Category Archives: February
GYO Potatoes 2013
At Hulme Community Garden Centre’s Heritage Potato Day, we bought Salad Blue, Charlotte, Orla and Valor potatoes to grow. Following the success of last years potato growing, I’m starting a … Continue reading
Balthazar onion soup gratinée
Onions are all around, I’ve got a good batch of onions grown from set in my cold frame and plenty in my fridge. Reading through the Observer’s Food Magazine last … Continue reading
Heritage days at Hulme Garden Centre
We wanted to share the film we made for Hulme Garden Centre’s Apple & Pumpkin day back in October. We learned about all the many varieties of apple grown in … Continue reading
17th C. Honey Cake
Taken from the National Trust’s Teatime Recipes, Seventeenth Century Honey Cake its a good way to use up honey that’s past its best. I’m not sure how authentic cream cheese … Continue reading
Vertical Greens
After one season of growing in our back garden and previously on a growbox, we’ve been dreaming of increasing our veg yields by creating a vertical garden in the backyard … Continue reading
Honey, Dried Fig & Pistachio Cake
This cake has turned into honey, dried fig & nut cake as dictated by my kitchen shelf contents! While in the oven, a lovely honey aroma fills the kitchen. Looking … Continue reading
What to do with brussels…
What to do with brussels… alas I have full bag of brussel sprouts waiting for me in the fridge. Usually I serve these stir-fried with walnuts or chessnuts which is … Continue reading
Small is Beautiful Manifesto
