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In My Kitchen June 2014

On 01/06/201401/06/2014 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized45 Comments

I've missed a few months, in both senses of the word. I know that we all have busy lives and it is just a matter of claiming the time to do things like sit down a write. Happily, it is pouring rain in the garden today, so I am sitting in the outdoor kitchen listening …

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In My Kitchen, May 2013

On 31/05/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized16 Comments

I know, it's the last day of May, but I was going to burst if I didn't manage to post a few photos from the kitchen over the past month. I've missed doing these posts, but luckily I've been able to stop in at a lot of great kitchens regardless. Check out Fig Jam and …

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When noses weep

On 02/05/201302/05/2013 By Garden CorrespondentIn Uncategorized13 Comments

I wish I had Smell-O-Vision so that you could feast your noses on this: The jasmine is so strong that it smells a bit like bananas, and the red rose is seductive as ever. I have been cutting the flowers to make rose jam and rose sherbet. I collect the flowers in a big bowl …

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Unsung beauties

On 09/06/201209/06/2012 By Garden CorrespondentIn garden14 Comments

I have to admit that I didn't use to think much of marigolds. I think that I sort of grouped them with dandelions in my mind. In my defense, this was before I had a garden, and flowers were not something I spent a whole lot of time thinking about. Then I saw the Mira …

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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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