Nightshades
Summer recipes built around homegrown tomato, capsicum, and chilli — useful once a nightshade bed starts producing faster than a household can keep up with. Every recipe links back to the grow guide for the crop it uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do these recipes use homegrown produce?
Yes — every recipe here links directly to the grow guide for its main ingredient, so you can grow it yourself before cooking with it.
Why this category specifically?
Nightshade crops - tomatoes, capsicum, chillies - are some of the most productive, glut-prone crops on a homestead. These recipes are chosen for using a surplus, and several tie directly into preserving methods like canning and bottling.