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Tag Archives: rhubarb
Allotment Adventures: Plant all the things
Work on the plot this week was all about planting because I’m ready to do that. While Ma weeded, I planted out the crookneck, patty pan squash and courgettes, some of the tomatoes (Jen’s Tangerine Cherry and Orange Banana) and … Continue reading →
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Tagged allotment adventures, cucumbers, Gardening, gooseberries, greenhouse, grow your own, growing food, herbs, life on the plot, planting out, radishes, rain, rhubarb, sowing seeds, squash, tomatoes, watering, wildflowers
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Allotment Adventures: Bank Holiday Fun
I was at the allotment every day over the Bank Holiday Weekend all four days and we still didn’t do everything we planned to. Here’s what did get done. Ma and I Heath Robinson-ed a cage for the gooseberries from chicken … Continue reading →
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Tagged allotment adventures, Gardening, gooseberries, grow your own, growing food, life on the plot, pea frames, rhubarb, wildflowers
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Rhubarb Crumble Muffins
I love rhubarb and the allotment has two large rhubarb plants, so I’m getting my fix. Someone mentioned rhubarb muffins and I found this recipe. Which I changed to accommodate my needs and foodie desires.They are moist but sturdy muffins … Continue reading →
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Tagged baking, cooking, food, ginger, look what I made, muffins, rhubarb, Rhubarb Crumble Muffins, yogurt
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Friday Night Cocktail
This week I’ve been roasting a lot of rhubarb, which leaves me with rhubarb syrup and although the weather is set to turn back to horrible over the weekend right this minute the sun is shining, which makes pink drinks perfectly … Continue reading →
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Tagged aperol, Friday Night Cocktail revisited, gin, lemon juice, pink drinks, rhubarb, rhubarb syrup
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Rhubarb, rhubarb
When we went to Chiswick House last week, we bought some rhubarb from the kitchen garden. Rhubarb isn’t pretty once you’ve cooked it but it is tasty, the perfect balance of tart and sweet. I didn’t take up Ma’s suggestion of … Continue reading →
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Tagged baking, pink, rhubarb, rhubarb syrup, sugar, ugly but tasty, vanilla pod
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Friday Night Cocktail
Rhubarb, rhubarb. My love of cocktails is matched only by my laziness and hatred of washing up. So things I can make in a one glass are a thing of beauty, especially on Friday nights! This drink isn’t my idea, … Continue reading →
