Home grown goodness

Spring is finally in the air and my thought are turning to what I will grow in my little garden this year. I have a small patio that is a perfect sun trap for pots and taking inspiration from Landshare and London’s Guerrilla Gardeners, I have commandeered the flowerbed outside my flat since the council has given up tending it. This gives me a manageable amount of space to grow my own fruit, veg and herbs each summer in a attempt to cut food miles, save money and eat fresh produce that actually tastes of something! Read more

The Ultimate Roast Potato?

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I am almost comically stereotypically Irish in my love of potatoes.…

Swedish Apple Cake

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The weather may have warmed up in the past day or so, but it…

Get stuffed…

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The cold and icy weather has made me less than enthused about…

Hare today, gone tomorrow…

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It's game season. Living in the countryside is giving me…

Making Damson Gin

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I discovered that it's not hard to make a fantastic spirit to…

Going for goat

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After all the rich roasts and traditional tastes of Christmas…

Breast is best… a plump woodpigeon starter

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Here's a perfect woodpigeon breast, wrapped lovingly in locally…

Really, eely good…

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Oh missus, what a chopper… Mister North and Miss South…