A delicious dish inspired by a long weekend in Madrid filled with eating and exploring
Sun. Spain. And … Anchovies
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The First and Last of My Rhubarb
It has not been a good year for the allotment. It’s really strange how we’ve had no luck and no time. Usually one or the other motivates us to go but it’s been hard to get excited when everything we’ve planted gets eaten or dies. The slugs have just taken over this year with the […]
Firestorm Runner Bean and Pea Salad with Apple Vinaigrette
If there is one crop I’m chuffed with this year it’s my runner beans. I pulled the last of them yesterday and they’ve given me a plentiful crop all summer. I plant Firestorm Runner Beans as they have beautiful red flowers which are also edible. I planted late this year so didn’t think I’d get […]
On My Travels: Meeting The Broccoli Brothers
I tried my hand at growing broccoli last year. I ordered some seeds and put them in the propagator. Nada. Not even one little sprout. So as I was a little late to the party now, I planted some rather limp looking plants from the garden centre – six to be precise. I watered. I weeded and […]
Black Bean and Butternut Squash Tacos with Hillfarm Oil Salad Dressing
A couple of weeks ago I was invited on a foodie trip to Suffolk by the team at Food Safari. The trip encompassed a visit to Hillfarm Oils based in Halesworth. First and foremost a British family business We were warmly greeted by Sam and Clare Fairs, the husband and wife team behind the business. Sam […]
Recipes for Avocado Addicts
Is there something you add to your shopping basket every week? For me it’s avocados. I chose a few ripe ones and a few to leave on the windowsill to ripen over the course of the coming week. I know they are ready when the little stalk at the base pops off easily. They are […]
Courgettes in Charmoulla
This is a really simple side dish I learned in Morocco at the L’Atelier Madada Cookery School in Essaouria. It’s wonderful with some leftover plan rice or couscous or just some crusty bread. You’ll need 2 medium courgettes 1 clove of garlic finely chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp lemon juice. The skin of […]
An Abundance Of Courgettes
When we first got our allotment, we thought the wisest thing to do would be to grow a little at a time. Let’s not over exert and plant every bit of land. Let’s sit back, learn and take things easy. At the beginning of the summer we looked upon our allotment after yet another afternoon […]
Arugula, Ruccola, Roquette or Rocket?
I discovered rocket late in life – a few years ago when I was having lunch with a friend I noticed she was eating this green stuff that I had always thought was ‘garnish’. She told me it was Arugula. As you might have guessed she’s American. I’ve also heard it called Ruccola in some […]