A Surprise Crop - Part One by Paula

I bought three grape plants from a garden centre here in the UK, a few years ago now, as they were reduced to £3 each

Trollkrem – A Norwegian dessert straight out of a fairy tale by Robert

Trollkrem is a very easy to make dessert. The main ingredient is lingonberries.

the food diariesRobert LøvlienSeptember 27, 2020Trollkrem, Robert Løvlien, dessert, berries, lingonberriesComment

Rose hips, a gift from nature, by Becky

A simple little walk through, from the fields gathering wild rose hips to the kitchen to preserve them into tea and syrup and setting some aside for drying to use later.

The humble John Downie - ornamental crab apple tree by Becky

last week dad brought me some tiny, miniature apples and told me he’d gathered them from the grass verge under these three pretty little trees on the corner.

the food diaries, the great outdoorsBecky JamesSeptember 17, 2020crab apple, windfalls, jelly, trees, fruit, Becky James, john downieComment

Blackberries and Buddleia, by Becky

A brisk walk along the river this morning, in an attempt to avoid the mid day heat, brought me into contact with a small feast of blackberries along the way…

the great outdoors, the food diariesBecky JamesAugust 14, 2020blackberry, foraging, butterflies, buddleia, bees, food, fruit, Becky JamesComment

Part 1 - Dad's Mini Allotment

Dad’s mini allotment manages to provide some of their vegetables such as runner beans, onions (which we finished off a couple of months ago from last August) tomatoes (which also seem to feed family and friends too as they are never ending) and beetroot, which sadly didn’t come to anything this year. On here are photos and a video - logged from March - June 2020. Part 2 to come!

in the garden, the food diariesBecky JamesJune 23, 2020john, dad, grumpy, allotment, tomatoes, beans, onions, growing, vegetables, grow your own

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