Yummy Winter Flatbreads for ‘Twixmas’
Rustle up a good, quick lunch from Christmas leftovers… All you need to do is pop some flatbreads in the toaster, and then on a medium-low heat warm up your…
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Make a Christmas Wreath Pie – Great for Leftovers!
This is an utterly brilliant way to use leftovers to create a whole new meal… please, use whatever you have – you could chuck stuffing balls in here, blobs of…
Slow Growing Curly Kale – Diary of a Rocket Gardener
Just a quick one from me this week as I haven’t been out in the veg patch much other than to harvest a few greens here and there. My one…
Harvesting Winter Veg
If you’re growing winter veggies, like leeks, kale, cabbages, parsnips, sprouts and winter salads, then have a quick read of our guide for some top tips… Brussels Sprouts – if…
Quick Roast Broccoli with Garlic & Thyme
The big trick with this dish is not to burn the broccoli when you’re roasting it – so set a timer if you’ve got a lot going on, as it…
Easy Sprouts with Orange & Garlic
This is an easy way to cook sprouts, and it is minimal effort as well – you don’t need to worry about trimming too much off each sprout or any…
Roast Carrots, Parsnips & Kale with Honey & Thyme
This is a lovely way of cooking roast carrots and parsnips, and mixed with the kale, it makes a brilliant all-in-one dish of root veggies and greens. You could use…
The Best Way to Clean Mesh Netting
I was thinking about this cleaning problem again this week as I picked up some green-tinged netting that had been blown across the veg patch. A year or two ago,…
Herby Roast Potatoes
Most people have their own way of roasting potatoes, as we all get so used to our own cookers. If you already have a favourite way, then you can simply…
Creamy Parsnip Puree
This is such a good way to use wonky-looking parsnips that are awkward for roasting – it’s a lovely quick recipe as well, so a good one if you want…
Strange Squiggly Trails on Leaves? Diary of a Rocket Gardener
I thought I’d write a bit about leaf miners this week, because they seem to be strangely active in my veg garden. I know that normally they would not be…
December in the Veg Patch
Well, we’ve already had some snow in parts of the UK, and the trees are looking very bare since Storm Bert blew through last week. No doubt there will be…