Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
Sadly we’re down to the last half dozen of the season’s onions (they’ve been stored in a cool, dark room since December). The papery skins of these home-grown ones are still a multitude of colour and delicate, textured layers, but I fear...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
The haul from the self-seeded tomatoes continues to fill a baking-sheet for oven-drying once a week. Not bad for mid-winter!
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
The thrill of splitting a home grown pumpkin is peculiarly satisfying. First there’s the fun of choosing which of the beauties to use (the down side is one less to use for table displays!), before taking a large knife to pierce the skin and running through to...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking, Special Events
Deciding what to eat at any of our Workshops here can be quite a challenge! Workshop weeks have my ears pricked for every weather report, while watching the Kitchen Garden always has me on the edge of my seat! With a cold & wet day predicted for today’s...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Seasonal Cooking
Saturday’s Cooking Day with Stefano Manfredi was simply delightful, for everyone involved. From the peaceful start – me with armfuls of flowers from the garden to arrange; Stefano loading up the Dairy benches with tantalising ingredients, getting things...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Kitchen Gardening, Seasonal Cooking
Part of this year’s harvest, sitting on the wall….almost time for pumpkin soup!
