Mackerel Coconut Curry and the Lauren Project
I rashly said I’d join in on Sharyn’s challenge to cook something for her friend Lauren and at the same time celebrate her 1st anniversary blogging at the Kale Chronicles. Rash because of time...
View ArticleAll about Brussels
All about Brussels – Of the sprouting kind that is, not the sizeable Belgian city. 2012 was the first year I can truly say I grew, picked and ate a proper crop of Brussels Sprouts. Previous years have...
View ArticleLove or Loathe
I could be writing about the recent death of Margaret Thatcher couldn’t I? She has managed to divide opinion in life and in death. But this isn’t a political blog, life on the Promenade is about...
View ArticleA bagful, a sinkful, a plateful – maybe a bellyful
I’m talking about growing, harvesting and cooking Spinach and Chard. It all starts around this time of year, sowing seeds in teeny pots to be planted out as young seedlings, watered in and forgotten...
View ArticleA Pie For All Seasons
Make the pastry and choose the filling. There are days when I need simple and easy, there are days when I need inspiration and there are days when the chard and spinach growing on the allotment is on...
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