In The Kitchen

We always grow some new potatoes in pots to get an early crop. You only get a couple of boilings but the flavour is so good and it’s really easy to do if you haven’t got space to grow rows of them in the garden. We always stagger planting so that we have a pot […]

As promised here’s the second recipe we’ve been making at Malvern Spring Festival this week. As we aren’t allowed to let the audience taste our finished dishes the exhibitors get the benefit and Rob Hardy from Hardy’s Cottage Plants got the first taste this year- it seemed to go down well! Rhubarb and strawberry tiramisu […]

I can’t believe it’s show time again so quickly this year! It only seems a minute since we were packing away the ‘Potting Shed’ stage at RHS Malvern Autumn show back in September and we’re getting ready to go to RHS Malvern Spring Festival this week! It’s all about fresh seasonal produce on the stage […]

Have you noticed how everything is suddenly greening up in the hedgerows? It seems to happen all of a sudden and I love it! The recent rain along with some gorgeous sunshine has made everything start growing and I was out for a walk spotting all the new growth along the footpath including the nettles! […]

No tom tomato sauce! I’m trying something a bit different in the kitchen this month! Martin’s been suffering for quite a while now with acid reflux and although he’s in denial it does seem that tomatoes are a major trigger. I was in our local Tesco’s the other day and got chatting to the lady […]