A couple of weeks ago we picked up spinach tagliatelle from the local farm shop deli. I’m guessing the spinach is added to the pasta dough before it is rolled, cut and dried. Living with a spinach addict we thought we’d give it a go. This recipe was developed and perfected by my wife over the…
Several months back while I was dreaming of Spring to arrive i wrote about my plan to build some self watering planters to use this summer. Well, before I got round to starting the build process Father Christmas very kindly brought me an off the shelf solution….the QuadGrow… The Basic Idea The four square…
Well, after what has seemed like a very long wait it seems we are now finally seeing some consistently high temperatures and some decent sunny days now and again. I’m pleased to report that most of this years crop seem to be catching up after the slow start from the incredibly wet and cold spring….
Well, we’re still waiting for Summer to properly arrive here at Chilliking HQ and the rain is still falling. Despite all the grey clouds and rain we have had at least the temperatures haven’t been too bad (it was 17 degrees last night) and there has been some sunny spells to help get this years…
While we’ve shared before what we believe to be the perfect pizza recipe sometimes we just don’t have the time to cook these gorgeous pizzas. Not long ago we threw a party and I began experimenting with various pizza recipes that would allow me to make tasty pizza in bulk. While I know this recipe…
When it comes to cooking simplicity often tends to yield the best results. This broad bean bruschetta recipe is based on a few similar recipes I’ve seen over the years, mainly originating from Italy. In early summer there is nothing more satisfying than picking and eating freshly grown broad beans. We didn’t grow any this…
The weather at the minute is very changeable to say the least. After a heat wave in March we had a very wet and cold Easter and it seemed summer was never going to arrive. Chillies flourish in consistent growing conditions so such variable temperature of Spring pose a bit of a challenge to us…
Out in the chilli house the plants are doing pretty well. Maybe I’m being a bit impatient but growth seems to be a little slower than expected this year. I suspect it is the cool nights that are impeding growth rates. As a result I’ve started heating the grow house at night with my little…
If you’re keen to get a little head start on this years growing, or fancy trying growing some new varieties of pepper this year then what dropped through the letter box this morning may interest you…. We were sent a little package from one of our sites kind sponsors Potter Plants earlier this week. Their…