Posted by petra08 on June 19, 2022 · 4 Comments
There is something calming about water. It has been a bit crazy here lately so we took the car and drove to a beach a bit further away. I felt I needed to blow away some cobwebbs and clear my head. There are some beautiful flowers on the beach and these were so cute. As … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Chilli, Course, Foraging for food, Fruit, Herbs, Home made produce, Main course, Meat, Pork, Recipe · Tagged with Biddenden Apple cider, dittander, Foraging, Pork loin, stuffed pork loin
Posted by petra08 on October 8, 2021 · 12 Comments
The weather turned from Indian summer to autumn seemingly overnight. One week I was wearing a t-shirt at the market and the next a wind and waterproof jacket. It was much colder and my desire of comfort food kicked in big time. I had a bag of La Ratte potatoes that I couldn’t wait to … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Beef, Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Chilli, Chilli oil, Fruit, Garlic, Herbs, Home made produce, Main course, Mango, Meat, Onion, pomegranate, Potatoes, Recipe · Tagged with beef shortribs, Comfort food, Crispy Chilli Oil, fiesta friday, Heatonomy Crispy Crunchy Chilli Oil, Jacobs ladder, La Ratte Potatoes, mango and pomegranate salsa, salsa
Posted by petra08 on February 19, 2021 · 5 Comments
Sometimes when I read a recipe I can almost taste the dish. I came across a recipe from Liz, Spades, Spoons and Spatulas. she cooks the most delicious foods and when I came across her Spicy Thai influenced Chicken thighs recipe I couldn’t wait to try it. I just loved all of the ingredients! I … Continue reading →
Category Chicken, Chilli, Fruit, Garlic, Ginger, Herbs, Hot Sauce, Lemon, Main course, Meat, Mushroom, Recipe, Rice, Side dish, Spring onion, Starch, Starter · Tagged with fiesta friday, King oyster mushrooms, Thai Chicken, Thai chicken and rice
Posted by petra08 on January 22, 2021 · 12 Comments
Sometimes I see produce that I cant resist and when I came across a bag of Rosa del Veneto salad it was so pretty I couldn’t help myself. It is a type of Italian winter chicory, besides the beautiful pink hues the leaves are delicate and it is delicious. The chicory is grown in forcing … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Amuse bouche, Aubergine, Brussels sprouts, Chilli, Chilli oil, Fruit, Garlic, Grapefruit, Herbs, Home made produce, Lettuce, Main course, Onion, pomegranate, Recipe, Side dish, Starter · Tagged with Chicory, Chicory salad, fiesta friday, Rosa del Veneto, Rosa del Veneto salad, Walnut salad, walnuts
Posted by petra08 on January 21, 2021 · 5 Comments
I had a little rice left over from dinner, not enough to make a meal but I am always reluctant to throw anything away. The rice went in to the fridge to give me some time to think of what to make. The following morning I looked out of the window and I saw pouring … Continue reading →
Category Cabbage, Carrot, Celery, Chilli, Egg, Fish & Seafood, Herbs, Home made produce, Leek, Main course, Mushroom, Onion, Prawns, Recipe, Rice, Starch, Starter, Vegetarian · Tagged with eggs en cocotte, Heatonomy Chilli Oil, pollock, Trout roe
Posted by petra08 on September 30, 2019 · 2 Comments
I wanted to make fig jam for the market so I bought quite a few for a trial. The figs were so delicious I couldn’t sop eating them and by the time I made the jam I didn’t have many left. I find figs sweet but they work just as well with sweet as with … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Beetroot, Carrot, Cheese, Chilli, Chilli oil, Feta cheese, Fig, Fruit, Garlic, Herbs, Lamb, Lemon, Main course, Meat, Onion, Recipe, Side dish, Starter · Tagged with Carrot top chimichurri, Chimichurri, Fig Roast Lamb, Heatonomy Chilli Oil, Heatonomy Dried Lime Chilli Oil, roast potatoes, roast vegetables, shoulder of lamb, slow cooked shoulder of lamb
Posted by petra08 on September 6, 2019 · 6 Comments
I was given a challenge to make the humble carrot the star of the dish. I use a lot of carrot for cooking but I almost never make it a center piece. As soon as I got the challenge I went out to get some carrots and started thinking. The first thing that came to … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Amuse bouche, Carrot, Cheese, Chilli, Cottage cheese, Herbs, Home made produce, Main course, Recipe, Side dish, Starter, Vegetarian · Tagged with carrot dish, cashew nuts, miso carrot puree, Pickle carrot, Pickle carrot and cashew roll, slow roast carrot, sweet chilli ginger carrot
Posted by petra08 on August 15, 2019 · 4 Comments
I bought brisket for dinner with the aim of cooking it whole. I was going to slow cook it until it was tender and fell apart. My plans didn’t quite go as planned and I started cooking later than planned. I still wanted the brisket and in order to cook it quicker I sliced it … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, Beef, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cheese, Chilli, Chilli oil, Feta cheese, French beans, Garlic, Home made produce, Main course, Meat, Recipe, Tomatoes · Tagged with brisket, Brisket stew, Heatonomy, Heatonomy Chilli Oil
Posted by petra08 on August 8, 2019 · 12 Comments
Summer finally arrived in full force and I thought it was a sign to invite my friends and neighbors over for a barbecue. I find it hard to do a barbecue and not cook too much so inviting more people seemed like a great solution. Barbecue menu Curry Chilli Oil marinated breast of chicken Dried … Continue reading →
Category Allotment/Veg, barbecue, Beetroot, Blue cheese, Cheese, Chicken, Chilli, Chilli oil, Fennel, Home made produce, Main course, Meat, Mushroom, Potatoes, Recipe, Side dish, Spring onion, Starch, Tomatoes, Watermelon · Tagged with Chocolate slab, Heatonomy Curry Chilli Oil, Heatonomy Dried Lime Chilli Oil, Heatonomy Wild Rosehip Spice, Marinated chicken, roast potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, watermelon salad, wild rosehip
Posted by petra08 on April 28, 2019 · 10 Comments
Duck ramen with hot sauce broth #duckramen #ramen #hotsaucebroth
Category Allotment/Veg, Carrot, Duck, Egg, Heatonomy Hot Sauce, Herbs, Hot Sauce, Kholrabi, Main course, Meat, Noodles, Quails eggs, Recipe, Starch · Tagged with Daikon, Duck Ramen, ramen
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