Lemon sole & home grown veggies

Posted by petra08 on July 27, 2020 · 14 Comments 

lemon sole dish

I wanted seafood for dinner. Do you ever have something that you just need to eat? For me it was seafood this time. It was a little tricky as I was running a little late and the fishmonger can sell out early. I got there about 30 minutes before they closed and was lucky and … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Courgette, Fish & Seafood, French beans, Herbs, Lemon, Lemon sole, Main course, Recipe, Runner Beans, Starter · Tagged with , ,

Pan fried mackerel and saffron mash potato

Posted by petra08 on October 4, 2019 · 6 Comments 

Pan fried Mackerel & saffron mash

It is seafood week! I love seafood and this year I wanted to participate. This week I will publish one blog per day. Here are the features day by day and why not join in? Friday 4: Mackerel Saturday 5: Prawns Sunday  6: Plaice Monday 7: Scallops Tuesday 8: Mussels Wednesday 9: Hake Thursday 10: Crab … Continue reading →

Category Beetroot, Fennel, Fish & Seafood, Herbs, Kholrabi, Mackerel, Main course, Onion, Recipe, Runner Beans · Tagged with , , ,

Pulled Beef and Marscapone Pie

Posted by petra08 on April 12, 2018 · 22 Comments 

Pulled Beef Pie

Do you ever get a touch of food rage? I do sometimes when things go wrong, and they do but thankfully not very often. I make pasta every week for the market and usually it is a fairly smooth affair. Last week I had my heart set on making pulled beef ravioli. The beef was … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beef, celeriac, Celery, Foraging for food, Heatonomy Hot Sauce, Main course, Meat, Recipe, Runner Beans, Starch, Wild Garlic · Tagged with , ,

Salad with home made ricotta

Posted by petra08 on July 10, 2016 · 13 Comments 

ricotta and courgette flower salad

I have a bucket list of recipes I want to try out. I want to find new favourites and broaden my cooking horizon. Making ricotta has been on my to do list for a long time but I read that unpasteurised milk would be the best to use and I kept it in mind but … Continue reading →

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Rösti loaded with cod and lobster and a Cinderella moment

Posted by petra08 on July 19, 2014 · 16 Comments 

I haven’t posted as many blog posts lately as I would like to. It seems that life has been turned up a few notches and if time keeps going this fast I will be 90 years old in no time! There has been some amazing events, a few trips to Dublin and I always meet … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Cheese, Cod, Fish & Seafood, French beans, Leek, Main course, Potatoes, Proescco, Recipe, Runner Beans, Spring onion, White, Wine · Tagged with , , , , ,

Spaghetti squash and beef cheek stew

Posted by petra08 on September 17, 2013 · 2 Comments 

Having an allotment is like being a part of a community and everyone are so helpful and nice. One of our allotment neighbours had grown spaghetti squash and he kindly gave us one as we didn’t grow this and were curious. I have seen it being cooked before and it looks great. It is different … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beef, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Chilli, Garlic, Main course, Meat, Onion, Recipe, Runner Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes · Tagged with , ,

Whipped feta with beetroots, home made sausages and an allotment abundance

Posted by petra08 on September 11, 2013 · 2 Comments 

When I woke up this Sunday the sun was shining and I thought it would be another warm day outside. I had a bit of a lazy morning and when I got hungry I wanted an omelette for brunch. We picked some kale, it is growing in an abundance and I have used it for … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beetroot, Butternut Squash, Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Chilli, Garlic, Herbs, Kale, Meat, Onion, Pork, Potatoes, Recipe, Runner Beans, Spinach, Starch, Tomatoes · Tagged with , , , ,

Low carb beef and cured pork ragu marrow and kale lasagne

Posted by petra08 on August 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

One of my favourite fruits each year from the allotment is the humble marrow. It doesn’t need a lot of love and still it grows, and grows and just well, grows! I think they taste better the larger they get as they seem to gain some texture. It is quite bland on it’s own but … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beef, Beetroot, Carrot, Celery, Cheese, Chilli, Garlic, Leek, Marrow, Meat, Onion, Pork, Recipe, Red, Runner Beans, Stilton, Wine · Tagged with , ,

Noodle soup ramen style

Posted by petra08 on July 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The weather was lovely today despite storm and rain warnings. We went to the beach for a lovely pub lunch, a bit extravagant as it takes a little time to get there but it is not often the weather is this lovely. For dinner I didn’t really want something warm, but i didn’t want a … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beetroot, Chicken, Egg, Kale, Meat, Noodles, Pickles, Recipe, Runner Beans, Spring onion, Starch · Tagged with , , , , ,

Veg curry and salmon

Posted by petra08 on October 25, 2012 · 2 Comments 

Sometimes I like to see what I can find in my fridge and cook something from that. Last weekend we picked the last of the butternut squashes, I still  have a few to go so that was a given to use. I also picked other produce from the allotment, cavolo nero, spinach, runner beans and … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Beetroot, Butternut Squash, Carrot, Celery, Fish & Seafood, Garlic, Herbs, Kale, Leek, Onion, Recipe, Runner Beans, Salmon, Spinach, Spring onion · Tagged with , ,