Eat well - travel often
Blackberry chutney time is here and looking at a row of jars on the shelf there is so much Christmas promise in those jars. On my allotment this year we have been blessed with an abundant harvest of wild blackberries. Although these berries grow wild […]
Making home made jam fills your kitchen with intoxicating smells and give you a sense of achievement. We have an allotment where we spend loads of our free time and grow lots of our vegetables during the summer and fall growing seasons. Something that does […]
When you get strawberries on the allotment make Strawberry and Coconut Ice Cream When you have an allotment it seems that everything starts producing at once making it easy to get overwhelmed. However this immense movement usually starts from the middle of July. It is […]
Courgette, Lemon & Pecan (or Walnut) Muffins: This time of the year courgettes grow as you turn you back on them. We usually have courgettes with every meal and in loads of different ways. I love using them to make muffins. Just like carrot cake […]
One Cup Cake – using the same cup to measure the ingredients. There have been loads of recipes lately for the ultimate cupcake and how to make one individual cake in a cup in the microwave but this cake is really amazing. It’s quick and […]
I like to make a soup on a Sunday afternoon for Mr R and myself to take to work during the week and certainly on a cold windy day! I usually base the soup around something that is leftover from our Sunday lunch and this […]
It’s Sunday and as usual when we stay at my father-in-laws for the weekend I like to make a soup in the afternoon. We usually have a roast Sunday lunch so tea time we just have soup and sandwich or roll and butter. This week […]
My Recipe for Homemade Blackberry Vodka This summer has seen the most amazing and prolific wild blackberry yield I have ever known! On my allotment we have had blackberries that are sweet, deep black and incredibly fragrant. Sparkly and suculent like black jewels just waiting to […]
Grandma’s Banana Bread When I was growing up my mother would use up the old, wrinkly bananas to make her mother’s recipe for Banana Bread. Over the years this became one of my favourite recipes and still reminds me of my childhood and because […]
I feel that my garden is almost as important as my kitchen. In the summer our garden is an extension of our house, we spend as much time as the British weather will allow out there. If given the chance I would grow my own […]