I am making my first trip to Poland next week, and it’s a country where I know nothing about the culinary tradition, history and current state of play. Other than the Polish builders who work for a friend asked for a whole pig for Christmas one year and were busy making their own charcuterie, including [...]
Entries Tagged as 'beetroot'
The Friday Five – Discovering Polish Food
March 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Foodie Travel, Friday Five, Meat treats
Tags:beetroot·buy a pig·Polish food
Grow hotter this summer
March 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Foodie blogs, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Healthy eating, Herbs & Spices
Nothing to do with my age and early onset of hot flushes, but more a great resource for those of you fancying growing your own chillies. Or, in my case, great source for a gift for someone who likes it hot! Sow Chillies has one of the most comprehensive ranges of chilli seeds I have [...]
Tags:beetroot·Bulgarian Carrot·chillies·Numex Big Jim·Sow Chillies
Beating the drum for beetroot
August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Baking, British favourites, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own
As I was driving home in the pouring rain last night I was thinking about my beetroot in the garden. Mainly about the fact that it would really benefit from the rain as it’s pretty much minature beetroot at the moment. This is a veg I came to late in life, I think scarred by [...]
