tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post8234741124751421440..comments2024-03-28T10:35:26.134-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: Peas and Potatoeslocal alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-91330121526836246582019-01-16T23:05:42.778-08:002019-01-16T23:05:42.778-08:00My kind of food - especially with a hunk of bread ...My kind of food - especially with a hunk of bread for mopping up the sauce. I must sow some dill this year, it's one of the herbs I haven't grown before.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-86912737196665891742019-01-16T12:17:07.744-08:002019-01-16T12:17:07.744-08:00we had sleet today. Deep joy. I have no idea what ...we had sleet today. Deep joy. I have no idea what will grow here 2019 is going to be trial and error. A lot of error I think<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-76813144584972873372019-01-16T02:41:58.248-08:002019-01-16T02:41:58.248-08:00Hi Dave. I think I'll have to try putting som...Hi Dave. I think I'll have to try putting some seeds somewhere in a sheltered place and then planting them out. Maybe March would be a good time here. The freezing cold (our idea of freezing cold) will be overlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-88244767161104890052019-01-16T02:40:22.170-08:002019-01-16T02:40:22.170-08:00A mouli would work fine. I often just put the tom...A mouli would work fine. I often just put the tomato into a little electric mixer and it comes out as 'juice' You could do the same with tinned tomatoes but why bother. Here you can buy tins of crushed tomatoes. Same sort of thing. Or any kind of tomato pulp.<br /><br />As for pies and mushy peas...please dont!!! Oh boy. How many times have tried to replicate those tastes. Just not the same as those from the pie truck .<br />Just plain luvlinesslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-79579432336789370822019-01-15T02:02:32.210-08:002019-01-15T02:02:32.210-08:00Peas are originate from the Mediterranean. Could ...Peas are originate from the Mediterranean. Could be too hot when you plant them. I find they do well if you plant them in compost in a piece of plastic roof gutter. Then when they are a few inches tall. Slide them out and plant them in the garden. Some people pour paraffin over the seeds to stop mice attacking them. Good luck.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-91325556919058737382019-01-14T23:54:27.290-08:002019-01-14T23:54:27.290-08:00Ok so I'm imagining you with a stand up cheese...Ok so I'm imagining you with a stand up cheese grater - would a mouli grater work with tomatoes. Most of our Australian grown toms aren't 'solid' so the mouli came to mind. <br />What about using the Bamix to pulp up tinned Roma's or would there be too much liquid also did you pre boil the tatties first ? <br />Tinned mushy peas with a meat pie - yum. Mint sauce on the side lol<br />Cathyhttp://cranethie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-76112585043341030762019-01-14T23:35:43.874-08:002019-01-14T23:35:43.874-08:00Bet you're enjoying salads, salads and more sa...Bet you're enjoying salads, salads and more salads just now. And not just boring old Greek salad local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-11881599511423134082019-01-14T23:34:41.354-08:002019-01-14T23:34:41.354-08:00Everything seems to grow so well down there. So wo...Everything seems to grow so well down there. So wonderful to see photos of your garden. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-82747263206069609162019-01-14T23:32:56.898-08:002019-01-14T23:32:56.898-08:00Hard peas are quite common here, little bullets
N...Hard peas are quite common here, little bullets<br /> Now I now why! I should probably we putting seeds in now in sheltered containers. Certainly enough rain just now!<br />Thanks Sollocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-38082881563887861952019-01-14T23:30:51.623-08:002019-01-14T23:30:51.623-08:00Peas are sweet and tasty. All you need is a hunk o...Peas are sweet and tasty. All you need is a hunk of cheese and some fresh bread for that saucelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-88041032718048697862019-01-14T23:30:01.151-08:002019-01-14T23:30:01.151-08:00We have a French brand of frozen peas here, can...We have a French brand of frozen peas here, can't remember the brand. Wish we got more English goods. <br />My father always grew peas and I can remember picking, podding and eating them. Deliciouslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-59787138875784854682019-01-14T23:27:23.524-08:002019-01-14T23:27:23.524-08:00I love that bright green colour in stews and curri...I love that bright green colour in stews and curries, and the orange of a carrot .<br />Frozen peas ads here emphasise the quick freezing. Not sure which part of Greece they are grown but I presume it's a similar process to yours. In fact birds eye probably owns 'barba stathis'local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-91225829235420658972019-01-14T23:24:23.197-08:002019-01-14T23:24:23.197-08:00Vegetables and lentils/beans are most important an...Vegetables and lentils/beans are most important and usually eating on season. Frozen peas of course can be cooked at any time.<br />Any sort of green leafy vegetable is on the menu right now cos we have had souch rainlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-1847060875302380262019-01-14T23:21:44.113-08:002019-01-14T23:21:44.113-08:00Thanks Crochet. That's right, they are big and...Thanks Crochet. That's right, they are big and beefy. Good description.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-12320454544081227912019-01-14T21:06:31.431-08:002019-01-14T21:06:31.431-08:00No, I think those are the Italian 'Roma' t...No, I think those are the Italian 'Roma' tomatoes that are used for canning. Our standard toms are usually quite big, and are quite solid all the way through. They are often called 'beefsteak' or 'Marmande'. One can grate them like an onion.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-78165449203131433872019-01-14T18:46:44.118-08:002019-01-14T18:46:44.118-08:00Love cooking all the Greek stews in the slow cooke...Love cooking all the Greek stews in the slow cooker in the winter <br />It’s Harty and warms the soul <br />Today the temps are in the high 30’s so no stews here <br />But once it cools down again I’ll be relishing them all again <br />Looks so yummy angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-85384447718907820792019-01-14T16:54:22.391-08:002019-01-14T16:54:22.391-08:00Sounds good - we eat lots of vegies here as wellSounds good - we eat lots of vegies here as wellSusan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-77519056049326355672019-01-14T15:43:26.951-08:002019-01-14T15:43:26.951-08:00lip smacking here looking at that dish, right up m...lip smacking here looking at that dish, right up my street! yum. As for the peas, you can grow those in the shade and ignore when the packet says to grow them. it will be too late by the time you try. Start the peas off in small pots as direct sowing may mean birds eat them. your summer is hotter and dryer than here. grow them in partial shade and if it is hotter earlier, shade clothes. peas dont like it too warm and the end up needing loads of water and end up with the leave going yellow and the peas go hard. if peas are ready to go over here in April, yours will probably have nearly finished by them if they arent in the shade of the house or in a shade tunnel. but birds and hot sun are not their friends. I love peas, I eat them like sweets whilst wandering around the garden. good luck give it a go. I would try sowing them at weekly intervals, make on the pot when started and then where you plant them out and then you can see when you can grow or not in your particular garden.<br /><br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-24383294005279329222019-01-14T14:43:40.473-08:002019-01-14T14:43:40.473-08:00From how describe them, I wonder if they are more ...From how describe them, I wonder if they are more like what we would call plum tomatoes? They are used mostly for sauce, rather than slicing or eating raw. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-38346350444762243552019-01-14T13:06:54.095-08:002019-01-14T13:06:54.095-08:00yum that actually looks really good! I'd love ...yum that actually looks really good! I'd love to eat that in winter.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-24684115603386215772019-01-14T12:44:00.084-08:002019-01-14T12:44:00.084-08:00I'm a pea-lover of old, fresh, tinned, frozen,...I'm a pea-lover of old, fresh, tinned, frozen, I don't discriminate :)<br />We ate lots of peas growing up in England, the first thing I look for when I return home are BIG marrowfat peas, I've never found them on the shelves in the US shops. Thank goodness for Publix supermarkets who sport quite a varied import section, the English food, being my first stop :)<br />Your potatoes and peas look delicious !<br />Hugs,<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-55613653736119363192019-01-14T10:47:31.421-08:002019-01-14T10:47:31.421-08:00The peas grown here for Birds Eye are frozen withi...The peas grown here for Birds Eye are frozen within an hour of coming off the field; the pea harvest goes on 24 hours a day when the crop is ready and the viners do the work on the field before the peas are taken to the factory for freezing. My family all worked shifts during the pea season as it moved across the farms from one to the next. It is all very quick and a short season. I have frozen peas with nearly everything and happily throw them in curries if I make them. So easy and so good and tasty. As you say, tinned peas taste different but I also have those as well, and enjoy their taste. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-6578660915849520592019-01-14T07:14:17.443-08:002019-01-14T07:14:17.443-08:00Peas and dill go together! Never heard this. Tha...Peas and dill go together! Never heard this. Thank you.<br /><br />We are very into our vegetables here, since his recent sickness. We must have green "auras", from all the veggies and fruits we are consuming. :-))))<br /><br />And me, who has been highly *irregular* for ages... I am doing "wonderfully" in that department, too. -grin- <br /><br />Who knew?!?!?! Eat correctly, and "things work"!<br /><br />Of course, we know this. We just don't put it into practice.<br /><br />But you Greeks do!!!!!!! :-)<br /><br />✨✨✨✨wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-61696283059544745712019-01-14T07:12:05.817-08:002019-01-14T07:12:05.817-08:00I love those simple veggie dishes. I think Jenn sh...I love those simple veggie dishes. I think Jenn should understand that our 'mediterranean' tomatoes are mostly solid; none of that water and pips in the middle. You'd have a job to grate those, unless they were frozen. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-83851736888763533292019-01-14T04:59:46.166-08:002019-01-14T04:59:46.166-08:00Hi Jen. I didn't describe that properly. In th...Hi Jen. I didn't describe that properly. In the summer I grate the fresh tomatoes on a big cheese grater...it's a greek thing. All you're left with is the skin if you grate the whole tomato. Easier to put it in a little mixer.<br />Then I freeze the juice and pips. Sometimes I boil the juice a little to get rid of all that extra water before freezing but it boils away anyway as the food is cooked. It is watery in the beginning. Sometimes I add a spoon of tomato paste to add more colour.<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com