Leftovers
After Easter we spent some time eating leftovers and of course leeks. We have a lot of leeks. I save our leeks all winter, standing tall on the hugelkultur to eat […]
After Easter we spent some time eating leftovers and of course leeks. We have a lot of leeks. I save our leeks all winter, standing tall on the hugelkultur to eat […]
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 … […]
Apparently ramen is a happening thing. It probably has been a happening thing for a long time, but then I live in the middle of nowhere so I am years […]
Let’s start with the good stuff – the broad beans are doing well – as are the mangetout This year the peas and beans are in the middle of the […]
Last weekend I made dumplings using the wonton wrappers I got from China Town in London. We tried them three ways: steamed, fried and then steamed, just fried. We like […]
Last weekend I harvested the rest of our leeks as they were about to go to flower (I left a few to flower as I thought it would be nice […]
Another very fast, delicious dish from Conor Bofin modified slightly so I can use lots of leeks and frozen mangetout as that is what we have. Stir-fried Prawns with honey, […]
Sunday night at the smallholding is rapidly becoming Conor Bofin night. Last week, I decided to try his recipe for sweet and sour pork. As usual I made a few […]
I am guessing that pork tenderloin is a nice bit of meat. I say this as when we get the butcher to make one of our pigs into sausages and […]
This week I harvested the last of the beetroot and cavolo nero, some leeks and psb. We also had some artichokes, potatoes, squash and the last celeriac in storage. In […]