Ginger Wine

The last couple of years has seen me explore alcohols, brewing and infusing. Ginger Wine has been the easiest and most successful wine that i’ve made so far. And its relatively inexpensive. What you need Yeast nutrient 1 sachet white wine yeast 500 g (1 lb) raisins, chopped and squashed Zest and juice of 4…

Carri Coco Curry

Time for a new recipe… we found ourselves a sweet potato and a squash from Unicorn Grocery and made this super curry. This makes a big batch so its good for entertaining. Serves 4 – 6 125g butter 1 tbsp sunflower pil 2 large onions 5 garlic cloves, crushed 3.5 cm root ginger, peeled and…

Spiced Ginger and Honey Cake

Oh what a wonderfully Autumn cake. Its sweet, dark and moist – do have a go! Ingredients 100g butter 100g dark muscovado sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup 75g honey 100g black treacle Grated zest of 1 orange 150g self-raising flour 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground…

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s sticky quince and ginger cake

I looooove quince so I snapped up a good bunch at the Old Trafford Amateur Gardeners Society last week. This recipe means you also get some jelly from the poaching liquid – a tasty addition to toast. 150g butter, softened, plus a little more for greasing 2 large-ish quinces (about 600g) 160g caster or vanilla sugar 160g…

Rhubarb Compote

I visited Copenhagen in March. One morning I had breakfast at Cafe Granola, Frederiksberg and totally fell for their rhubarb compote. Ever since, i’ve been determined to get my hand on a bunch of rhubarb. Luckily, I was filming for Everyday Growing Cultures at Farida’s allotment who kindly handed over a big bunch.  I chose the simplest recipe I…

Madhur Jaffrey’s Cauliflower with Ginger and Coriander

Excellent dish from The Essential Madhur Jaffrey. The recipes in this book are foolproof and absolutely tasty, with plenty of veggie options. I served the dish with rice and a simple lettuce salad. Method Peel and coarsely chop the ginger, then put it into a blender with 4tbsp water. Blend until smooth. Cut off the…

Celeriac, Potato and Apple Curry with Dhal

Celeriac, Potato and Apple Curry (Riverford) 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 onion, peeled + chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled + chopped or crushed 500g celeriac, peeled + cubed 800g potatoes, peeled + cubed 2 small apples, peeled + diced 2 tsp curry paste 1 tsp turmeric 2.5 cm piece root ginger, peeled + grated or…