Wild garlic or allium ursinum, also known as ramsons, and wild cowleek is a bulbous perennial flowering plant which, depending on where you are in the country, is ripe for picking between March and May. I know for example that the wild garlic in Cornwall is almost over where as up here in the north,…
I love this time of year because of the abundance of wild garlic under trees and along roads. I planted some bulbs myself a couple of years ago but I think it will take a while for me to harvest it. There is a patch up the road though on the verge in front of…
With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee being widely celebrated this year, I thought a twist on a classic was just the ticket and it’s never too early to plan. This spicy, fruity potato salad would make the perfect barbecue accompaniment or just on the side for a buffet. You will need: 20 salad potatoes (cut…
Finishing touches are often overlooked. We budget for, design and shop for a big renovation or redecoration project, to create the home of our dreams. Then we wonder why it doesn’t look quite right. We spend a lot of time and money on home improvement projects only for our rooms to look like those out…
I adore soup at any time of the year but as the weather turns colder, it is the perfect lunch to warm up a cold farmer. Opening a tin is obviously the easiest option but when it is so easy to make your own, I like to go the extra mile every now and…
Spring time is lovely with the lighter nights and warmer days. If you keep chickens, you will know that these factors make for a very full egg basket. We sometimes get 14 a day and, with my menagerie of chicks growing fast, that number is set to multiply quite soon. What can you do with…
Some people begin making their Christmas cakes as early as October. Indeed, some years I too have soaked the fruit as soon as Halloween is over. I have been debating whether to make one at all this year. I didn’t make one last year because the one in the previous year was awful. I had…
A lot of the equipment used for farming can be found around any home. Especially if you have an industrious farmer who sees the use in anything and everything. Farming families across the land will tell you tales of implements being used to thicken lumpy gravy in the kitchen one minute and then taken out…
I haven’t done a recipe on the blog for ages. We eat a lot of roast dinners here. I love them. Just being able to put the meat in the oven and forget about it is great for me. I also love how it is the easiest meal to get a variety of vegetables into…
Earlier this year, I shared my five farmhouse kitchen cooking essentials. I still stand by all of them, yes, even the butter. I do tend to fail at most things in life but cooking from scratch each night is one of my lesser evils. Even if it doesn’t always turn out right. Therefore, I may…
