tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post2264312963229917735..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Culinary traditionsChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-15111708428142150702014-08-14T22:25:46.913+10:002014-08-14T22:25:46.913+10:00We're having potato issues as well for some re...We're having potato issues as well for some reason. Garry is the potato grower so I have no clue what is going on. I will look into growing choko. I think that I confused them with jicama which need a lot more heat than we get here. They are worth a little investigating as they are delicious. linda marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201901762476827737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-47771396820136644962014-08-14T15:31:25.479+10:002014-08-14T15:31:25.479+10:00Thanks, and thanks *blush*. I think we tend to for...Thanks, and thanks *blush*. I think we tend to forget the things which delighted us in our youth, but as we age more, we remember them again. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-29335996089265751852014-08-14T05:16:32.283+10:002014-08-14T05:16:32.283+10:00Great post Chris. The bread photo looks like it be...Great post Chris. The bread photo looks like it belongs in a cookbook! There is much to be said for that "soul" food of our youth. It's lovely that you can still carry on the tradition with such enjoyment. And before I forget, Happy Birthday!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-64396664264498737432014-08-11T10:26:31.567+10:002014-08-11T10:26:31.567+10:00Belated counts - I'll accept your birthday wis...Belated counts - I'll accept your birthday wishes (thank you) and agree that sometimes posts get eaten by the bloggie man. ;)<br /><br />I wonder if chokos could be grown like potatoes in the US? Save some fruit stored over winter in a dark area, and plant them again in spring once they start sprouting. Choko vines are very vigorous growers and produce many fruit, so you're bound to get a least one successful crop before winter comes round again.<br /><br />I can't seem to grow traditional potatoes here though, but no problems with the chokos. ;)<br /><br />Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-61584618790280832812014-08-11T10:17:10.430+10:002014-08-11T10:17:10.430+10:00The tomato jam should work well and add however mu...The tomato jam should work well and add however much cheese you want. Some people like it really cheesy, I like a little less on mine. I made a second round of peasant loaves recently, and sprinkled some dried onion and dried garlic on it too. Tasted very nice!<br /><br />Thanks for the birthday wishes. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-40975266970013426352014-08-11T05:53:34.039+10:002014-08-11T05:53:34.039+10:00Not sure what happened to the post I just wrote. H...Not sure what happened to the post I just wrote. Happy belated birthday. We love choke but too expensive in the U.S. to make a chutney. The bread looks marvelous. LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-52433686123987690712014-08-10T15:27:25.106+10:002014-08-10T15:27:25.106+10:00thanks for sharing your recipes Chris, love the pe...thanks for sharing your recipes Chris, love the peasant loaf. i have some tomato jam in the freezer i made over summer that i think would go great with the loaf. i dont have any chokos tho, so will save your recipe for next year.<br />I hope you had an awesome birthday, turning 40 is not so bad and the whole party thing is over rated anyway and your birthday night should be spent with the one you love for a bit of fun ;o) Nicole and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463146316953697505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-14478613350777477382014-08-05T17:46:49.642+10:002014-08-05T17:46:49.642+10:00Thanks for stopping in and sharing your love of ch...Thanks for stopping in and sharing your love of chokos. They're an understated vegetable, and yet many an adult today, probably didn't escape their childhood without seeing at least one vine in their lives.<br /><br />Because I don't want to see it go to waste, and I'm a big fan of propagation, I can post you my very last choko if you want. You can email me at cdriley at bigpond dot com (leave out the spaces) to give me your postal address in Victoria.<br /><br />I got a few tummy cramps from my peasant loaf recently too, but I figure, once in a blue moon is acceptable. Just can't eat it all the time. The sourdough gives me less of a reaction too.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-35728249923487156022014-08-05T16:51:06.318+10:002014-08-05T16:51:06.318+10:00I am most envious of your sprouting chokos. I sear...I am most envious of your sprouting chokos. I searched all around Bacchus Marsh where I deemed them a most likely purchase from the fruit n veg shops and found none! I have plans for 3 of them but heck, I'd settle for 1. Doubt I'll find one now though sadly. :(<br />I grew up with a choko vine, climbing the reo mesh trellis 3-4 metres up to pick them and sell them around the neighbourhood. I also love eating them steamed with a little salt but chutney sounds good too! Love your bread recipe and even though I'm GF I think a cinnamon scroll a la peasant loaf style might be ont he cards for dessert. A few tummy cramps is so worth it on the rare occasion. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-25202774814543748902014-08-05T15:18:23.608+10:002014-08-05T15:18:23.608+10:00I assume the chutney recipe could be substituted w...I assume the chutney recipe could be substituted with other veg, instead of the Choko. I saw another recipe using cauliflower, corn, carrots, capsicum and beans. You could use 3kg of whatever veg to substitute for the Choko.<br /><br />As for the peasant loaves though, you can use anything savoury that will spread. At a bakery I worked for, we made sweet-chili peasant loaves, with sweet chili spread (of course) strips of capsicum and cheese. That one is the absolute bomb! But I have a reaction to the deadly nightshade family, so "chili" is out for me.<br /><br />You can also make them sweet, using a brown sugar, butter and cinnamon spread, with sultanas and flaked almonds or pecans. A lovely icing glaze drizzled over the top, is the bomb too. ;)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-449464936374258212014-08-05T10:51:45.987+10:002014-08-05T10:51:45.987+10:00That looks so delish! I'm definitely going to ...That looks so delish! I'm definitely going to have a go at it. Haven't any choko chutney as yet but will try something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com