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• Courgette Sourdough Bruschetta

  

  As its Zero Waste Week, I thought I should post a quick recipe to use up the last slice or so of the loaf. I’ve been making more bread recently and we frequentl... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• September at Plot 4

  

  August has seen some scorching weather, but also unseasonably cool and wet days. The slightly odd weather and the fact that we’ve been away for a decent... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Favourite Five Tomato Recipes

  

  Tomatoes were one of the things I enjoyed in Sicily, the area around Siracusa is famous for a variety of cherry tomato which are the sweetest tomatoes I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• The Macro Allotment

  

  Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Raspberry and Rose Cake

  

  My daughter has really got into the idea of baking. She sees both my wife and myself cooking and is pretty into the culinary exploits of the contestants on the... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• The Simple Things

  

  Sitting on the roof terrace of our apartment in Ortigia the other week, espresso in hand, sun on my back, and enjoying the kind of noisy peace you get in a town. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Gluten-free Lemon Ricotta Cake

  

  The other day, I was given a load of ricotta which was going to be thrown out. Its use by date was about to pass and therefore was unable to be sold, but... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• How to Make Fougasse

  

  Originally cooked in the ashes of the hearth, and typical of Province, Fougasse is a marvellous bread to eat. It’s pretty simple to make too; combining olive oi... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• A Clearer View

  

  I’ve recently got myself a new camera. For those of you interested, it’s an Olympus Pen E-P1, which I got secondhand from a local independent camera shop. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• August at Plot 4

  

  July seems to have whizzed by and the children are eagerly anticipating the summer holidays and a month of enjoying the great outdoors in the summer sun (well... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• How to Make Vegetable Print Wrapping Paper – A Guest Post from Little Button...

  

  My friends, Little Button Diaries, are always making amazing things; whether its cakes, food like the rocket pest0 they guest posted last year, or super craft... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• How to Make Lavender Shortbreads

  

  An English summer afternoon is not a proper summer afternoon without afternoon tea, and afternoon tea is not afternoon tea without shortbread. The sweet... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• The Macro Allotment

  

  Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~ Henry Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Dealing with the June Drop – How to Make Mint Sauce

  

  One of the most frustrating things about growing any crop is when, for the sake of improving the quality of yield, you have to remove fruits or seedlings. To... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Favourite Five Raspberry Recipes

  

  We have been overrun with raspberries at the allotment this year. The summer fruiting varieties are providing us with a delicious crop at the moment, and the... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• How to Make Your Own Bagels

  

  I love bagels and really enjoy making them. Friends and fellow Brighton bloggers, Little Button Diaries, also like bagels and after having some I’d made the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Chilled Lettuce and Pea Pod Soup for Plot 22

  

  We have been able to pick the first of our peas recently and enjoyed them as part of a broad bean and pea pasta dish. When I visited the local community... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Raspberry Friands

  

  We always end up having egg whites left over from cooking. Apart from meringue, which can be used to make a favourite of our family, Eton Mess; I struggle to... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• Courgettes – A Guest Post from Plot 22

  

  The allotment has been a real haven for me over the last year. I’m sure I’m not alone in benefiting from the communal and restorative properties of time... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME

• July at Plot 4

  

  June has been a really warm month down here on the south coast. We’ve had slightly above temperatures, with occasional heavy downpours. All in all, perfect... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, GARDENING, HOME