I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am just absolutely bloody loving this good weather. Oh, the sun! Oh, the warm temperatures! Oh, the chance to potter around the garden, smelling the fabulous springtime smells of new growth out there! Actually, though, not a huge amount of pottering has been done in … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: stickyweed salsa verde
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Grow, forage, cook: a Christmas hamper
If there’s a better present in the world than a hamper at Christmas, I’ve yet to come across it. Oh, wait, I do know of a better one: a homemade hamper, stuffed to bursting with delicious goodies made over the previous 12 months. (Note to readers: please do feel free to read this as a … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: a Christmas hamper
Carrot and rhubarb jam (aka Christmas in a jar)
When we moved all our possessions into boxes and suitcases a few weeks ago and decamped to my Mum’s (so the builders could take our house apart and, hopefully, put it back together to be much better) I brought a gigantic box of tins and jars. When I say gigantic, I mean gigantic. It took … Continue reading Carrot and rhubarb jam (aka Christmas in a jar)
Blackberry and apple vodka recipe
...AKA a photo a day: August 19th... Yesterday was all about jamming and chutneying. But even after making 10 jars of the blackberry and apple jam, we still had plenty left over. With the rest of the blackberries, I decided to make a couple of bottles of fruit vodka. We have some seriously cheap, seriously … Continue reading Blackberry and apple vodka recipe
A photo a day: August 14th
On holiday in Rye two weeks ago, we had supper one night at the Ship Inn. Because we were on holiday, I treated myself to one of the delicious-sounding but outrageously expensive cocktails.* After a long, serious study of the cocktail menu and a weighing up on the pros and cons of various appealing options, … Continue reading A photo a day: August 14th
Wolves in London 