frida, felix and flora

This is Frida. She has a half-brother, Felix, and a half-sister, Flora. We eagerly await her fourth half sibling. But not half as eagerly as her rather large mother. Beware coming to visit at the moment as you are likely to go away carrying beans or zucchinis (or both). The potatoes have never been better and even the strawberries have turned on the charm again. I’ve started watering for the... [Read more]

beetroot fritters

Zucchini fritters are getting so many outings that I decided to try a variation. I had some grated beetroot and carrot left over from a beetroot salad so this made an excellent breakfast for one with some spinach leaves and baby tomatoes. I could have very easily packed it for my lunchbox if I had to take a lunch out. If you haven’t got capers, chop in a few olives or a couple of sundried tomatoes.... [Read more]

give the gift that shows you care…

… Give the gift of pumpkin. I’ve been delighted to receive a pumpkin from each of two friends who’ve been to visit recently. One had a rich orange, dry flesh that made superb pumpkin soup. The other was an green ‘eight ball’ summer squash that I stuffed and slow cooked. Also delicious. Now I’ve got my own mini pumpkins coming on - the flattened ‘Jack-be-Little’... [Read more]

zucchini lasagne

I prefer my lasagne heavy on the meat and vegetables and light on the pasta and cheese. The addition of plenty of zucchini makes a perfect one-dish dinner although you could add a salad too.  Although it takes a while to bake, if you’ve prepared it ahead of time it doesn’t take any supervision close to dinner time and smells delicious as it cooks. The pasta soaks up the moisture from... [Read more]

zucchini time

Don’t bother with green zucchinis next year. Yellow ones fruit earlier and are much easier to spot amongst the leaves so you won’t end up with unexpected marrows. Scallopinis are a more interesting flying-saucer shape and can be yellow or green. If you’re being buried under a mountain of zucchinis then try some zucchini recipes. Chocolate zucchini cake was particularly good. I’ve... [Read more]