Category: Autumn
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Fermenting fruit vinegars at home
Once you know how to make your own vinegar you can experiment with different flavours. Last year I showed you how to make your own apple cider vinegar. This year, I experimented to see if I could use the same principles to make some blackberry and apple vinegar. I’ve also got into using Kombucha.…
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Foodie Penpals – September 2012
This is my third Foodie Penpals parcel. This month I was matched with Kim (or Mub) who an ex-pat American from the Netherlands. In Kim’s note she said loved Mexican food. Like me here in North Wales, Kim finds getting all the ingredients she needs challenging sometimes. So she stashes Mexican stuff in her suitcase…
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September Seedy Cuttings
As I type this there’s yet another brutal weather front going over. The wind is howling and the rain lashing both pressing & clawing at the windows like hungry sea monsters. The transition into Autumn has crashed down like a saturated ceiling. The seeds I received from Lucy are safely tucked up indoors awaiting…
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Seedy Penpals – a letter from Gillian
Gillian sent me a letter about her Seedy Penpals experience which she asked me to blog for her. I do this with pleasure. You can find Gillian as the Impatient Gardener on Twitter. A letter from Gillian Dear Carl Just a letter to update you on my #SeedyPenpals experience. My seedy pen pal was the…
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Seedy Penpals August 2012
Seedy Penpals is go Our inaugural Seedy Penpals exchange appears to have been a great success. We had over 40 people join in and I’ve seen some truly great Seedy Packets. What’s more new friendships have been forged and a new online community is born. Very many thanks to all of you who contributed, helped…
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Sourdough bread pudding recipe with spices, apricots & cranberries
The rubbish ‘summer’ weather we’re having prompted a need for comfort food. I had a surfeit of bits & bobs of sourdough loaves in the bread bin, so bread pudding called to me. Instead of just using the normal dried fruit, I wanted some sparkle in the pudding. The vibrant orange of apricots and red…
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Seedy Penpals
Yesterday, Mel at Edible Things tweeted a link to a great idea for food bloggers and blog readers to get to know each other, by sending a lovely parcel in the mail every month. I re-tweeted the link to the US & UK schemes and soon got into a chat with Mel and Karen at…
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Apple custard cake Parisienne
You’ll love this cake. It has a crispy case; firm, slightly spiced apple filling and an aromatic vanilla custard topping. What’s more, it’s ridiculously easy to make and you get to play with squidgy pastry. I had a surfeit of apples in the fruit bowl that I wanted to use up and a need for…
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Vollkornbrot: rye sourdough bread
In my goody box from Anne at the Felin Ganol Mill was some wholemeal rye flour and chopped rye berries. Along with some sunflower seeds, these are just what you need to make this delicious, hearty & earthy bread. The result was fantastic and we ate it with some very special cheese. The soaked rye…