Author: Adam Leone
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Planting winter onions
I have to say, I was a little bit annoyed at the onions I tried to grow during the summer. They ended up too small and I was left feeling like I needn’t had bothered. I suspect that the soil I grew my onions in was a little bit on…
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Autumn 2016 – A welcome sight…
So we’re well into Autumn and I have to say that this is a time of year that’s always welcome. After constantly battling the weeds that seemed to poke through over night throughout the summer, it’s nice to weed a patch that will stay clear until for at least a…
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Sweet Courgette, Carrot and Tomato Soup
This is a lovely, sweet recipe and it tastes better than it looks. Ingredients 40g butter for frying 200g carrots, peeled and cut into coins 200g diced courgettes 1 pint of vegetable stock 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon tomato puree 1 tablespoons sugar salt and pepper for seasoning Method 1. In a saucepan,…
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How to make zucchini / courgette spaghetti
This is such a cool recipe and it makes a pleasant change from pasta during the summer months. You don’t need a spiralizer for this, but instead a speedy peeler. (Although if I had the luxury of a spiralizer I would definitely use it.) Ingredients Courgettes/Zucchinis average on two per…
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Preserving and storing your crop
If you’re like me, you’ve probably found that you have an abundance of crop, and not enough time to eat it all. Well, if the supermarkets can find a way to preserve the food that you buy from them, I’m sure we can find ways to preserve the food that…
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