First, I would like to wish you all a Very Happy, Healthy and Productive New Growing Year! Why not make 2025 the year when you discover the joys of saving your own seed? It isn’t complicated to do and can give you some very useful food security. Think about it when you’re doing your seed… Continue reading What to Sow in January 2025
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DECEMBER 2024
Contents include – Growing Super-fast Microgreens, Plant Garlic in Tubs for an extra-early, disease-free crop, Sustainable, Planet Friendly Growbag Gardening Diversity is strength – in the Soil and in our Gut I have often said on my radio spot with Gerry Kelly, that whatever is going on in the world – if I can eat a homegrown… Continue reading DECEMBER 2024
What to Sow in November 2024
“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there’s nothing you can do about it.” Do it NOW…. Every day the light is getting shorter, and growth is slowing. In the UK and Ireland, we are once again facing some uncertainty of vegetable supplies due to unpredictable weather… Continue reading What to Sow in November 2024
What to Sow in October 2024
“Remember – always sow the seeds. You can catch up on everything else – but if you get behind on that, there’s nothing you can do about it.” Do it NOW…. Every day the light is getting shorter, and growth is slowing. Outdoors You can still sow these directly into the ground – covering with cloches later in the month in cold gardens.… Continue reading What to Sow in October 2024
Roasted Winter Root Vegetables with Garlic, in Rosemary Oil – From Tunnel to Table!
Roasted winter root vegetables with herb oil – ready to serve. My first ‘Tunnel to Table’ recipe is a great favourite with all my family and with visitors too. We eat it a lot here because it’s so easy, delicious, ‘more-ish’ and goes with just about everything. Some of you may cook variations of this… Continue reading Roasted Winter Root Vegetables with Garlic, in Rosemary Oil – From Tunnel to Table!
Malted Bara Brith (Malted Welsh Brack) – From Tunnel to Table recipe for October – (2).
Unglazed Bara Brith cooling on rack (Based on a traditional Welsh recipe, this is similar to a tea bread and is usually served buttered, but the malt makes it nice and moist so it is very nice without if you don’t want to use it) Ingredients: 2 & 1/4oz / 63g (ish) Barley malt (weight… Continue reading Malted Bara Brith (Malted Welsh Brack) – From Tunnel to Table recipe for October – (2).
Spinach, Tomato, Onion and Mozzarella Gratin – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for September
The gratin – golden brown, fragrant and sizzling from the oven (using spinach, chard, tomatoes, red onions, garlic and marjoram or oregano – all from the tunnel) This is a really very easy – but oozingly delicious dish using ingredients that most people will still have if they garden at all –… Continue reading Spinach, Tomato, Onion and Mozzarella Gratin – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for September
Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for August
(using tomatoes, garlic and herbs from the tunnel – and onions from the garden) Totally Terrific Tomato sauce on steamed ‘courgetti’ (spiralised courgettes steamed for 4 mins) Another use for my Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – in the delicious layers of aubergine Parmigiana This sauce is named after the… Continue reading Totally Terrific Tomato Sauce – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for August
Roast Ratatouille 4 ways – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for July
Roast Ratatouille hot from the oven Roast ratatouille with grilled chicken breast, buttered French beans & Mayan Gold potatoes (Or as many ways as you can think of. Every time I make it I can think of another one! It’s another of what I call my ‘convertible’ recipes that’s endlessly versatile!) If you’ve ever made… Continue reading Roast Ratatouille 4 ways – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for July
Spaghetti e Courgetti al pesto Genovese – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for June
(That’s the posh title I’ve given it! Somehow it sounds a bit more summery in Italian! And as it’s my creation – I’ve christened it!) Spaghetti e Courgetti al Pesto Genovese In this month’s Tunnel to Table recipe we’re using courgettes, basil and cherry tomatoes fresh from the polytunnel. We’re visiting Italy again… Continue reading Spaghetti e Courgetti al pesto Genovese – ‘From Tunnel to Table’ recipe for June