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Category Archives: Food
Home Cooking: Bread
Last year, I got into a ruinously expensive Gail’s bread habit, their seeded sourdough is lovely. I decided that I had to get back into the bread baking habit, I started with this recipe from BBC Good Food. It was … Continue reading
Veg Box
Before the building work last year, I used to have a fortnightly delivery from Oddbox, I had a fruit box and a large veg box. I cancelled it and intended to pick it up again when I got back into … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Shopping
Tagged food, may, shopping, 2024, may 2024, Parade Fruiterers, Local business, veg box delivery
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Preserving the Plot: All the Jam
Last year was a good berry year at the plot. We got gooseberries, blueberries and blackcurrants, lots of them. I knew that this year was going to be a jam making year. Last year, I only made blackcurrant and tomato … Continue reading
Posted in allotment, Cooking, Food
Tagged 2024, apricots, blackcurrants, blueberries, february, February 2024, food, gooseberries, homemade, jam, marmalade, preserves, preserving the plot, raspberries
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Preserving the Plot: Garlic
We grow a lot of garlic, my aim is that we should be self sufficient in garlic. This year we grew an extra bed but lots of our garlic while great wasn’t in great shape for storage for the year. … Continue reading
Posted in allotment, Food
Tagged 2023, allotment produce, food, garlic, preservation, September, September 2023
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Preserving the Plot: Cassis
We had an abundance of blackcurrants this year. More than enough for jam, I have some in the freezer and I made cassis. I have no idea how authentic it is, I saw a lot of recipes using vodka, a … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, Food, How To
Tagged 2023, august, August 2023, blackcurrants, brandy, cassis, fruit liquer, gifts to make, preserving the plot, things to make
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A Day in Food: The Living with Mother Edition
I’m choosing to use this time with Ma to reset my diet, post Christmas, I’ve been trying to use things up edited the kitchen build, while I wouldn’t call it terrible I’m ready to get back to a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food
Tagged 2023, a day in food, february, February 2023, food, life with mother, packed breakfast, packed lunch
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Eat Real Food
I hope I’ve been honest about how I cook and eat food because it’s important. What we eat is important for our health but it’s not only that. We live in a world that is experiencing climate crisis. Where not … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged 2023, eat real food, food, How I Live, January, January 2023, politics
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Tomato Soup
At this time of year, the amount of soup I eat/drink increases, it’s the best way I know of using up veg, the ‘kitchen sink’ soup is my thing. At the moment, soup is my go to dinner for the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Food
Tagged 2022, cooking, food, grow some food, homemade, kitchen garden, low waste, October, October 2022, soup, tomatoes, weekday dinners
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Food lately
It’s the middle of September and while I’ve been dealing with a slight overload of produce. These have been some of the meals that are helping me deal with it! Baked feta and tomato pasta. I’m late to this one … Continue reading
Posted in allotment, Cooking, Food, Uncategorized
Tagged 2022, allotment, beetroot, cooking, courgettes, food, grow some food, grow your own, herbs, kitchen garden, September, September 2022, tomatoes
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