
Slow cooker ham with a ginger crunch top
We realised today that we hadn’t shared this recipe with you guys and were astounded. It’s so easy to do

Focaccia bread with rosemary
Every so often now I catch myself making a comment about just about any yeast-based dough recipes and saying, “ach I
Make your own peanut butter. It’s quick, really easy and doesn’t have lots of nasty additives.
I have developed a bit of a thing for peanut butter this year, ok if I’m being absolutely honest, I’m

Garden glut – we made fresh pesto
Everyone has one of those lists that they want to tick off, you know the ones I mean, the ones

Honey roasted seeds – pumpkin, sunflower and linseed
I’ve been really enjoying little packets of flavoured seeds as a snack recently. A friend at work turned me onto

A gardening journal – the most essential piece of gardening kit for newbies
Well after some beautiful, sunny days recently, normal service has been resumed and the skies have opened and its now chucking

Buying plugs and plants online, look out for bad packaging
Buying plants online can be both convenient and cost-effective, especially if you don’t have a greenhouse to grow your own

Getting rid of the shoogly net frames on the raised beds
Over the last 4 or 5 years, we’ve tried a succession of nets over the raised beds to stop local cats and

Mushroom and asparagus risotto, but with barley?
As part of our healthier lifestyle thing, we notice an awful lot of “fashionable” things appear and disappear. Sometimes they

Encouraging birds to visit your garden
Over the past five years or so, bird song and seeing birds in the garden has become part of the
Quadgrow-plus: greenhouse gadgets galore
You know I love my gadgets and this year I’ve had some fantastic success with my greenhouse gadgets (namely the quadgrow watering

Making my own kanelbullar
Kanelbullar, Kanelsnegl or plain old cinnamon buns. A tasty treat for a winter weekend I’ve always been a huge fan



