Category Archives: Local food

Making the most of the (food) seasons

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

We’ve had allotments for well over 30 years, and eating our own produce is an ingrained part of our family life.   Alongside that, I’ve increasingly bought produce in season to enjoy at the time but also to preserve.  First … Continue reading →

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Taking stock

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

It’s all too easy to stay on repeat and just grow the same things and make the same jams and preserves year after year.  But a minor mishap meant I needed to clear off the garage shelf where I keep … Continue reading →

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When life gives you lemons: addendum

Posted on January 24, 2019 by
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Fermentation: making sauerkraut

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

This one is for Richard xx My adventures in sauerkraut have not all been happy ones.  It’s fair to say that I’ve had my share of (very smelly) experimental failures.  But failure is a step on the path to success, … Continue reading →

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Fermenting: making kefir

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

I’ve been interested for a while in all things fermented, so when oldest son and daughter-out-law offered me some milk kefir grains earlier in the summer, of course I couldn’t refuse.  I had a wee taste first, and to be … Continue reading →

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Food for thought, thought for food

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I’ve always enjoyed learning new things.  My current special interest centres on everything to do with food. where does it come from? how was it grown / made / distributed? what cultural history does it have? working to be more … Continue reading →

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Do what you can with what you have: fermenting well

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

On my list of things I’d like to do this year I included learning how to ferment (preferably without creating a new range of chemical weapons).  To my surprise, I seem to have done exactly that. As I looked around … Continue reading →

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