Category Archives: Cook

Excess Tomatoes

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Franky

We are currently harvesting tomatoes faster than we can eat them which is a very pleasant problem to have. The solution to this is simplicity its self. Get out the Ball Blue Book and bottle away. Last year I bottled … Continue reading →

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Annabels Florentine Tart

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Franky

OiOi, Well I have been down with the dreaded lurgy for the last 2 days so no building. So I think I will share with you the Florentine tart I made the other day. It is one of Annabel Langbein’s … Continue reading →

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Bonfire Toffee

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Franky

Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All … Continue reading →

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The only Rhubarb Crumble recipe you will ever need

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Franky

I harvested some more Rhubarb this week so what to do with it? Well I posted some to my sister much to the amusement and envy of her co workers. I even had to go and harvest some more to … Continue reading →

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First spring harvest of Rhubarb

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Franky

Spring has sprung and the rhubarb is going great guns, it may have something to do with all the mulch from the chook shed I put on the bed over winter.  The harvest was rather large so half is for … Continue reading →

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More to do with Kale

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Franky

Annabel Langbein who I have mentioned before and is on Jo’s and my short list of the only cook books you will ever need has a new book coming out shortly. On her blog she has been releasing little tastes from … Continue reading →

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Simply the best brownies

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Franky

Monty Don gardener extraordinaire and his wife Sarah have written another of the cook books which is on the Winsome Hall short list of the only cook books you will ever need. This is The Home Cook Book. There are few cook … Continue reading →

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Kale, Potato and Chorizo Soup

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Franky

We grow and eat a lot of kale. Most people I tell about this have not heard of kale though and have no idea what to do with it. I mostly tell people it is from the same family as … Continue reading →

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Best Ever Banana Cake

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Franky

Hi,  The Web is full of ‘best ever’ Banana cake/bread recipes  and while I have not, by any stretch, tried them all my search is over. Annabel Langbein, a cook and writer whose style and food Jo and I rate so highly … Continue reading →

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