Frozen Potential Originally posted on September 8th, 2021 In Discworld, Nanny Ogg would say “They make it with banananananas.” She knew how to start saying the fruit’s name but didn’t quite know how to stop. I’ve written down my basic recipe for banana bread long ago but was asked in a forum to be a little more … Read More →
Frozen Potential In Discworld, Nanny Ogg would say “They make it with banananananas.” She knew how to start saying the fruit’s name but didn’t quite know how to stop. I’ve written down my basic recipe for banana bread long ago but was asked in a forum to be a little more precise with the directions for fledgling … Read More →
Spin Your Spuds A Different Direction Fresh heaps of potatoes are rolling in from the fields around here so what better time to wake up your ordinary mash with some bold flavours, namely cider vinegar and fresh dill just as the summer herbs are finishing. Anyone can love whipped potatoes with heaps of cream and butter mixed in – I certainly … Read More →
Glaze Naked Means More Apple Taste, Less Surplus Sugar I came home from the farm with another armload of apples today. They’re ripe at the top of the trees so next week it’s probably cider time with most of the crop. An unexpected bonus of the huge hoarkin’ truck is that I can park on the drive right next to one of my biggest … Read More →
Winter Comfort on a Roasting Pan Today marks the first day of winter for my local environment. Not some planetary equinox or giant red ‘X’ on a calendar. No, the first day of winter in my book is when it’s below freezing at high noon. We hit that today so let the cold weather cooking begin, Black Friday consumerism be damned. … Read More →
Pretty. Tasty. Insanely easy to grow. The first hints of fall are showing up early in the mornings. A little gust of cool air here, the occasional drop of leaves there. Apples are growing fat and sweet. Deer wander past holding ‘to let’ brochures looking for winter apartments in the forest. All it all it’s been a mild summer here but … Read More →
