Laying a lawn – turf
I had a query recently from a work colleague about lawns, whether to grow it from seed or to lay
The traditional Cottage Loaf – bake it yourself
The cottage loaf is a traditional British loaf shape from the Victorian era and possibly even earlier although it’s rarely
Beef Ramen – the ultimate comfort food
Ramen is essentially noodles in soup with various toppings. However in the west we tend to think of this as
Grass, the hardest plant to grow. Honest!
One of the hardest plants to grow and maintain in our garden, believe it or not is grass. Although I
Homebrewing competitions: what is it like to enter a beer
Well I promised an update on my entries to the home brewing competition but I thought I’d take the opportunity
Pizza Muffins – all the pizza goodness but in a handy munch sized format
Everybody loves pizza. It’s one of the facts of the world but sometimes you want that pizza hit but maybe
Making tomato relish
We eat a lot of relishes, chutneys and pickles, but it’s not something we’ve ever tried to make so today
Beetroot soup – what to do with a glut of beetroot
We mentioned earlier in the blog that we were having to come up with ideas for using up courgettes. Well
Our bride ale – our wedding favours and the Black IPA recipe
The big day has come and only just gone which meant we got to enjoy giving our wedding guests the
Dealing with a veg plot deluge – courgette fritters
It seems that the courgettes are back on form this year after a bit of a poor showing last year.
Brewing up a bride ale
Firstly I should probably do the announcement, Kate and I are getting married. Letting you in on that little secret
Petunias – the growing from seed adventure
This year’s experiment was to grow the flowers for our hanging baskets ourselves rather than buy plants from our local
