this time a visit to a botanical garden. Miss M and I chose to have coffee first at a very nice Café called ‘Fågelsången’. The sun was shining from a crystal clear September sky so we were able

Nu hänger mina lökar!

Harvest, onions hanging on my fence.This is an other fantastic time of the gardeners year. Harvest. Each day you can harvest something from your garden, to choose from all the wonderful berries, fruits or vegetables. All the work and love you have put into the garden finally pays off. Wonderful time.Tänk så underbart att få skörda. Skördetiden var nog mer av en fest förr i tiden då man fick