Chilli madness
Cosmetic chillies, wrong radishes and a new use for Kale … One thing I learned last year was the advantage of sowing chilli seeds very early. Instructions on some packets […]
Tag Archives: food
Survive and Thrive
A distant memory of saffron. Wispy strands of deep red, climbing briefly from lilac flowers. How much I enjoyed growing saffron crocus a year ago. But after giving up their […]
Late season flourishes
Broccoli – what a waste of time. Oh, hang on… A while ago I more or less wrote off the broccoli I’d carefully tried to grow since the spring. The […]
Purple 2 – will orange do?
Purple .. pah! Who needs it? Steeled by my recent failure to make a purple pesto, I resolved to work on its elusive cousin, Pesto Rosso. The rosso (red) comes from […]
Dry, freeze, eat, prepare
Oh let me assure you Mr. Bond, I intend to control the world’s supply of rosemary.. I would post a photo of the rosemary plant in my herb bed but […]
The quest for purple
This’ll slay ’em, I thought. Take a pot full of beautiful purple-leaved basil and make purple pesto. Mmm .. one of the most delicious Italian sauces but with a visual […]
Sun and spices
As noon approached earlier today, the skies cleared and a mathematical equation formed in my mind: Freshly picked veg + pizza base from cupboard + table & chair on back […]
Seeds and sweetness
Now that there are tomatoes available for picking each day, there’s the extra pleasure of seeing beautiful shades of colour as the different varieties ripen. The Indigo Blue in particular […]
Healthy Returns
After nearly five months in the ground, the maincrop potatoes were ready to come out this weekend. I do like the annual treasure hunt of fishing through the soil for […]
