Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
I’m thinking asparagus with a poached egg, wilted pea tips & baby leaf amaranth, scattered with a few baby broad beans for dinner tonight. What do you think? Spring, oh spring delight!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Morning tea cakes for spring garden visitors, with some unlikely companions: crabapple blossom & the last of the exquisitely coloured, crinkly kale Redbor.
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Oh yes…there will be rhubarb for our weekend breakfasts! The supply has been a bit hit & miss these last months – sometimes a wheelbarrow load, other times slim pickings, but this weekend there’ll be no shortage of crisp red stems to...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
The day may have begun with the scent of fresh mint and peas, but it ended on a note of rosemary and citrus with plenty of other heady delights in between! First there was the Flourless Apple, Almond, Raisin & Ginger Cake. I discovered it when preparing for...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
Heavenly scented mint, heading for the large pan of minty pea soup simmering on the cooktop in preparation for tomorrow’s workshop with India Flint. Baking session for tomorrow’s morning tea coming up next!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Garden fennel and segments of those old-fashioned mandarins! OK, so the pips are a bit irritating, but do we really care? The fruit is from a very old tree that once sat in an awkward position. We couldn’t bring ourselves to lose it completely, and so moved...
