Swedish Meatballs
Oh, these were so much nicer than I was expecting – the sauce idea comes from a Jamie Oliver book, but obviously I messed with it and used creme fraiche […]
Tag Archives: homegrown
That Thing ….
That thing when your friend sends you a text telling you they have left a leg of deer in your outside fridge, but you are in the middle of a […]
Green Beans and Satay Sauce (and goats)
I know, I promised the recipe for the absolutely delicious green beans and satay sauce, but all I want to do is talk about goats. As an aside this really […]
The Giant Beanstalk
I am totally the kind of person who would swap their cow for some magic beans proffered by a stranger encountered on a road. I suspect this is why Iggy […]
Dreams Fulfilled
My current breakfast of choice: strawberries from the polytunnel of dreams, homemade, raw, goat’s milk yoghurt (courtesy of Iggy Pop) and some of our honey from last year. Seriously, I […]
Rocket and Lentil Salad
We now have some leaves in the garden – well the cold frame. The rocket has had a growth spurt this week ….. having had nothing in the way of […]
Fractals and Guilt
So what did I do with the marvelous, surprise romanesco? I roasted it, and made a salad. It was lovely but did induce a shocking amount of herb-related guilt … […]
Slow-cooked chicken and celeriac
As I was bereft at not being able to buy iceberg lettuce in bulk I consoled myself by making slow-cooked chicken and celeriac with lemon last weekend. The recipe is […]
Apple Cake
An easy breakfast cake kind of based on a recipe from Nigel Slater, The Kitchen Diaries. Despite making lots of juice we still have quite a few apples to get […]
Lamb and Hummus
We eat a lot of hummus. It is quick cheap and easy to make, but not, of course from the smallholding. Sometimes, if we feel fancy I make it and […]
