Swiss Chard, lentils and bay
Swiss Chard harvesting now prompts another of my favourite recipes… Read more
Cucumber marmalade
What do you do with a glut of cucumbers? Just two plants grown in the greenhouse this year and still an abundance of fruits. After making as much Tzatziki and Michoteta as I could eat and having had enough of … Read more
Apple Harvest
Nearly missed out on harvesting 70lbs of Egremont Russet apples in peak condition by not taking account of the weather in this most unusual summer. I would normally harvest these towards the end of September but we noticed this weekend … Read more
A very full tart
One of Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes from the cookbook called ‘Plenty’, this was made almost entirely with produce from the allotment. Not our peppers which aren’t quite ripe yet but the hens supplied the eggs and included are our cherry tomatoes, … Read more
Green beans
It’s been a difficult year for growing runner beans. Too hot and the flowers will not set. But our French beans have done fairly well especially the climbing ‘Blue Lake’ variety. Here’s a recipe I like which makes good use … Read more
Courgette Season
It can be hard work finding things to make with all the courgettes maturing daily on the allotment ! Here’s one of my favourite recipes; quick, easy and very tasty! Ideally you want those round courgettes rather than the longer … Read more