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Herbs and Summer Gardening
Herbs and Summer Gardening Summer is just about over and as we move towards autumn, it seems a good time to look back at the past few months in the garden. This year has been challenging and probably my worst gardening year due to a problem with chronic pain and fatigue. I’ve had to…
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Scotland’s first Foraging Fortnight
Foraging Fortnight Scotland’s first ever Foraging Fortnight is now well underway with a great programme of events ranging from woodland walks and wild food feasts to wellness workshops and foraged cocktails. This brand new festival brings together over a hundred events across five diverse regions of Scotland: from the rolling hills of Lanarkshire, the golden beaches…
Spirit and Spice
Spirit and Spice Amongst my vast collection of cookery books are several by the very talented Scottish author Ghillie Basan. The books occupy prime position in my kitchen and rarely a week passes without me dipping into them for recipe ideas. The books are a perfect reference for recipes and advice on North African, Turkish and…
In the Veg bag
Parsnip and Carrot Mash. Get ahead for Christmas dinner
It might be too early to get put the sprouts on for Christmas dinner but preparing a few other dishes in advance is my way of getting ahead, and it does make for a more relaxed time in the kitchen on the day itself. With 15 people coming for dinner this year, I need to…
Show the love for pumpkins
Call me a killjoy, if it was Christmas you could call me Ba Humbug, but I really dislike the waste of food at Halloween. I saw it when my own kids were young, bags of sweets and fruit from trick or treating, and of course the huge numbers of pumpkins that are wasted. Okay, that’s the lecture…
Gardening
Herbs and Summer Gardening
Herbs and Summer Gardening Summer is just about over and as we move towards autumn, it seems a good time to look back at the past few months in the garden. This year has been challenging and probably my worst gardening year due to a problem with chronic pain and fatigue. I’ve had to…
Springtime in the Garden
Springtime in the garden is a time of wonder, and that usually means wondering what has survived the winter and despite labelling a bit of head scratching as we try to remember where the various perennials every year It’s now less of a puzzle as I started photographing the garden to help keep an ongoing diary…