Advance planning for maximising crops.
I’ve realised that my generally scatter brained laid back approach to life won’t work with the garden, not if I want it to eventually feed me well so totally against […]
Making the bed
Due to my reluctance to spend a lot of money on the garden because I’m broke most of the time I’ve been making my own raised beds which although they […]
Winter Squash
I suppose I’m a few weeks late in getting my winter squash and courgettes started but I finally got round to sowing the seeds in pots, well not so much […]
Seed banks
We, and I mean all of us have been brainwashed into thinking that the supermarkets offer a full range of veggies and fruit which they don’t. I’ve spent weeks […]
First warm weekend
Two years ago when I moved into this flat I knew what I wanted to the garden to be and I also knew that it might take me a few […]
Never buy pots again!
Walk down any street and you’ll see a plethora of coffee shops and in my opinion there’s very little in this world that can’t be helped with a nice piping […]
Dark chocolate and bloody orange cupcakes.
I’ve been really good lately . I’ve never had a high sugar intake. I don’t fall for that impulse buy at the till or the buy one get one free […]
Carrot Cake the way I like it.
Since my last post I’ve been trying to perfect the carrot cake. Now if I’m not a chef I’m certainly not a baker but perseverance is it’s own reward, although […]
Oxtail mess
Tonight dinner was supposed to be Osso Buco but unfortunately I couldn’t find any rose veal that was produced in Britain. During the 80s I was one of those people […]
Crepes with ricotta and berries
Takes 10 minutes Serves 1-2 Fat berries always make it in to my basket and unless they’re in season the air miles can make me wince a little that we […]
