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Recipes like shopping lists

On 13/12/2017 By Garden CorrespondentIn recipe6 Comments

My mother had a photo album - with black pages and adhesive corners - filled with photos from her childhood. I loved to go through it, staring hard at the photographs to try and piece together a story about her life, and the photo above was a great favorite of mine because I found in …

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Compote

On 13/06/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn recipe11 Comments

A recipe for compote: You'll need some peaches, And some apricots. Peel them if you like, and cut them up. Put them in a pot with water to cover and sugar (or honey, or stevia) to taste. Toss in: Herb flowers- these are oregano. They grow wild in the garden and are a great favorite …

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smells and squeaks

On 21/05/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn garden, recipe, seasons9 Comments

The garden is full of scents! A honeysuckle that we planted in the outdoor kitchen is in full bloom, and the scent of it wafts about, making kitchen work positively dreamy. As I worked on lunch, Ali wandered over with a flower from the white peony. It's got a scent that reminds me of lily …

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Have your roses and drink them too

On 15/05/201215/05/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn recipe10 Comments

I was talking to my mother as I weighed the sugar to add to the rose sherbet. We will be visiting her in NY in a month, so there always seems to be plenty to talk about. "Okay," I said, "the sugar is weighed and I can add it with the water." "Are you going …

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Roses you can drink

On 03/05/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn recipe16 Comments

The roses growing on the side of the house are the most fragrant ones we could find (Etoile de Hollande is the name of the variety) and let me tell you, they are real floozies. They flop open and let out a scent that could hypnotize you. They smell good enough to eat, but when …

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