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Using Radishes
On the 22nd of April I sowed 2 rows of radishes in this pot (4 1/2 weeks ago). The row in the front of this photo are scarlet globes from a packet. The back row are from seeds harvested in the … Continue reading
Bauern Frühstuck
As part of our ongoing effort to find ways to eat our backyard eggs, last night’s dinner was Bauern Frühstuck (German for Farmer’s Breakfast). It’s typically served for lunch or dinner in Germany. It is a very filling meal and would, … Continue reading
Homemade Pasta and Salad
Yesterday I harvested the first of the lettuce from the batch I sowed on March 7th and planted out on April 6th. According to my notes, they should be harvestable in 10 weeks so eating off of them in 8 … Continue reading
Ten Egg Dinner
Last night we had a couple of friends over for dinner. We planned the menu to revolve around eggs (with 3 good layers, is it any wonder?). When we went to bed the night before our guests were due, we were 2 eggs … Continue reading
Baked Eggs & Spinach
With our chickens now laying, it’s time to think about trying something more ambitious than poached eggs. Yesterday we made a meal that is destined to become one of our favourites, Creamy Baked Eggs & Spinach. It works for breakfast, … Continue reading
Our First Egg
Our chickens laid an egg this morning. If they were 16 weeks on the day we bought them (23 March) they are 20 weeks now (or will be tomorrow – unlikely all were born on the same Friday 20 weeks ago … Continue reading
Beer Batter Squash Flowers
There’s a prolific wild squash plant growing in (and out of) one of my garden beds. The squash have been rotting before they seem ready and the plant is a nuisance so yesterday Frank started hacking it back. As he … Continue reading
Convergence of Ideas
This is a gardening blog but sometimes it’s a bit of a stretch between what I post and my garden. Like today. This post is, on the surface, about me making labneh. But it is also about my garden. If … Continue reading
Waste not Want not
Last night I turned the leftover mashed potatoes (from potatoes from my garden) into gnocchi. Topped with pesto made from basil, parsley and oregano out of the garden, it was delicious. My gnocchi … Continue reading
Carrot Cake
The last 4 carrots from the crop sown in mid August gave themselves selflessly for yesterday’s afternoon tea. I must say, Frank, John and I appreciated their sacrifice. I got an overflowing packed cup of grated carrots from this final harvest, mainly … Continue reading
