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Allotment Adventures: Sowing begins

Posted on February 8, 2017 by nicdempsey

I (like every gardener/allotmenteer I’ve spoken to in the last month) am itching to start working and growing. I’ve made a plan, bought seeds and now I want to sow everything and get going. However, it’s February, which is still … Continue reading →

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Food Prep for lazy people

Posted on January 24, 2017 by nicdempsey

I had another (the fourth in 4 months!) cold last week, which left me I was tired and snotty this weekend. It’s also the last week of the month, payday is on Friday, and there’s a lot of food hanging … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Planning for the spring

Posted on January 17, 2017 by nicdempsey

I haven’t been to the allotment yet this year! Every weekend we make plans to go, it pours down with rain and that stops play. Last time I was there it looked pretty bleak. The raspberries have all died back, … Continue reading →

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Other People’s Recipes – January 2017

Posted on January 10, 2017 by nicdempsey

A lot of cooking and creativity in the kitchen comes from reading recipes. I read about food a lot and I follow lots of cooking blogs. Sometimes, I cook a recipe as written, more often, I tweak a recipe to … Continue reading →

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Food and Budget Review 2016

Posted on January 5, 2017 by nicdempsey

One of last year’s goals was about food and budget. I wanted to see if I could set a budget of £15 a week for my food. That’s roughly £2.14 a day. There were some things that budget didn’t include, … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: The neverending weeding

Posted on September 21, 2016 by nicdempsey

We’re at a tricky point on the allotment right now. I started in May, so had missed the window on lots of sowing, so this month most stuff is coming to an end, except perhaps the courgettes, or not started … Continue reading →

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Pickled Courgettes

Posted on September 15, 2016 by nicdempsey

So I’ve been told that right about now is the time that the courgette production should slow down, mine have been producing madly for nearly four months and the end should be in sight. Ha!I’m still looking for ways to use … Continue reading →

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Courgette Bread – Three Ways

Posted on August 25, 2016 by nicdempsey

Have I mentioned that I have a glut of courgettes? I never go the allotment and pick just one courgette, last week I picked 27 over the week, which is excessive. Lesson learned for next year, we’ll limit ourselves to just … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti fritatta

Posted on July 28, 2016 by nicdempsey

I am not the type of person to have leftover pasta. I could quite happily eat it every day and one of the reasons that I don’t is that I always cook too much and generally eat it all. Given … Continue reading →

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Gooseberry Yoghurt Ice Lollies

Posted on July 21, 2016 by nicdempsey

Gooseberries were on my wish list for the allotment and when I realised that there were already 3 bushes on my plot I was over the moon! Only one of those bushes fruited this year, I think the others would … Continue reading →

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