Blogs on recipes from the garden

Beetroot Soup

I have just lifted the last of my crop of beetroot and have had an abundance of beets this year, so I'm making beetroot soup...

Winter Lamb and Cranberry Casserole....you'll love this!

1lb Lean cubed lamb 1tsp ground cinnamon 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp ground cumin 2 tsp oil 6 shallots, peeled and halved 1...

"Worlds Best Chilli con Carne"

Me and my big mouth-this is for Stickitoffee. Ingredients; 400g lean mince 1 tin of tomatoes 1 tbs of tomato puree heaped...

Courette wars part deux, Broad bean and courgette pilaf

Blurry pic alert (due to dropping my old camer off the desk damn n blast it)**** This was a while back but I havent put...

Marrow wars, the recipe

Ok in these hard times we have to economise and grow and eat our own veg. I know this looks a bit like canabalism and eating...

Recipe for Damson Gin/Vodka

1lb Damsons 6oz Sugar 1Ltr Gin/Vodka Pick your Damsons, remove stalks and any that look damaged. Rinse not wash them...

Apple and mint jelly

My family love this mint jelly and I made more today as the garden mint was getting leggy and needed cutting back. It was...

Peaches in season

going out to the farmers' market this morning before it gets terrible. Hoping to SMELL the peaches, because I am getting...

tasty usage of the garden's fare

Afternoon Goy-ers. Temps here have made it to 99F at noon with humidity in the 80%ile. It's past tropical. feels like 112...

Can you improve your onions with homemade Bonemeal?

I was out and about last week in Croydon with my youngest son, Adam, trying to find him a new pair of jeans and exchange...

Christmas Wishes From Downunder

Just wishing all my GOY friends a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year! I thought I'd share more views of some...

Rogan Josh

Tried and tested recipe ~ great for dinner parties cos you can just leave it keeping warm, also great for warming you up...

Home Cooking*

*Well folks have been under the weather these last few days, but pleased to say I woke up this morning feeling so much better,...

Rice Pudding

As just about everything on GOY seems to get around to food at the moment (and we'd all like a recipe section anyway), I...

Stuffed Marrow

A little late for this recipe really, but it works well in other squashes (such as spaghetti squash) too. You'll need; 500g...

warm sunshine of a different kind ~ from the kitchen

I made this focaccia today ~ the brightly coloured peppers remind me of the sun and the sundried tomatoes were so tasty they...

Spicy Chicken Pie

Spicy Chicken Pie Serves 6, may be eaten hot or cold. Pastry: 8oz plain flour [strong flour can also work] ½ tsp salt 3½...

for those who asked - Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart recipe

This is actually a pretty simple recipe and doesn't take much time to make. I found it in Martha Stewart Living magazine....

Spicey Cranberry Sauce anyone?

Hi folks, just getting all my ingredients ready to make my cranberry sauce, it is so easy to make and takes only about half...

Zucchini Loaf

I've been asked for the recipe for my Zucchini Loaf....so here goes. Very easy. 2 cups sugar (doesn't have to be caster...

Bloomer's Pizza recipe.

This is so easy to make.Scone dough base,with fillings of your choice.I usually do ham and mushroom,or any leftovers that...

Tomato, Apple and raisin Chutney for Shirley

4lb Ripe tomotes skinned and chopped, 1lb Cooking Apples peeled, cored, and chopped. 8oz onions, chopped 3/4 of a pint white...

tomato recipes

I made tomato relish using my mum's recipe which is pretty old, but a gorgeous flavour. For anyone who wants to try it: Tomato...

In my "Spare" time.........like I have plenty!

After reading Sanbaz's blog about Green tomato chutney I thought I would have a go.It just so happens that a few days after...

Toffee Apple Cake

*Just a recipe for anyone who has spare eating apples. It's delicious eaten cold and filled with whipped cream as in picture....

damson jam

to day i have made jam for the 1st time ever . the smell in my house is so nice and i carnt wait to have sum on my toast...

Fresh Plum Cake Recipe

This is best eaten warm with ice cream, but it's just as tasty to have a piece cold with a cuppa! Ingredients 225g (8oz)...

Awesome harvest tonight!

My seven little pepper plants have been producing like crazy despite the intense heat-wave here in central Texas this week!...

Pink Elderflower Cordial

20 Elderflower heads 3 & half pound sugar 3 pint boiled water, cooled 2 oz tartaric acid 2 sliced lemons Put all the...

Recipe for "Black Lace" Pink Elderflower Champagne

4 Elderflower heads in full bloom gathered on a sunny day 1 gall cold water 1 lemon 1.5 lbs sugar 2 tbsp white wine vinegar Dissolve...

Rhubarb Jam !!

I thought that this year I would try and steer clear of rhubarb crumble for the sake of my waistline. So I thought why not...

Bara Brith - a welsh cake yummy and easy to make

Bara Brith -is a welsh cake made with dried fruits. The slices can be buttered if you want. Prep + cooking time about 90...

HOW TO FREEZE HOMEGROWN POTATOES

With extra potatoes one can boil and mash them as usual then make flat patties, place in freezer bags with a slice of onion...

CHUFFA'S LEEK, POTATO AND CHICKEN BROTH

*This is my recipe for the above. If you are a vegi then replace the chicken stock with veg stock and omit the chicken. You...

Cooking

Just thought I would show you what I've been doing as I've been stuck in doors Fruit Scones Fruit scones, White loaf of...

PICKLED EGGS

ABOUT MY MATES CHICKENS Get ya gob around these beauties. Every shop in the country should have these on sale. Charlotte,...

Christmas Baking

Been doing a bit of baking, singing along to my christmas CD, chestnut stuffing,sausage rolls,mincemeat slices. Thought I'd...

A bit of a Pickle

Back in the heady days of summer when the veg garden was in full swing I unexpectedly and excitingly had quite a glut of...

Greenfly Spray

Lawrence D Hills excellent organic gardening book has been reprinted by Faber. One of the items in it is this recipe for...

Scots Bonnet chilli recipe

This blog is not what you expected. Is it not? I hear you ask. No, it's not for a chilli recipe made with Scots Bonnet Chillies,...

Apple Jelly

Here's my mother's recipe for apple/crabapple jelly-so simple, just needs time for the drip procedure. You will need: apples sugar lemons cheesecloth...

Recipe for Blueberry Muffins

I thought this was a more appropriate space for the recipe. For those of you using metric, 1 cup = 250 ml Blueberry Muffins Makes...

wine

I just wonder if anyone on GOY make any home made wine from their product from there garden or in general. For i have just...

Homemade Sprays

Finally, this week I was able to make my spray for the flowers...I took a recipe from Louise Riotte's book "Roses Love Garlic"...

whats on the menu tonight?

well i've been raiding the garden looking for inspiration yet again... it all started with the purple sprouting broccoli......

Plum Crumble

Here you are Maple , just for you .(I didnt use quite as much syrup as the recipie says) PLUM CRUMBLE 8 RIPE PLUMS 4 TABLESPOONS...

Chocolate cake

Here is the recipe for the chocolate cake 7ozs S.R. flour 8ozs Caster sugar 1/2 tsp salt (optional) 1oz Cocoa 4ozs Margarine 2...

Harvesting, storing, preserving..... anything else?

With just a week and a half until my sisters wedding, I am thinking about all the rose petals I harvested earlier this year...