I’ve just come back from an excellent holiday in these two countries and thought I’d share some impressions. The dominant scent of Hungary in spring is of lilac. Lilac trees, in all shades from white through to deep mauve, are everywhere – in gardens, roadside verges and town parks. It’s delicious, if sometimes overwhelming. The […]
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Idly musing the other day, it occurred to me that there are very few songs for gardeners – probably because gardening hasn’t yet been seen as “the new rock and roll” (with the honourable exception of Kim Wilde, of course). Songs with seemingly relevant titles turn out to be misleading. Strawberry Fields is about a
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another recipe from our old website – too good to waste! Ingredients: 2 lb spinach or 1lb each spinach and whites of leeks 2 bunches spring onions 2 oz fresh herbs: parsley, dill, coriander are ideal 4 oz butter or use good olive oil 2 onions finely chopped 2 large eggs 4 oz feta cheese,
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Ingredients: 1½ – 2 lbs onions, peeled and sliced very thinly 2 tablespoons oil and the same of butter pinch of sugar 3½ pints stock 2 level tablespoons flour 6 heaped tablespoons grated cheese Glass of red wine (optional) Slug of brandy as used by French meat porters (also optional) Salt and black pepper Rounds
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I spent a profitable hour on Friday evicting ground elder from my autumn raspberries. While doing so, I remembered that ground elder is a correct answer to the perennial question “What have the Romans ever done for us?”. Yes, it was the Romans who introduced ground elder to the UK. They did so with the
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