A medium sized red & brown/green striped tomato Description We got this from the 2018 seed swap and grew it in 2019. A really dark, slightly smaller than average striped tomato it has a good taste and is excellent both as a salad tomato and for cooking (although because it was a bad year there…… Continue reading Tomato Violet Jasper
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Recipe: Gluten Free Mince Pies
The other day, my better half was reading a book which said “if you’re going to eat mince pies, they should be the best available” and that the best mincemeat did not come from a shop bought jar. So, I decided I would make my own mincemeat and gluten free pastry for the mince pies.…… Continue reading Recipe: Gluten Free Mince Pies
Recipe: Stir Fried Duck with Oyster Sauce
This recipe came from the Gressingham Duck website but we modified it adding more vegetables and making it more wheat free. We also think that the recipe can be used with other meats. As ever, items in italics are from our garden. Ingredients (for 2) 1 Duck Breast sliced into smaller fillets (we have also…… Continue reading Recipe: Stir Fried Duck with Oyster Sauce
End of the Tomato Season
OK, so that’s it, the season has ended. The last of the tomatoes were picked yesterday, the plants removed and today was spent tidying and sweeping to make sure that everything is neat and tidy for the winter. The total crop wasn’t that large (about 40kg) from about 30 different cultivars. I didn’t spend as…… Continue reading End of the Tomato Season
Recipe: Pasta Free Lasagna
This recipe replaces the lasagna sheets with sliced courgettes and beef tomatoes. The meat sauce can be used in lots of other recipes. Its our development of what started life as a much more “chefy” recipe which involved lots of other stages. As ever, items in italics are from our garden. Ingredients (for 2) 2…… Continue reading Recipe: Pasta Free Lasagna
Recipe: Salmon, Leeks & Tomatoes
This is a quick cooked tasty serving of salmon. As ever, items in italics are from our garden. Ingredients (for 2) 200g cherry tomatoes 2x skinless salmon fillets (140g each) 350g finely sliced leeks 1-2 tbsp olive oil 1xtbsp wholegrain mustard 1xtbsp honey juice of 1/2 lemon Vegetables & Carbohydrates to serve Method Put the…… Continue reading Recipe: Salmon, Leeks & Tomatoes
A Walk at Attenborough Nature Reserve – Fish
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. As we went over the first of the bridges over the water on our way,…… Continue reading A Walk at Attenborough Nature Reserve – Fish
Recipe: Sweet & Sour Vegetables with Turkey Balls
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 ever, items in italics are from our garden. Ingredients (for 2) 200g tomatoes 50g carrots…… Continue reading Recipe: Sweet & Sour Vegetables with Turkey Balls
Recipe: Hot Sausage Salad
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 Lettuce cucumber 200g sausages (we use gluten free) 1 x avocado 1tbsp wine vinegar (red…… Continue reading Recipe: Hot Sausage Salad
Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot
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 that but its to do with the way you’ve been treating your plants and is…… Continue reading Tomato Problems: Blossom End Rot