Looking around for the positives
This blog post has actually been a really hard one to set down. I’m pretty sure a lot of you
Growing herbs: or it’s just not a kitchen garden
I think herbs were one of the first “food” things I grew… I may be wrong but I suspect it

Boxty – a traditional Irish potato pancake
Boxty on the griddle,boxty on the pan,If you can’t bake boxtysure you’ll never get a man Happy St Patrick’s day
How to use propagators to beat the cold
If, like us, you live in a place where spring can still be quite cold, and so hard to get

My quest for the perfect scone recipe
A good plain scone, real butter and a cup of earl grey are one of life’s joys. Well for me,

January has gone, hurrah for February: let the gardening commence
This year’s seed haul is here so I can now bore the pants off you all with details of what
Cleaning the greenhouse and preparing for spring planting
Getting back out into the greenhouse this weekend is the best therapy ever. I hadn’t been able to get it
January is always seedanuary
January at Ar Bruadair is always a time for reflection on the year past and the excitement of the year

Mushroom and chicken ravioli with mushroom marsala cream sauce
This my friends is our date night delish. You know that recipe we all have for a special occasion, well

Switching to a glass greenhouse: one year on
Well, I guess by the end of this month it’s time to stop talking about the new greenhouse… Olive will

Radish pickle: slightly spicy and extra crunchy
This morning there was a definite nippy (read freezing) bite in the air, the seasons are definitely changing and we’re

How to save your tomato seeds for next year
Well after the last post talking about saving seeds from your flower garden I thought it might be nice to



