Posts tagged “cooking

the Spring Man-wich

Posted on October 14th, 2012

It’s been a busy few weeks at the WLL residence. Well, to be honest, I’ve hardly been there. Instead I’ve been sitting in radio studios chatting, giving talks, meeting with people and signing books. The outcome is that I’ve meet some really interesting people doing really interesting things and I’ve shared my food story and philosophy with many people. And for that opportunity I am grateful. I’m back at the old house and glad to be home, I need to focus my attention on a bit of real living. The veg garden is ticking along and when I get a meal that features ingredients from the patch I’m a satisfied man. This humble focaccia lunch was a ripper. I cut out the back strap…

what is possible

Posted on September 13th, 2012

I’m often asked how much time I spend on working for my food. The answer is very little really. Once a veg garden is set up you don’t need to do much ongoing maintenance. Maybe I’m just used to it – the work in the patch that is. To be honest, once the plant is in the soil you just keep an eye on it, water it when it’s dry and then harvest it. It’s really not hard. The same goes for keeping chooks. Once you’ve built the hens’ enclosure, you just have to feed and water them and collect the eggs. Nothing is hard in life unless you allow it to be hard. How you live you life is a matter of choice.…

sting me…nettleliscious

Posted on August 29th, 2012

I found a big patch so I picked enough to last us a few weeks worth of meals. Stinging nettle that is. I’m thinking of making a stinging nettle gnocchi, fettuccine, soup, quiche, risotto and Saag paneer. I’ve blanched it all and packed it in serving sizes in the freezer. I’ve kept the green blanching water. That’s gotta be good for something right? Who said we’re too busy to make good food?