The hardest thing I have found since becoming completely vegetarian five weeks ago is finding replacement for my old favourite meals, those comfort foods you turn to when it's cold and rainy outside or you've had a bad day, but week by week as I try new dishes or as I make up my own those old favourites are slowly being replaced with new meat free ones.
30 June 2016
Taste
Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2016 by Janette with No comments
Welcome to this month's Garden Share Collective, hosted by Kyrstie from A Fresh Legacy and Kate from Rosehips and Rhubarb, the theme this month is TASTE.
Taste; it's a word that we use a lot to describe the food we eat, there's a taste of summer, a taste of the Mediterranean, a taste of home, as well as sweet, salty, sour, spicy and so many more. Taste it is such an important sense, how else would we know what was good to eat and what wasn't.
When you grow your own fruit and vegetables you soon realise what a difference in taste there is between shop bought produce and home grown. Everything homegrown is bursting with flavour, even lettuce tastes better. The reason for this is because the produce picked from your own garden is fresh! It hasn't been picked unripe and then artificially ripened when it's needed, it hasn't been stored for long periods of time and it hasn't had to travel many kilometres to get to your table, instead it's picked, prepared and on your table within a very short period of time.
19 June 2016
Repurpose - Reuse - Recycle
Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2016 by Janette with No comments
A monthly post to (hopefully) inspire you to look at old things in a new way.
Presenting The Doors
Old doors have so many uses and can serve so many purposes.
They can provide a sheltered spot in the garden to sit in.
13 June 2016
From My Kitchen
Posted on Monday, June 13, 2016 by Janette with 4 comments
I cleaned out one draw of the freezer last week and found two bags of strawberries, two small tubs of mixed berries (bought half price), 8 frozen bananas and two small bags of rhubarb.
The berries were made into a mixed berry jam, it didn't set very well and is a bit runny, but it tastes good.
The rhubarb, along with some apples were turned into a rhubarb and apple crumble.
I also had some quinces given to me which I attempted to make into quince paste.
I followed this recipe. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I could not get it to set. The quinces were cooked in the slow cooker until soft, then cooled and blended until smooth, sugar was then added, and then cooked for a further 3 hours on the stove top. The mix was still quite wet, so I tried baking it in a slow oven in an attempt to dry it out more, but that didn't work. This is my second attempt at quince paste, the same thing happened with the first attempt using a different recipe, there will not be a third.
So, tell me, anything exciting happening in your kitchen?
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