Tag Archives: herbs

slightly festive thoughts

see that orange glow at the side? Sitting room fire reflected in window Have just added a ‘pick of the vegan Christmas chocolate’ bit to the chocolate room. Here it is: Hotel Chocolat’s Gianduja Bombe, the Moo Free choc Santa and Rudolph The Reindeer from hotel chocolat again… Also added this Pyramid Rosemary Tree to [...]

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lovely breakfast

A toasted onion and poppy seed bagel topped with hummus, chervil, rocket and tomato; a perfect mix of freshness and solidity for a cold morning A month or so ago I pulled out all the shot rocket and chervil from one of the raised beds, leaving behind only the cut and come again lettuces from [...]

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a little bit summery

sauce: two tomatoes, 1 apple, 3 cloves of garlic, garden herbs of lovage, sage and mint and then some hulled hemp seeds, all blitzed up Related posts:off the hoofvegan millionaires shortbreadif music be the food of love…

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finally… a blog post

Seem to be having some trouble prioritising blogging (the smiley denotes that I do not actually care about this in the slightest so do not expect it to change anytime soon ) So, instead, I will draw your attention to a new blog on the sidebar. It makes me giggle every morning as I swig nettle tea [...]

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the Solstice sun rises

on even more snow!! Go and read the Tasty Herbalist’s Winter newsletter, it’s wonderful Related posts:summer snowballslovely thingssea

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raised beds

We have 3 new ones for next season, hopefully one more to come Planning to give over the whole allotment bit at the bottom of the garden to potatoes next year, with the chives, rhubarb and some other bits (maybe leeks? nasturtiums?) for biodiversity. It’s been really noticable this year that the more food we [...]

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potatoes

Never before have we had so many of these beautiful apples of the Earth. Pull a stem and reach into the ground for tuber after tuber – the plot is full of them Weather conditions have no doubt contributed to this abundant harvest but I’ve also been a more diligent waterer on dry days. Sunshine finds [...]

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a blackcurrant smoothie

Very blackcurranty and lovely, makes a big jug (about 3 and a half pints, good for 4 people, quantities very adjustable): lots of blackcurrants, about a quarter blender jugful lots of borage flowers (optional) huge bunch of parsley a handful of brazil nuts 1 banana 1 avocado 1 apple 1 litre of orange juice Blitz [...]

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new designs in shop

Great program photoshop I’ve created a few new designs for the spreadshirt shop, some based on flowers from the garden, some ballet, old pictures and still the original vegan and home ed categories too. There is an offer on from today, 12th July to 30th July (2010 for future clarification) – if you buy £40 worth [...]

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Silmarils

Listening to an audiobook of The Silmarillion just now while browsing the Atlas of Middle Earth. This follows on from our epic watching of the extended versions of all three Lord of the Rings films in preparation and inspiration for our own mountain quest. Nice to be back in Middle Earth other jewels: smoothie and [...]

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