Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Seasonal Cooking
Anastasia’s recipe, my garden veg. What more could you ask for? Stacey made this at one of our very first Seasonal Cooking Days, which are all about fresh, simple food, straight from the garden. Several years on and I find myself referring back to this...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
How I love rockpools! Each one a complete world unto itself….I like to think of them as gardens by the sea. I so enjoy the muted, tawny colours of the various weeds and shells and no two pools are ever alike. Perfectly clear, still waters expose a sumptuous...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
What a weekend! The stand at Saturday’s Iris Country Fair was jam-packed with Essential Kit; the rain cleared up, people rolled in and a huge day was had by all. What fun to see so many familiar faces and to meet some new Kitchen Gardening friends…. A...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
Don’t you love a fair? The Iris Country Fair in the Southern Highlands comes together just once every four years, and whilst in previous years I’ve helped man the plant stall, this year I have a small one of my own (though I’ve contributed...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
The inaugural Food Writers’ Festival was held at The Mint on Saturday, and I thought I’d go along out of pure curiosity, (not that I consider myself to be a food writer – heaven help us; nor do I consider myself to be a ‘foodie’, much as...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About
What a weekend! Simply glorious for all, and especially for those who managed to get along to the Camden Park Open Days. I always enjoy setting up a stall and this time one splendid kohl rabi (picked from the garden on Saturday morning), stole the show! It caused...
