Tag: recipes
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Finding a use for mint
Mint is invasive. But it is a pretty plant, and smells good. So I have plenty of mint. And I have been happy to give it away to whoever might be interested, for their Pimm’s. Mint can also be used to cook lamb, but I do not like it much that way. As I had…
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Most seedlings are out now
Suddenly al the seedlings are coming out together: this is the most difficult stage for me as I am not too good at potting on – a very delicate phase, with a lot of pressure to find suitable space. I have prepared the greenhouses for the chillies already, and the tomatoes that I transplanted straight…
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First produce of the year!
Today I picked some rhubarb, which I will be turning in compote tomorrow, and some nettles. I have been growing nettles to attract ladybirds, as I read once that they particularly fancy nettle aphids, and saw nettles on the canal that were full of ladybirds after that.But nettles are also a nutritious food: my Food…
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Beetroot & chocolate muffins
I am chasing my recent enthusiasm for beetroot, so last week I tried a beetroot gratin at restaurant Konstam in London* that turned out to be delicious: slightly smokey in flavour, it seemed to consist of thinly sliced beetroot, red onion and cream. And this weekend I tried beetroot and chocolate muffins. Well, it was really…
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I love my beetroot!
Last summer for the first time I planted beetroot (Beta vulgaris). It was not a great success as slugs got at them at a time when I was not free to care for them much, but I managed to pick a couple, and the leaves are still growing in the bed. In my previous life…
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I made it!
I came up with the almost-perfect sage focaccia recipe, I tried it twice and both time it was good, so I can share it: was fairly easy! Step 1: make the dough Anything from 350gr organic flour, I mix it with a handful of wholemeal as well, a pinch of salt or two, yeast (1…
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Sage
The other day when I covered my herb patch I had to cut back the biggest plants, among which sage. In my experience, when it does not die a short while after planting, a sage bush is very prolific, and so mine has been. I have dried and saved a good few leaves, more than…
About Me
M.Paola Andreoni
I got the first allotment in 2007 (in the UK) and started growing my own food for the first time. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied some horticulture. I am striving to abide by organic principles. Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, and two new plots by a nature reserve.
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