Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
I plan to dig a mountain of Jerusalem artichokes tomorrow, to take to Sibella’s flea market on Saturday, along with my favourite recipe for Jerusalem artichoke soup. We joke that the letter ‘f’ should be placed before the word artichoke when...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
The cool of a glorious early evening brought the opportunity to pick and weigh rhubarb, collect elderflowers and begin the lengthy, magical process of turning the two into jam….
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking, Special Events
Back to reality: after a week of catching-up, there was a much anticipated thrill to work towards at the end! I was delighted to welcome Stefano Manfredi to Glenmore once again. He arrived early on Sunday morning, smiling as always and ready for a big day ahead. As...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
I love the days of Easter, which seem to have their own natural flow. I like to treat Good Friday as one of preparation for more celebratory days ahead, so by necessity, as well as bringing a great sense of satisfaction, the tasks tend to be good, practical, sober,...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
From tree and hive to plate. Homegrown figs & honey….though I’ve drawn the line (for now) at yoghurt. Just don’t ask me to milk a cow!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
A couple of weeks ago, I alluded to Alex’s seemingly stymied hope of harvesting our first batch of honey any time soon. Well…that was in relation to the Warre hive and to be honest, I was quite content with the section of comb he’d so excitedly...
