Monthly Archives: September 2018

A Walk at Attenborough Nature Reserve – Fish

Posted on September 26, 2018 by pelicanplants

We went out on a walk this afternoon (we’re trying to up our paces as part of our get fitter campaign). As well as the usual sightings of a collection of water birds, we saw something I’ve never seen before. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sweet & Sour Vegetables with Turkey Balls

Posted on September 20, 2018 by pelicanplants

Sweet & sour sauce will go with most things but we like to cook it with a lot of vegetables and have a little meat to go with it. These turkey mince balls are tasty and easy to make. As … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Hot Sausage Salad

Posted on September 19, 2018 by pelicanplants

During summer and early autumn, there’s a lot of salad greens growing in the garden. Using them in “ordinary” salads eventually gets boring however, this warm salad is an easy delicious improvement. Ingredients (for 2) 10  (or more) cherry tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot

Posted on September 16, 2018 by pelicanplants

Blossom End Rot White Zebra with Blossom End Rot Orange Banana Kibits Ukranian If you’ve got tomatoes that look like the above pictures, you’ve got Blossom End Rot. Now, this isn’t a disease or insect damage or anything terrible like … Continue reading →

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2018 – Mid September Update

Posted on September 15, 2018 by pelicanplants

Greenhouse 1 Greenhouse 2 So, here we are in the middle of September, the days are beginning to get shorter and (this year at least) the tomatoes are starting to slow down. So far may greenhouses have produced about 26kg … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Roast Vegetables & Salmon

Posted on September 15, 2018 by pelicanplants

I love tray bakes, they’re simple and (usually) just need you to put it all together and leave it alone. This recipe isn’t quite that simple but takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. Ingredients (for 2) 100g (or … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Spiced Butternut Squash Soup

Posted on September 13, 2018 by pelicanplants

Whilst this recipe doesn’t include tomatoes (or in fact anything we commonly grow) its extremely simple, filling and cheap. We make it and have it two days running although you can freeze it if you want. Ingredients Butternut Squash (1kg … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fish Tagine

Posted on September 8, 2018 by pelicanplants

A quick and easy risotto that uses plenty of tomatoes and so is good during August when there are plenty of ripe tomatoes coming from the garden. Ingredients (for 4) 400+g ripe tomatoes 150g carrots 1 Onion 3 small potatoes … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Tomato & Corgette Risotto

Posted on September 8, 2018 by pelicanplants

This is a very flexible recipe to which you can add more or less any of the summer vegetables you have (french beans for example) Ingredients (for 2) 400g ripe tomatoes Additional Cherry tomatoes halved 1-2 courgettes 200g risotto rice … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Tomato Risotto

Posted on September 8, 2018 by pelicanplants

A quick and easy risotto that uses plenty of tomatoes and so is good during August when there are plenty of ripe tomatoes coming from the garden. Ingredients (for 2) 250g – 400g ripe tomatoes 200g Risotto Rice 1/2 Onion … Continue reading →

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