Crisps
When it’s time to start digging up the first of the new potatoes growing on the allotment, homemade crisps are a real treat to make…and eat!
The First Fruits Of Our Labours!
It’s taken a little while but finally we are starting to get some produce after our planting efforts! As we have not got any garden at home, any thing we plant here has to be in pots and there is very little room so we have allowed space in a glass roof ‘lean-to’ along the
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Ginger Cake
Ginger cake is a perennial favourite, great for lunchboxes and picnics, easy to make but it can be quite messy…dry ingredients in one bowl, melting the sugar, syrup and fat in a saucepan, blending the two together trying not to splash yourself with the hot liquid…it can be a little off-putting. So much better to
Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns are a very special treat once-a-year for Good Friday but over the years the ones available from supermarkets have become more and more disappointing and more and more expensive so why not have a go at making your own? This recipe is really easy and full of the traditional flavours; spices, candied
Getting Ready To Grow!
Growing Your Own Food is like printing you own money! Can there be any better way of starting to grow your own food than with potatoes? Our allotment plot is quite tiny but nonetheless we have decided to plant some new potatoes to enjoy fresh in the summer. Our local garden centre has a very
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Country Slice Cake Recipe
A rather famous make of Country Slice cakes have been enormously popular since they were first introduced in the 1970’s. As a child I remember how much of a treat they were as they were one of the more expensive varieties so I wasn’t too surprised to see them recently in the supermarket priced at
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Doughnuts Recipe
Doughnuts have got to be one of the most popular products sold in bakeries. Thousands are sold everyday to fans of the sweet and sugary fried ball of dough as an ideal treat or afternoon snack. But the quality of doughnuts varies enormously depending on where you buy them from. Supermarkets are cheap, often selling
Fish Pie
All too often these days, recipes appear, usually from TV chefs that take a classic simple dish and turn it into something so complex and with so many ingredients that it can be quite off putting to give it a go making it at home. The easy option of finding it in the freezer isle
Butter Bean and Sweet Potato Hotpot
As we leave summer behind and autumn starts knocking on the door, I have started to cook more substantial things to eat, a little more comforting as the rain falls outside and the wind makes a cardigan a neccessity when walking the dog! I love the start of autumn for many reasons, not least because
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Our First Runner Beans!
It doesn’t seem so very long ago (May 3rd to be precise) that we planted our runner beans on our allotment. It took a little while to build the supports from the canes and a whole ball of twine to knot them all together but, once we were satisfied that the whole structure wouldn’t collapse
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