In The Kitchen

We’ve been busy doing our ‘Gardening on the Menu – The Winter Table’ talk for lots of clubs and groups over the last few weeks and this is one of the recipes that we talk about in the talk. A few people have asked for the recipe so here it is! I did post it […]

We’ve been enjoying our stored pears this month but the last few have just started to be brown in the middle so it’s time to use them up. I’ve made some chutney and come apple and pear compote for the freezer but this tart is a real treat to enjoy now. Crumbly flapjack pear tart […]

Cucumbers are coming out of the greenhouse thick and fast! We like to grow the small half size ones as they’re the perfect size for two but Martin always grows a full size plant as well so we’re inundated with them. They are cooling to eat on a hot day and you can’t beat a […]

We always finish our veg talk and cookery demos with a pudding and this is a great one for using up some raspberries which are coming thick and fast at the moment! Another ingredient full of antioxidants and with anti-inflammatory properties – it’s amazing we look any older than 21! We all need vitamin C […]

We’ve had a great time at the Great Yorkshire Show this week on the Potting Shed stage alongside Floral designer Jonathan Moseley and some of the exhibitors at the show. Martin and I were talking about beetroot and it’s superfood qualities! It’s so full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals as well as fibre and iron […]