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…
Everyone who grew up in Great Britain in the 1970s knows the classic cheese and pineapple stick. It was the cornerstone of any party or family gathering. Cubes of cheddar cheese and tinned pineapple speared on a cocktail stick and arranged into a foil-covered hedgehog. It was the essential party food of a generation and…
I was watering the seedlings today and as the light shone through the window i realised just how hairy some of them are. Both the lemon drops (top) and rocoto red (middle and bottom) are pretty hairy looking when you get up close! Since moving them under my CFL grow light their growth has sped…
Quesadillas are a really popular Mexican snack. Essentially they are the Mexican equivalent of a toasted sandwich or panini. Tasty ingredients, toasted inside a toasted corn flour tortilla. They can be served on their own, as a side or as part of a Mexican feast they are simple to make and never fail to please….
Time seems to be flying by and as we kiss goodbye to February we’ve had a scorcher of a day here, nice and mild with bright blue skies. Thanks to my homemade grow box the first batch of this years seedlings are looking really healthy and growing at a rapid rate, as you can see…
About three years ago i began on a mission to bake quality bread at home. After much experimentation i thought i’d cracked it and came up with what i believed was the best bread recipe ever. The beauty of this recipe was that it required no kneading whatsoever and if you prepared ahead of the long…