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Title: WHAT DID YOU EAT FROM YOUR ALLOTMENT TODAY?
Post by: tonybloke on August 04, 2009, 19:30:27
Today we had Bangers and mash, with runner beans and gravy.
 I grew the spuds, runners and the onions for the gravy, (not allowed to keep pigs!)  ;)
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Post by: cornykev on August 04, 2009, 19:35:05
RUMP STEAK WITH, MY SPUDS, CARROTS, FRENCH BEANS, ONIONS AND NOT MY MUSHROOMS.  :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: ACE on August 04, 2009, 19:43:54
Plums
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Post by: elvis2003 on August 04, 2009, 19:45:02
roast chicken with our own spuds,peas,parsnips,carrots and cauli in cheese!
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Post by: lushy86 on August 04, 2009, 19:50:46
lovely lovely charlottes roasted with a bit of gralic and chilli  :)
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Post by: Squash64 on August 04, 2009, 20:04:08
Courgettes, peppers, Anya potatoes and a few tomatoes that haven't yet got blight plus one cayenne chilli all roasted with lovely olive oil which I didn't grow but had sent over from Sicily.
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Post by: greenscrump on August 04, 2009, 20:09:45
Bubble & squeak with our own cauli, french beans and onions - flippin yum  ;D
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Post by: Trevor_D on August 04, 2009, 20:19:11
Tony, that's what we had too!

Bangers (from our lovely local butcher in Pinner), "smashed" Picasso potatoes, french beans, courgettes fried in butter with lemon, and onion & red wine (not mine!) gravy.

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Post by: lushy86 on August 04, 2009, 20:23:00
Oh yum, love bubble, might have to have that tomorrow  ;D

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Post by: lavenderlux on August 04, 2009, 20:23:50
Potatoes, runner beans, courgettes, Czar plums (the first ones this year), a few white currants (very few left now) and some Jostaberries.  
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Post by: Hector on August 04, 2009, 20:26:41
PSB, carrots (too small but ate them as horse pulled them out)and a tomato!
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Post by: Flighty on August 04, 2009, 20:28:39
Absolutely nothing today!
 
However yesterday I had potatoes, runner beans, carrots, onions, spring onions, lettuce, radishes, beetroot, rhubarb and blackberries. Not all together I might add!
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Post by: caroline7758 on August 04, 2009, 20:40:08
Cottage pie with my onions, garlic and spuds in, served with my carrots and my broccoli. :D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on August 04, 2009, 20:46:03
I cooked a savoury rice to go with our salmon fillets. The veg in the rice all came from the allotment and greenhouse....carrots~french beans~sweet peppers~onions and half a chilli pepper ;D

Duke :)
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Post by: Ishard on August 04, 2009, 21:16:08
Globe artichokes  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on August 04, 2009, 21:31:42
fish with potato cakes made with our damaged spuds and onions..served with our sweetcorn, peas and runner beans and mushrooms(not ours)  ;D
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Post by: saddad on August 04, 2009, 21:42:59
Gages are ready too...  :)
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Post by: Theplotthickens on August 04, 2009, 21:45:18
5 lbs of Courgette sauce for pasta  :P Tasty as hell and ready to freeze !
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 04, 2009, 22:06:54
Garlic, onions and chilli in the balti sauce  :P - not enough home grown toms yet tho'.

Linda
Title: Re: WHAT DID YOU EAT FROM YOUR ALLOTMENT TODAY?
Post by: steve76 on August 04, 2009, 22:23:27
Sheppard's pie with my pots onions courgettes as Ive got lots few herbs from my herb garden behind the greenhouse ( mush, garlic not mine) mountain of runner beans and rhubarb crumble ;D.....
And all for me as the Mrs and kids are on hols..... was meant to be working but been laid of :(
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Post by: lushy86 on August 04, 2009, 22:28:26
Your dinner sounds lovely, sorry to hear about your work though  :(

Lushy x
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Post by: Arthur Fallowfield on August 04, 2009, 22:45:08
Only planted my plot six weeks ago, but had some of my spinach in an Irish ommlette!

(http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp141/Flatters_photos/Frittata.jpg)
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Post by: angle shades on August 04, 2009, 22:47:26
 :) lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, shallots, French beans ,runner beans, courgettes,spinach,basil, oregano,raspberries/ shades x
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Post by: steve76 on August 04, 2009, 22:48:59
Your dinner sounds lovely, sorry to hear about your work though  :(

Lushy x

Thanks Lushy and diner was good. Thank god Ive got a allotment or i would be going mad I'm not one for siting around in front of the telly i need to be busy TV drives me mad unless its a good documentary or something like river cottage with both are few and far between just like the jobs around here :(
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Post by: thifasmom on August 04, 2009, 23:49:21
mizuna
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Post by: shirlton on August 05, 2009, 08:31:26
We had a curry which included our own onions and courgettes. Made a big pot of soup in the slow cooker which had onions, courgettes, a few beans and the last of the frozen tomatoes from last year. Oh and our first cooking apple that had fallen to the ground
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Post by: 1066 on August 05, 2009, 08:47:14
Thai green curry with Charlotte pots, green beans (and not our own prawns  :D), plus a stir fry of pack choi with spring onions. Not bad for a Tuesday night  :o

haven't managed to grow our own limes, lemon grass of ginger for the curry paste but did have plenty of home grown coriander and garlic

1066
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Post by: calamityjayneuk on August 05, 2009, 09:12:50
It's my fave part of having a lottie - I just go down and see what's ready and devise the menu for tea from that. I had a green curry too, onions, cauli, mangetout, potatoes, courgettes all from the lottie  ;D
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Post by: daxzen on August 05, 2009, 10:47:46
beetroot

in a chocolate beetroot cake!

dax
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Post by: saddad on August 05, 2009, 10:51:18
Don't know yet, but it will include Scorzonera and carrots now I've dug some up!  ;D
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Post by: flossy on August 05, 2009, 12:04:13
 
   From my garden yesterday, runner beans, garlic and baby leaf salad  -----   still being

   cultivated after gave up lottie.     

   Theplotthinckens, please could you tell me how you made your courgette sauce  --  have

   tried it !      ::)

   Thank you,

    floss xxx
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Post by: flossy on August 05, 2009, 12:05:23

   .......   thats , have NEVER tried it,  sorry  -- ;D

   floss xxx
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Post by: manicscousers on August 05, 2009, 17:09:51
today we will be mainly eating
cauli, cabbage, beans, carrots, parsnips and potatoes..oh, and a pork chop  ;D
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Post by: saddad on August 05, 2009, 19:44:53
Potatoes, cabbage, onions and raspberries... excluding grazing on small toms... and peas  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on August 05, 2009, 20:10:27
OK that's the ingredients. How about the menus?! ;)
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Post by: saddad on August 05, 2009, 20:16:26
Sausage casserole with jacket potato (Ballydoon) and cabbage (Robinson's giant) followed by fresh rasps Pavlova (Autumn Bliss) with Yogurt (or Soya dessert in my case!)  :)
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Post by: Mr Smith on August 05, 2009, 20:20:56
I had stuffed marrow with cauliflower cheese, potatoes, carrots, broad beans, peas, :)
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Post by: Ishard on August 05, 2009, 21:02:10
mange tout, potatoes and cabbage  ;D
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Post by: thifasmom on August 06, 2009, 01:04:17
courgette, beetroots, tomatoes,french beans, spring onions and garlic
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Post by: manicscousers on August 06, 2009, 17:39:40
cabbage, cauli, carrots, parsnips, onions and spuds..yum yum, steak and onions  ;D
plus, discovery apples as a snack  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on August 06, 2009, 17:44:01
Steamed Salmon from my pond, ;)  with my spuds, french beans, onions and not my mushrooms.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: BarriedaleNick on August 06, 2009, 18:10:59
Steamed Salmon from my pond, ;)  ...

That's just showing off!  ;)

Cherry toms, cabbage, herb salad, spuds and some french beans - and whatever bit of meat I have in the freezer
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Post by: Duke Ellington on August 06, 2009, 18:51:01
So sorry to hear about your job.(Steve76)I hope the shepherds pie hits the spot!

:) Duke
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Post by: small on August 07, 2009, 22:01:05
I've been building up to today to contribute to this thread......lettuce, tomato, rocket, cucumber, radish: potato (salad) with chives, parsley, mint: Coleslaw with carrot, cabbage, onion: basil in the dressing: shame I can't grow Gaviscon......
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Post by: saddad on August 07, 2009, 22:11:42
Stir fry, including carrots, scorzonera, kohl rabi, minipop, courgette... but the chicken was bought... some cherry toms and gages and a fig as we grazed earlier...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on August 07, 2009, 22:31:19
Another huge pot of chilli, all our own toms, onions, and chilli, Eat some , Freeze loads!! ;)
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Post by: cornykev on August 08, 2009, 20:21:09
Lamb chops with my chips.       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: thifasmom on August 09, 2009, 12:14:13
yesterday perpetual spinach loads of home grown herbs, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber and sweetpepper.
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Post by: steve76 on August 09, 2009, 15:04:48
Spuds,carrots,cabbage,LOADS of runners and a swede all for the sunday roast.
Picked french beans and courgettes for the fridge.
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Post by: non-stick on August 09, 2009, 15:16:00
cauli, runners and cucumber - converted to piccalilli. Yet more courgettes and raspberries
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Post by: talula on August 09, 2009, 15:57:02
cos lettuce, wild rocket, dwarf french beans, potatoes, celery leaf, autumn! raspberries, all with local organic  lamb   
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Post by: AdrianH on August 09, 2009, 16:14:26
BBQ with friends this evening, and we will be using our own shallots, beetroot, chillies, basil , thyme, tomatos and spuds
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Post by: cornykev on August 09, 2009, 18:46:19
Lamb salad, with my lettuce, cucumber, carrots, beetroot, tommies and springies.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: KittyKatt on August 09, 2009, 19:25:20
Roast potatoes, carrots, runner beans, cabbage , raspberry and apple crumble for lulnch. Plums and greengages to snack on, lettuce cucumber and tomatoes for salad tonight.
KittyKatt
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Post by: Borlotti on August 09, 2009, 19:32:22
I didn't know we were allowed to keep sheep on allotments in Enfield.
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Post by: alienwithaview on August 09, 2009, 19:40:41
Spuds, spinach, broad beans, cucumbers, courgettes, beetroot, rainbow chard, lettuce, herbs, and white strawberries.
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Post by: cornykev on August 09, 2009, 20:25:51
I forgot I had my spuds with the salad, Borlotti were not allowed to keep sheep, but I keep mine at the bottom of my lottie in front of the compost heap. I just keep telling the other lottie holders its a big white rug covering the compost heap, you know what these oldies are like they can't see more than ten feet in front of them.    ;)     :o       :-X        ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on August 09, 2009, 20:35:43
Watch out, my son is 40 + and I can still remember chasing him and trying to slap his legs when he was in short trousers, so just you watch it mate.  Trouble is I never caught him, especially when he pinched my bike.  ;D ;D
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Post by: rosebud on August 09, 2009, 21:53:11
Today lunch was pork with homegrown potatoes, runner beans, onion, peas
rhuarbarb, for dessert,   strawberries with ice cream at teatime.Luvvverly.
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Post by: ACE on August 10, 2009, 07:20:36
Plums again, but I had some  soup made from all the jerusalem artichokes that where littering about in the bottom of the freezer.

Who wants to pull my finger ;)
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Post by: 1066 on August 11, 2009, 10:11:36
1st cherry toms last night with pasta  ;D  ;D  ;D

BTW Ace back off ! ;)
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Post by: daileg on August 11, 2009, 10:30:20
well i ate my cara potatoes as chips last night the best chips ive ever had so light and fluffy inside yet crispy on the outside an absolute delight  :D
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Post by: cornykev on August 11, 2009, 20:13:21
Chips last night and onions with my spag bol tonight.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Sparkly on August 11, 2009, 20:17:15
Lettuce, toms & cucumber with prawn as a salad followed by blackberries & blueberries with ice cream!  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on August 11, 2009, 21:01:04
fried all the toms that had split while we were away, added a couple of fresh from the chickens eggs, couple of slices of home made bread, toasted, meal fit for anyone , followed by our just ready discovery apples ;D
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Post by: macmac on August 11, 2009, 21:12:41
fried all the toms that had split while we were away, added a couple of fresh from the chickens eggs, couple of slices of home made bread, toasted, meal fit for anyone , followed by our just ready discovery apples ;D
Who needs a Michelin star with a feast like that :)
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Post by: thifasmom on August 11, 2009, 23:04:09
french beans
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Post by: saddad on August 11, 2009, 23:23:41
Mash from the red dukes I speared, 9* from the freezer, runners fresh, courgettes.. and Rasps for pudding  :)
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Post by: 1066 on August 12, 2009, 15:06:55
trying to work out what to cook for tonight with french beans and carrots  :-\
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Post by: manicscousers on August 12, 2009, 16:33:03
pizza, last years sauce, fried onions, peppers and tomatoes..just add cheese  ;D
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Post by: Deb P on August 12, 2009, 23:31:58
Courgettes, sauteed in a bit of butter, with roasties made fom the Charlottes I dug up the other day, to go with OH roast beef and my tuna steak. Yum!
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Post by: thifasmom on August 13, 2009, 02:00:47
12/08/09 runnerbeans, tomatoes, scotchbonnet and the first pattypan squash. all roasted with tofu and my garden herbs, t'was very yummy.
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Post by: elvis2003 on August 13, 2009, 02:03:43
our brand new pink furry apples(as we call them) chicken casserole,with our own onion,garlic,courgette,chard and bean medley,scrummy!
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Post by: non-stick on August 15, 2009, 19:22:42
Chicken with roasted veg - tomatoes (black crimea and roma), shallots, garlic, french beans and courgette (augmented with shop bought aubergine and peppers (must crack how to grow them) and minted new potatoes. For pudding I've made a tarte tatin.

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Post by: manicscousers on August 15, 2009, 19:27:43
stir fry with our onions, garlic, baby corn and peppers..lovely  ;D
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Post by: saddad on August 15, 2009, 19:49:06
Courgettes, Potatoes, spinach beet, salads... Raspberries...   :)
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Post by: shirlton on August 15, 2009, 20:05:53
Potatoes runners Roast parsnips(I couldn't wait for the frost)And a nice pork steak
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Post by: Twoflower on August 15, 2009, 21:05:39
Potatoes runners Roast parsnips(I couldn't wait for the frost)And a nice pork steak

Arhhh it's not just me who couldn't wait ;D Do they keep getting bigger, because my parsnips are already huge!
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Post by: saddad on August 15, 2009, 21:08:43
If they are already big enough, dig some up and store in sand or "spent" growbag...  :)
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Post by: Twoflower on August 15, 2009, 21:15:51
OK I'll have to look for some plays sand in the sales then. I Ran an experiment, one line i pre chitted and planted into tubes and the other just straight into the ground. The toilet roll tube line has grown at twice the rate of the other and the are next to each other! :)
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Post by: saddad on August 15, 2009, 21:48:05
Often the tube "transplants" look better but have less depth to the root, which is balanced by a broader crown... the direct sown will not bulk out at the shoulder for a while as they are swelling a much longer root...  :-\
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Post by: macmac on August 15, 2009, 23:10:38
We ate courgettes.garlic ,red onions,aubergines,potatoes,tomatoes and Asdas mushrooms in my version of roasted ratatouille-the OH won't touch peppers.oh and toms,cues,lettuce and beetroot for tea
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Post by: steve76 on August 16, 2009, 20:36:08
Spuds, Runners, Kale, Runners, Peas,Runners, Cabbage,Runners, Carrots,Runners, Swede and a few Runner Beans ;)
Found a little bit of room on the plate for a Yorke and a couple of slices of meat ;D

People seem to be avoiding me when they see me coming back from the lotty with a bag of runners ;D
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Post by: ali parr on August 16, 2009, 22:11:17
leeks/spuds/onions garlic...leek and pot soup more spuds/green beans/cabbage/sprouting brocc ;D
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Post by: thifasmom on August 16, 2009, 22:38:40
rainbow chard, purple podded french beans, garlic, onion a bunch of herbs and a chillie :)
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Post by: small on August 17, 2009, 20:25:08
I'm just eating last night's ratatouille (peppers, aubergine, garlic, tomato, onion, courgette), cold, on a cream cheese sandwich, with a glass of red.  Either that, or I've died and gone to Heaven  ;D.
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Post by: thifasmom on August 18, 2009, 02:57:54
beetroots, carrots, chinese cabbage, herbs. onion, garlic, tomatoes, cucumber.
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Post by: lushy86 on August 18, 2009, 21:33:31
courgette, onion and parsley in courgette fritters, charlotte spuds and chantenay carrots raw because we ate them before we could get them in the pot  :)

Lushy x
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Post by: Sparkly on August 18, 2009, 21:34:27
Carrots, french beans, sweetcorn, mashed spuds!  ;D
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Post by: Chrispy on August 18, 2009, 21:50:20
Finished off yesterdays stuffed marrow, with fresh carrots.
My corn on the cob starter did not get eaten, they had gone past their best and will be back on the compost, so tomorrow I will freeze any that are still good, and then start to eat next variety.
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Post by: Suzanne on August 18, 2009, 21:58:33
had yoghurt with raspberries and blueberries for breaky.

had french bean salad with cous-cous containing char-grilled shallot, courgette, peppers and some fresh toms for lunch.

had beef stir fry - very little meat but bulked out with red onion & courgette (my OH groaned a bit) with noodles, and a side dish of stir fried broccoli with sesame seeds and soy.

I think I managed five plus portions of fruit and veg today.

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Post by: cornykev on August 20, 2009, 20:53:30
My onions and carrots stir fried with mushrooms, chips, french beans with a piece of quick fry steak.  :P   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on August 20, 2009, 20:55:51
Ratatouille. (?sp) with courgettes, toms, aubergines from the plot and an apple pie to follow. salads with dinner...  :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 20, 2009, 21:22:06
Sweetcorn at lunchtime (Ambrosia).

Large Lady C tats, runner beans and my poor excuse for carrots  ::)

Linda
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Post by: Sparkly on August 20, 2009, 21:37:31
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/indonesianporkcurry_412.shtml

We made this with an immature pumpkin and some swiss chard (and obviously our onions and garlic). Was lovely!
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Post by: Busy Bee on August 20, 2009, 22:03:53
Potatoes, runner beans, onions (with gravy) and carrots. went down very nicely with the pork. :)
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Post by: Digeroo on August 20, 2009, 22:08:29
Sweet corn for breakfast.  Popped it straight into microwave still in its leaf covering and  zapped for three minutes.  Delicious. I do hate burning my fingers when I take the green wrapping off.

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Post by: Hyacinth on August 21, 2009, 18:05:40
In the Dr's surgery today: plate of sliced courgette cake and a large basket of courgettes with the cake recipe printed on pieces of paper to tke away, and a bowl nearby for donations to the surgery....  8)

All courtesy of the practice nurse. ;D
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Post by: small on August 21, 2009, 20:42:31
Hyacinth, could you put the recipe up please? I have something of a glut and there's only so much ratatouille I can eat......
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Post by: saddad on August 21, 2009, 20:45:14
Baked pots, runners, yellowstone carrots... gages and the figs for mid-afternoon snack  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on August 21, 2009, 20:55:48
home made pizza base, last year's tomato topping which included peppers, chilli, onions, tomatoes and courgettes..this year's onions, red and green peppers, beefsteak tomatoes and someone elses mushrooms and cheese..still snacking on the discovery apples but they are from the home tree  ;D
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Post by: 1066 on August 21, 2009, 21:03:04
Made the 1st 2 batches of tomato sauce today and now in the freezer  :D

Been eating fennel, kohl rabi, carrots, garlic, shallots, cabbages, spinach, courgettes, potatoes, spring onions and beans in various guises all week  ;D
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Post by: Hyacinth on August 21, 2009, 21:46:21
Hyacinth, could you put the recipe up please? I have something of a glut and there's only so much ratatouille I can eat......

Here it is 8) I had two slices  ;D

Courgette Cake

large handful sultanas
2 medium - large courgettes, grated using course side of box grater
2 large eggs
125ml vegetable oil
150g caster sugar
225g self-raising flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarb
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 sandwich tins, greased & lined

filling - good quality lemon curd (I use Duchy Originals) with some lime juice to taste

icing:
200g tub organic cream cheese
100g icing sugar, sieved
juice of 1 lime

Preheat oven to 180 C
Grate courgettes.
Combine eggs, oil and sugar in bowl.
Sieve in flour, bicarb and baking powder and beat until well combined.
Stir in courgette and sultanas.
Pour into tins and bake for 30 minutes until slightly browned and firm to touch.
Once cool, sandwich with lemon curd in middle.
cream cheese icing on top - firm in fridge if preferred.

serves 8 people - or 2 people 4 times over :o)

From Nigella's book:
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Post by: small on August 22, 2009, 21:21:27
Thank you.  I'll  try this, it reads a bit like Macro's carrot cake. To die for!
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Post by: 1066 on August 24, 2009, 08:44:45
I had fried green tomatoes over the weekend  :D

Tonight its the 1st of the Pink Fir Apple potatoes  ;D  alongside a red cabbage/carrot/fennel salad
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Post by: non-stick on August 24, 2009, 13:26:08
First of our sweetocrn yesterday - yum!! Only had the allotment 18months so was first attempt. Shall definitely be doing it again

Also

Courgettes - chargrilled with Chilli, garlic, mint and Feta
Runner Beans with tomatp sauce
Spuds
Beetroot - made into risotto
Raspberries - mrs stick makes a lovely almond and cinnamon torte with these


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Post by: steve76 on August 24, 2009, 14:37:54
Just picked and dug- Spuds-leek-runners-peas-cabbage and swede.

and from the herb garden a hand full of sage and rosemary to throw in with the meat ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on August 24, 2009, 15:55:23
salad including new mixes of red mizuna, pak choy and red mustard for lunch.. the last of last year's squash soup for tea with cheese and onion bread  :)
oh, still munching on the discovery apples, pears have started, windfalls  ;D
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Post by: angle shades on August 29, 2009, 22:19:16
 :) shallots,garlic,bay leaf,tomatoes,courgettes,kale,spinach,parsley,aubergine, someone else grew the chickpeas for me ;)/ shades x
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Post by: manicscousers on August 30, 2009, 09:49:29
stew including last year's tomato sauce, onions, kohl rabi, parsnips, carrots and spuds for tea, mixed salad leaves, radish, ishikura onions as spring onions, cucumber and lots of different coloured tomatoes for lunch with our own eggs.5 a day?  ;D
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Post by: flowerofshona2007 on August 30, 2009, 20:59:24
We had carrots, potatoes and 4 types of beans today and have a sweetcorn for tomorow
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Post by: cornykev on August 31, 2009, 20:43:51
Sweetcorn, carrots and spuds with chicken.       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on August 31, 2009, 22:02:29
our tomatoes with eggs and bacon for lunch plus mixed lettuce leaves, cucumber, toms etc with home made quiche for tea  ;D
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Post by: saddad on August 31, 2009, 22:07:53
We had guests... so dinner for 11... included
Roast Red Dukes, Runners, Ne Plus peas, salad, carrots, Veg teghine (for the veggie) pumpkin soup, apple pie, bramble crumble...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on September 01, 2009, 21:19:46
sweetcorn, tomatoes, and caramellised red onions with a nice bit of well-matured fillet!!
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Post by: Sparkly on September 01, 2009, 21:28:31
Roasted parsnips and kale made into a soup (with spuds, onions, garlic and stock)
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Post by: 1066 on September 02, 2009, 16:01:49
Having aubergines, courgettes, shallots, garlic etc in cous couse alonside a tomato salad tonight

Sparkly - that soup sounds yum!
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Post by: GRACELAND on September 02, 2009, 16:05:23
 ;D Runner beans /Marrows And Toms  growing like mad  ;D
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Post by: saddad on September 02, 2009, 16:30:35
I think I'm going to go and look for another fig or 6...  :)
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Post by: GRACELAND on September 02, 2009, 16:32:36
we had a couple on our young tree this yea ,but i don,t like um  :(
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Post by: cornykev on September 02, 2009, 18:41:02
Salmon in foil, with mushrooms, and my spuds, carrots, french beans and onions all steamed.   :P      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on September 02, 2009, 18:53:31
I can only get trout on my lottie... you lucky b*gger...  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on September 02, 2009, 19:05:17
cauli, red cabbage, purple podded beans and potatoes with mint sauce and a bit of lamb  ;D
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Post by: angle shades on September 02, 2009, 23:02:13
 :) red onions,green chilli,garlic,tomatoes,aubergine,flat leaf parsley,kale/ shades x
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Post by: angle shades on September 02, 2009, 23:07:24
 :D forgot the melon and raspberries/ shades x
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Post by: grawrc on September 02, 2009, 23:20:03
carrots, potatoes, courgettes, onions, shallots,tomatoes, aubergines, garlic, French beans all combined in a spicy leg of lamb leftover stew.. yum!
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Post by: Emagggie on September 02, 2009, 23:31:02
Just onion, tomatoes and garlic in the risotto tonight.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on September 02, 2009, 23:41:18
Onions in the rissoles and green beans tonight.

Last night, Egyptian recipe - stuffed courgettes - if I can get future son in law to translate from the spider scribble he wrote down from his Ma, will share, they were so yummy  :)

Linda
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 03, 2009, 21:19:40
Salmon in foil, with mushrooms, and my spuds, carrots, french beans and onions all steamed.   :P      ;D ;D ;D

Where did you get the salmon seed?
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Post by: Suzanne on September 03, 2009, 21:22:43
Salmon and dill fishcakes (salmon not mine, breadcrumbs warburtons, egg not mine) - dill and potato and shallot mine.

salad (lettuce, cuc, toms, red onion) all mine.

Saute potatoes (posh chips) mine - Picasso
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Post by: elvis2003 on September 03, 2009, 21:23:05
mashed carrot and turnip,sauteed petit pain,roasted parsnips,all with lamb,and a yoghurt dressing mixed with our own mint garlic chilli and coriander,srum!
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Post by: telboy on September 03, 2009, 21:27:26
Mind your own business - BUT,
It was all MINE!!!!!!!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on September 04, 2009, 13:33:13
Last night, had salad, red lettuce and green lettuce, toms, cucumber, green pepper (all from allot). with prawns and brown bread (not from allot). Steak (not from allot) with roasted toms, squash or marrow, courgettes, pots, and runner beans.  Then raspberries, blackberries and yoghurt or ice cream.  Then coffee and after eight mints (not from allot.)  Today spag. with home made sauce.  Does spagetti grow on trees.  ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on September 04, 2009, 15:20:18
Just munching through a Sweetcorn cob..  :)
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 04, 2009, 16:35:54
Well tonight I have prepared a courgette tomato and potato bake! with corn on the cob to start!!
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Will now go back to kitchen to bake a courgette cake.

Duke
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Post by: cornykev on September 04, 2009, 21:11:24
I've just had an Indian.    :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 06, 2009, 17:57:30
My carrots, parsnips and spuds with roast lamb.  :P    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: lavenderlux on September 06, 2009, 18:03:12
Its going to be Desiree potatoes (roasted), and mixed roast vegetables of red and yellow peppers and marrow with garlic and shallots and cherry tomatoes, all with roast beef and Yorkshire puddings

Then an apple crumble with the apples from my tree (don't know the variety)
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Post by: tonybloke on September 06, 2009, 20:04:47
just had 'prize winning' carrots and leeks, and cauliflower cheese and roast baby spuds wiv a lovely roasted free-range chicken!
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Post by: cornykev on September 07, 2009, 19:42:19
My cauli, carrots and sweetcorn with chicken and ribs.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 07, 2009, 20:18:36
a lasagna, made with our tom's, onions and garlic! ;)
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Post by: KathrynH on September 07, 2009, 21:04:55
Sweetcorn - again, but we never tire of it. Followed by a stir fry with carrots, peppers and cabbage. And a jam donut to follow. OK, so I didn't grow that but I couldn't resist buying a couple when I was in Tesco this morning!!!
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Post by: mummybunny on September 07, 2009, 21:09:15
we had toad in the hole with our own carrots runner beans and mash potatoes. Even used our own eggs for the batter  ;D  ;D  ;D

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Post by: woodypecks on September 07, 2009, 21:16:44
Made a coleslaw with my own fennel ,apple and onion ..... next year am determined to grow the main ingrediant , the white cabbage .  This was eaten with my own toms , lettuce , the cucumber was bought though ...and a cheese n, onion flan . An apple pie made with two of my own apples  ( not such a good harvest this year ) . I also made a large jar of pickled shallots and onions to keep husband happy .   Have I won  ?    ::)
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Post by: cornykev on September 08, 2009, 19:36:48
Steak and mushroomswith my carrots, onions and Jacket Kestrels.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Trevor_D on September 08, 2009, 20:38:58
Where can you get steak & mushroom seeds? Or do you buy them in as plug plants?
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Post by: Deb P on September 08, 2009, 20:43:07
Chopped up half a giant courgette, red florence onions, garlic, lots of different tomatoes amd added some prawns and pasta, yum! ;D
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Post by: flowerofshona2007 on September 08, 2009, 21:05:52
Runner and french beans and potatoes, veg soup for lunch all home grown and hubby had tomatoes in his lunch box :)
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Post by: angle shades on September 08, 2009, 21:21:19
 :)yellow courgettes, red onion,garlic,potatoes,french green beans,tomatoes, damsons,apples,raspberries/ shades x
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Post by: cornykev on September 13, 2009, 20:49:38
Spuds and carrots with my roast.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on September 14, 2009, 02:11:39
A vege stew with my own onions, courgettes, borlottis and San Marzano toms in it plus Cobra beans and assorted tiddler maincrop potatos (mix of King Edward, Maris Piper and Desiree)

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Post by: Ishard on September 14, 2009, 03:40:37
White beans, onions, squosh, Cara and PFa spuds. Jolly nice they were too!  ;D
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Post by: saddad on September 14, 2009, 07:57:23
Nothing yet... but Rasps and Brambles yesterday...  :)
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Post by: daxzen on September 14, 2009, 10:36:54
took my first grapes today

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Post by: electric landlady on September 14, 2009, 15:44:48
Yesterday...carrot and apple muffins, apple and raspberry crumble

Tonight....beetroot salad, carrot soup

Tomorrow...something with (a lot of) chard in

Have to eat more....the freezer is full...... :o :o :)
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Post by: cornykev on September 14, 2009, 16:57:03
I'm making Salmon parcels with my carrots and onions served with my jacket spuds.  :P       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on September 14, 2009, 17:07:50
Soup, soup and more soup.
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Post by: tomatoada on September 14, 2009, 17:33:21
Grilled goats cheese on cougettes. 
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Post by: Sholls on September 14, 2009, 17:39:45
:o A baby aubergine. Finally! 
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Post by: 1066 on September 14, 2009, 18:00:33
that will be a celebration then Sholls!

Ate the 1st batch of Kale yesterday with tomato sauce followed by summer pudding  8)
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Post by: lightyears on September 14, 2009, 18:08:28
have not eaten them yet, but got 6 eggs today off my new chickens(2days in my coop).
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Post by: plot51A on September 14, 2009, 18:39:13
Roast breast of lamb (from Tesco) with Arran Victory roasties, roasted golden nugget squash, runner beans, carrot, swede and cabbage from the plot and homemade redcurrant jelly. Followed by raspberries, also from the plot. Life is good!
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Post by: artichoke on September 21, 2009, 11:08:46
Mutton chops from a friend's sheep, braised in cider with shallots and garlic and tomatoes and apples and leeks; mashed potatoes full of herbs, sweetcorn, cabbage in garlic white sauce, yellow courgettes, broad beans frozen earlier; blackberry and apple pie with bought cream (miss my cow). The pastry (frozen chunk left over from an earlier baking) was mysteriously laced with chilli powder.

Nightmare getting everything ready at once for five people, after a morning on allotment.
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Post by: Deb P on September 21, 2009, 12:02:55
Did a roast chicken dinner for family, with 'Cream Delight' carrots (which they thought were parsnips because of the colour!), potatoes etc.

Used some of my toms and green peppers, shallots and garlic to do a risotto for me with smoked mackerel....yum! ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 21, 2009, 18:48:24
Just had some boilys, french beans and sweetcorn with my pork chop, I also took a sweetcorn to work with my sarnies.   :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on September 21, 2009, 18:56:00
Had some sweetcorn variety from Franchi.  Lovely red leaves.  Cobs have very slim centres so the corns do not look ready but they are lovely.

Purple dwarf beans just started producing followed some blown lettuce.  Plus the usual suspects.
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Post by: manicscousers on September 21, 2009, 19:04:35
Just used the outside stems and some of the leaves from our celery with baby carrots and our onions to make celery soup for tomorrow, gorgeous  ;D
carrots, spuds, onions, squash, parsnips and runner beans out of the pods as they had gone too big while we were way, all to make stew, only use 8ozs steak for 4-6 portions  ;D
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Post by: Jeanbean on September 21, 2009, 19:08:17
It was roast lamb (from Tescos), roast potaotes,'cara' carrots 'Chantenay', 'White lady' runner beans, Roast beet root 'boltardy', Greyhound cabbage and spinach. Had so many different veg had to try them all. Really tasty :) :)
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Post by: Emagggie on September 23, 2009, 16:56:58
Cabbage, spuds and onions from plot, sausages from a pig.
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Post by: Kea on September 23, 2009, 17:59:53
Raspberries today all i had time to pick! I only managed one bush and I have a full container from that.
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Post by: cornykev on September 23, 2009, 18:47:01
My jacket Kestrels and shallots with steak and chesnut mushrooms.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: shirlton on September 23, 2009, 19:06:38
Parsnips Carrots onions  tomatoes cooked in the slow cooker with some bought celery(cos we can't grow it) and beef with horseradish and chive suet dumplings
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Post by: flowerofshona2007 on September 27, 2009, 13:16:21
We will have cara pots roasted, baby parsnips and butternut squash and marrow roasted,with chicken then strawberries and raspberries for pud  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on September 27, 2009, 17:46:15
slow roasted lamb shanks in red wine, garlic and mint gravy, our potatoes, calabrese, cabbage and parsnips, for afters, our conference pears stewed with cinnamon and ginger with a light lemon sponge on top , then we will have to sleep it off  ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on September 28, 2009, 00:23:20
Roasted pink fir apples, long red florence onions and hunter butternut, plus a defrosted curry containing homegrown onions, broadies and courgettes

chrisc
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Post by: saddad on September 28, 2009, 07:40:04
amongst other things a rather delicious tomato and Basil soup...  ;D
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Post by: earlypea on September 28, 2009, 08:13:42
Well, yesterday for family Sunday lunch (9 persons) we had roasted lamb (not mine) with roasted Desiree, parsnips and crooknecks along with possibly the last of the Cosse Violette and a massive vat of Cavallo Nero.

I was most impressed with myself  ::)  I'm only one and a half seasons into this growing lark.
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Post by: Borlotti on September 28, 2009, 15:03:15
Actually, last night, roast pork (from Morrisons) and apple sauce from allotment, and then roast squash, pots, cabbage, runner beans and about 10 small sprouts (all from the allotment).  Very nice.  Tonight, cold pork, toms, lettuce (from allotment) and hopefully squash soup which is cooking now if it tastes OK.  Recipe from here so should be good.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on September 28, 2009, 18:54:31
pea and ham soup made with someone else's gammon  ;D
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Post by: xlynettex on September 28, 2009, 19:13:54
i dug over 1 of the beds and planted my garlic . we also finished building a bin to hold a couple of tons of manure and filled it.  ;D a good day . then came home and had a well deserved courgette soup and made tomato and chili chutney
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Post by: cornykev on September 28, 2009, 20:00:02
Sweetcorn, roast Kestrels with lamb shanks.   :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 28, 2009, 21:27:56
stuffed marrow, with tomatoes, onions, peppers and garlic, all from the lottie. ;)
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Post by: cornykev on September 30, 2009, 19:05:20
Just had a juicy sweetcorn after my dinner, which consisted of my mashed spuds and carrot with lamb chops.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on October 02, 2009, 20:05:57
today we are having (in a minute) cauli cheese, sweetcorn, carrots and butternut squash, oh yeah, and loin of pork (not from the lottie, but local free-range)  ;)
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Post by: Trevor_D on October 02, 2009, 21:16:12
Had a fish delivery today, so with it mashed Desiree (with plenty of parsley), runner beans picked this afternoon & fresh tomato sauce.

And strawberries - picked yesterday - on my muesli this morning....
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Post by: greensausage on October 02, 2009, 21:31:33
Runner Beans, Onions, Chocolate Peppers and Courgettes, oh yes and homemade Cucumber Relish made with my own produce of course  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on October 02, 2009, 21:50:21
Hiya, greensausage, welcome to a4a  ;D
we had cheese with our salad plus apple pie with some of the windfalls, then pea and ham soup made with our onions, carrots, garlic and, of course, peas  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on October 04, 2009, 16:16:06
Roast spuds and squash, cabbage, carrots with roast lamb.  
 :P ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on October 04, 2009, 16:50:27
just made stuffed cabbage leaves with chicken, it'll be going in the oven at 5  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on October 04, 2009, 16:52:48
Manics I'll be there at 5 to.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on October 04, 2009, 17:29:52
table's set, ck, just cooking the rice  ;D
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Post by: flowerofshona2007 on October 04, 2009, 17:35:45
Carrots, parsnips, mixed squashes, shallots and turnips all roasted with chicken and potatoes !
Raspberrys for pud.
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Post by: lushy86 on October 04, 2009, 22:28:36
Beef stew with own onions, carrots,herbs, roast butternut squash, runners and PFA - butternut squash soup  :)

Lushy x
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 04, 2009, 23:20:09
Diced chicken breast in a sauce made with, (mint and coriander leaves, chillis, shallots, garlic - all from the plot), ginger, apple and natural yogurt.  Served with vermicelli rice. :P

Ninny
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Post by: cornykev on October 07, 2009, 17:56:22
Tommies, onions, spuds and squash in my beef stew and dumplings.   :P      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on October 07, 2009, 19:29:10
lamb with parsnip/potato mash, the last of the fielderkraut cabbage(6 meals), roasted onions, peas and sweetcorn  ;D
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Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on October 07, 2009, 19:47:22
loin of pork with fennel, tomato and shallots, tatoes rosted in olive oil, steamed baby turnip and small courgettes sliced and fried in butter
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Post by: tonybloke on October 18, 2009, 10:17:51
used the last of the tomatoes in a lovely quiche,  ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on October 20, 2009, 19:15:19
the stores took a battering today, made 12 portions of tomato pizza/pasta sauce but that was just to make room in the freezer  ;D
so,loads of onions, basil,green peppers and garlic went into that, we made soups so carrots, onions, garlic and chillies, plus a great pot of stew so onions, carrots, parsnips, potatoes,beans, leeks, garlic, herbs with home made bread rolls and pickled red cabbage from 08
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Post by: saddad on October 20, 2009, 19:33:19
Currently cooking off a carrier bag of Aubergines to go with the pan of Tomato slop...
Had celery soup yesterday and remains for lunch today...  :)
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Post by: Deb P on October 21, 2009, 11:35:42
Quite a few shallots, garlic and tomatoes as the basis for a king prawn pasta dish, yum!
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Post by: Digeroo on October 24, 2009, 16:35:21
Runner beans, carrots, beetroot, celery, onion, brocolli, leeks.
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Post by: small on October 24, 2009, 18:58:01
Carrots, turnip, parsnip, onions, casseroled with roadkill pheasant, and jacket potatoes. Oh, and pickled red cabbage on the side.  I predict an evening of indigestion.....can anyone grow Gaviscon.....
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Post by: saddad on October 25, 2009, 23:18:34
Sorry, can't get the gaviscon tablets too germinate...
Cabbage, carrots, potatoes (2 sorts) beetroot, cucumber,tomatoes (of course) apple (pie) Melon, tomato (soup) onions sage(stuffing)
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Post by: susan1 on October 25, 2009, 23:33:40
absolutely nowt this weekend went out to eat with all the family on Saturday and hub and I went out for lunch today :P
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Post by: non-stick on October 26, 2009, 12:46:34
Knocked up a soup with butternut, garlic, onion, carrot and some spuds. Very nice

Another load of Raspberries - made these into smoothies.
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Post by: Borlotti on October 26, 2009, 18:35:34
Had slug cauliflower, was going to compost it, but after a good wash and cutting out the slugs was OK.  Didn't tell OH and he ate it without moaning which was good.
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Post by: Sparkly on October 26, 2009, 18:38:21
chicken stir fry with onions, carrot, mizuna and pak choi

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Post by: flowerofshona2007 on October 26, 2009, 18:40:30
We had red onion,butternut squash, baby turnips, parsnips all roasted and roast potatoes from the lottie, only veg not off the plot was the carrots.
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Post by: cornykev on October 26, 2009, 19:30:18
My spuds and onions with pork chops and mushrooms.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on November 03, 2009, 17:29:16
lunch was celery soup for me, leek and potato for ray..potatoes, cabbage, onions, carrots with someone else's pork for tea  ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on November 05, 2009, 18:25:48
Prawn cocktail, only thing from allotment was toms.  Pots and my 15 sprouts (from allotment) with minty lamb chops, mint in potatoes from allotment.  Mum used to make me eat Brussel tops (but mine had a lot of white fly on, so have left them).  Carrots I am ashamed to say bought at Morrisons.  Have got a lovely vase of Dahlias on the table, from an allotment friend.  ;D ;D ;D  All prepared but will cook it soon.  Then pancakes, but the man with the chickens didn't give me any eggs.  :( :( :( (Only joking). His chickens are going to live forever, even when they stop laying as he loves them to bits.
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Post by: cornykev on November 05, 2009, 18:46:30
Shallots, chips and celeriac with my steak and mushrooms.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on November 07, 2009, 19:07:53
peppers and onions in the tagliatelle carbonara  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: non-stick on November 08, 2009, 14:00:22
Yesterday made a very passable soup from pumpkin, garlic, turnip, carrot, onion and potato. Today we are going to gave roast spuds and pumpkin, carrots, turnip and swede mashed together plus some greenery - kale, sprouts or cabbage.
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Post by: saddad on November 08, 2009, 14:19:10
Last night was the bonfire party...
two soups... pumpkin, leek and potato; spicy pumpkin
allsorts in the middle and pumpkin cakes to finish...
Today an array of veg with the pot roast..  :)
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Post by: Emagggie on November 08, 2009, 21:01:10
Made a very passable cake from a rather large round courgette that has been kicking around for a while. Made it to a carrot cake recipe and added sultanas. Tasty.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 09, 2009, 01:03:59
Made a very passable cake from a rather large round courgette that has been kicking around for a while. Made it to a carrot cake recipe and added sultanas. Tasty.

Ooh... recipe please?.... Back in the heady days of "courgette surprise" I'd have killed for that....wonder if it would work with squash?....  we ate the last of the courgettes today....along with some potatos in the mash and an onion in the gravy.....
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Post by: Emagggie on November 09, 2009, 15:21:10
Will put it in Recipes Chris.
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 17, 2009, 00:53:25
Large green pepper, lettuces (Deer's Tongue, Winter Density, Fun Jen....something, Romaine), chives and butternut sq.
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Post by: angle shades on November 18, 2009, 16:57:35
 :) carrot and artichoke soup/ shades x
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Post by: cornykev on November 18, 2009, 17:52:31
This week I've eaten my celeriac, carrots, spuds, parsnips, onions and shallots.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on November 18, 2009, 18:40:25
due to being quite ill this week, we've been eating various soups made from plot stuff,
leek and potato, pea and ham, veggie, celery and chicken noodle..feel much better  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on November 18, 2009, 20:25:23
So sorry Mal. Hope you and Ray are feeling better.
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Post by: manicscousers on November 18, 2009, 20:29:10
getting there, Anne, thanks for your good wishes :)
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Post by: saddad on November 21, 2009, 19:39:51
Just had a great sausage casserole... with potato wedges and a three bean and chilli sauce (Top of the Pole, Barlotti and Cheroke!)  :)
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Post by: Digeroo on November 21, 2009, 20:12:31
Great meal today.  Salmon with carrots, sprouts, romanesco broccoli, really dark green parsley sauce.  Was hoping to have enough veg to last until Christmas but looks like that target will be easy.  Earlier on I had my own baked beans.
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Post by: angle shades on November 22, 2009, 17:41:43
 :) parsnips,carrots, sprouts,potatoes,broad beans ,runner beans/ shadesx
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Post by: woodybrown on November 22, 2009, 18:08:11
 ;D  spuds sprouts and cabbage , lovely  ;)
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Post by: saddad on November 22, 2009, 18:31:05
Haven't eaten it yet... but just processed another 5lbs of Tomato slop, made pumpkin and Sweet potato soup, preparing veg for Beef Casserole, carrots, spuds, cabbage...  :)
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 22, 2009, 18:33:13
THe mash and the onion gravy for todays toad in the hole, tomorrows stir fry will have pak choi, celeriac, radishes, spring onions, carrots and onions I grew, then Tuesday we're planning on having leek and potato soup, leeks, onions and potatos all home grown.... I might well try to sneak a squash into the soup as well.....

chrisc
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Post by: BarriedaleNick on November 22, 2009, 19:09:20
just about to sit down to roast desiree spuds, parsnips, sprouts, squash and kale with a nice onion gravy.  Only the pork is from the shop..
and boy am I hungry  ;D
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Post by: macmac on November 22, 2009, 19:34:19
Roast pork with parsnips,celeriac,butternut squash and desiree potatoes and the left over pork is in the slow cooker with more of the veg (not potato)some frozen sauce made from our toms ,chilli and garlic spiced with curry.Roll on tommorrow :)
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Post by: Sparkly on November 22, 2009, 19:40:54
Made a steak and potato pie and served with carrots, brocolli and broadies.  :)
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Post by: gardentg44 on November 23, 2009, 08:26:15
spuds,cabbage,carrots cauli,peas,sweed onions

and charlie the cockrel. ;D ;D
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Post by: lottiedolly on November 23, 2009, 08:28:00
Turks Turban squash, potatoes, garlic, chillies, apples and walnuts

not altogether, i hasten to add
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Post by: cornykev on November 23, 2009, 19:00:55
Onions with my spag bol.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on November 23, 2009, 19:28:02
No seals then, did you see my rude comment, expect a funny reply soon.
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Post by: tonybloke on November 25, 2009, 17:50:12
roast squash and parsnip, with cauliflower (in a cheese sauce) ;)
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Post by: angle shades on November 26, 2009, 18:48:39
butternut squash,red onion,garlic,sage, roasted then topped with bought goats cheese, yummy ;D/ shades x
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 28, 2009, 19:20:12
I had an Oca for the first time ever today... wasn't very large but it was the first one I found whilst having a firkle.... very nice it was too.... looking forward to the main harvest around X-mas now.....

chrisc
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Post by: tomatoada on November 28, 2009, 19:32:59
Cabbage, cauliflower and potatoes from my store.
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Post by: saddad on November 28, 2009, 19:58:48
Potatoes from store, tom slop from freezer, fresh cabbage and lettuce. Celery soup on now and fennel and celeriac for dinner tomorrow!  :)
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Post by: Tin Shed on November 28, 2009, 21:01:29
Celeriac, jerusalem artichokes, leeks, carrots - poached with chicken [ a Valentine Warner recipe] and potatoes. Lady Balfour potatoes make good mash and they are storing well so far.
Could have done something with the quince for a pudding, but didn't have time so that will have to wait for another day!
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Post by: manicscousers on November 29, 2009, 16:42:21
veggie soup for lunch, everything you can think of in it  ;D
for dinner tonight, roast kestrels, red cabbage, roasted onions, carrots with a little bit of pork  ;D
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Post by: saddad on November 29, 2009, 16:43:21
You don't get much meat on a kestrel.....  :-X
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Post by: manicscousers on November 29, 2009, 16:44:35
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on November 30, 2009, 17:07:55
butternut squash, spuds and onions (with stuffed lamb)
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Post by: angle shades on November 30, 2009, 20:11:55
 :) Pak Choy,kale, red onion, garlic,parsley, bought goats cheese,pasta and mushrooms / shades x
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Post by: manicscousers on November 30, 2009, 20:14:57
fresh eggs from the chickens with the bacon  ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on December 07, 2009, 03:24:18
A frozen veg thing with courgettes, borlottis, tomatoes and onions, roast spuds and the first Bon-Bon.... they're pretty big squash but after the three of us had tasted it we ended up eating so much there wasn't as much as I expected left to make soup for tomorrow... was polanning on freezing some but doubt it will get there now.....
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Post by: caroline7758 on December 07, 2009, 18:19:29
Roast pumpkin and garlic soup  (had onions in too) for lunch. Some veg with fish tonight but not sure what yet as my son is cooking. :D
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Post by: jimtheworzel on December 21, 2009, 17:49:25
RE-NAMED MY ALLOTMENT  "FARM FOODS"  ITS GOT  FROZEN VEG
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Post by: mat on December 21, 2009, 18:07:03
parsnips and potatoes are just cooking...  ;D

may put a bit of chutney (almost all ingredients are from home) in the gravy...
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Post by: manicscousers on December 21, 2009, 18:23:25
sweet potatoes, squash, spuds, onions and parsnips, all roasted around a leg of lamb, carrots steamed  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on December 21, 2009, 18:25:03
I'll be straight round Manics.    :P      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on December 21, 2009, 19:06:04
sorry, kev..up to the choccies now  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on December 21, 2009, 19:48:57
Leek, sprouts, carrots, parsnips, something of a challenge digging them up.  The robin was pleased that there was a little soil turned over.
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Post by: angle shades on December 21, 2009, 20:01:51
 :) kale,sprouts, apple sauce from own apples frozen/ shades x
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Post by: chriscross1966 on December 22, 2009, 00:13:57
Potatos and onions from store, leeks that were a struggle to harvest a couple of days ago... leek and potato soup...

chrisc
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Post by: saddad on December 23, 2009, 17:16:10
So far just Celery Soup (!!) but at least spuds with the Mackerel for tea... Still have some "fresh" toms brought in from the cold greenhouse last weekend...  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on December 23, 2009, 17:26:48
we're having oxtail soup tonight, all but the tail's from the plot/freezer  ;D
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Post by: gardentg44 on December 23, 2009, 17:55:25
[we're having oxtail soup tonight, all but the tail's from the plot/freezer  ;D
]

BADGER SOUP  ;D ;D :-X
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Post by: manicscousers on December 23, 2009, 17:57:24
 ;D ;D ;D @gtg
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Post by: gardentg44 on December 23, 2009, 18:00:57
Today we had Bangers and mash, with runner beans and gravy.
 I grew the spuds, runners and the onions for the gravy, [(not allowed to keep pigs!)  ];)
Norfolk or pembroke.lol!!
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Post by: tonybloke on December 25, 2009, 20:25:56
parsnips, sprouts, and the onions in the gravy ;)
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Post by: saddad on December 25, 2009, 20:46:00
Anya potatoes, carrots, sprouts, leeks with dinner... the Winter Festival pumpkins got left in the oven!!
Tea.. with a salad, some raddichio and "black Mavr" tomatoes... only brought in from the cold greenhouse last week...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on December 26, 2009, 18:47:13
Spuds, carrots, celeriac and parsnips.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: angle shades on December 27, 2009, 10:16:44
 :) parsnips,kale and sprouts yesterday/ shades x
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Post by: lottiedolly on December 27, 2009, 10:42:10
over xmas i have eaten, brussells, kale, leeks (and french beans frozen earlier in the year) onions, garlic, spuds and different herbs.

I have to say i am quite chuffed with the variety of stuff we have grown and eaten considereing first year with the little allotment
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Post by: Columbus on December 27, 2009, 16:40:26
I made a pumpkin and bean cobbler, Theres a layer of homegrown big-size pumpkin precooked with rosemary topped with a layer of my precooked homegrown dried beans, tomatoes, onion and spinach with a crumble type topping of self-raising flour, cornmeal and oats, etc.

Its my own recipe to use those big pumpkins and dried beans, very tasty too.

try it,  :)

Col
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Post by: saddad on December 27, 2009, 17:50:01
More "salad"... tomatoes, raddichio and grated red cabbage...
Picasso Jackets, the festival pumpkins, parsnips...
Having pasta for tea... just for a change..  :)
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Post by: cornykev on December 28, 2009, 16:00:15
Were cooking my parsnips, carrots and spuds with roast lamb.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: phlips66 on December 28, 2009, 16:14:32
didnt get there becuase my fractured ankle,but me mate bought me back a cabbage and leeks
 good old brian
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Post by: manicscousers on December 28, 2009, 17:40:32
got desiree wedges on, plus runner beans, peas and sweetcorn wif a bit  o' salmon  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on December 29, 2009, 16:54:39
Shallots in my lamb stir fry.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on December 29, 2009, 17:42:50
sprouts, spuds and sweet potatoes  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on December 30, 2009, 01:42:41
There's about 6 inches of snow on the path to my plot and I couldn't actually open the allotment gates. Grrrr....!! :o :o
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Post by: cornykev on December 30, 2009, 18:29:01
Chips.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: angle shades on January 01, 2010, 16:38:37
 :) Kale, sprouts and parsnips / shades x
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Post by: angle shades on January 03, 2010, 19:45:07
kale and parsnips ;D / shades x
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Post by: cornykev on January 03, 2010, 20:01:54
More chips.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Sparkly on January 03, 2010, 21:08:00
crown prince pumpkin in a quiche
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Post by: If on January 03, 2010, 22:06:39
red Cabbage, King Edwards, Kohl Rabi, Sprouts & Parsnip - great !!
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Post by: Suzanne on January 03, 2010, 22:11:19
Had chicken in red wine - so in the sauce onions, garlic, and some diced carrots, plus some finely diced celeriac (use it instead of celery). Then did a root veg selection roasted with thyme (parsnip, carrot, potatoes, plus some potimarron squash). And for the greens some brussel sprouts just because they are lovely after all the frost. (Yummy)

Getting the parsnips and carrots out a bit tricky - luckily I am on sandy soil on this lottie so got them out whole. Was a bit icy though washing the residual soil off in the water butt.  :o

Also tried to relock the padlock on my shed which then completely seized up in the cold weather - dashed to B&Q got a new one to lock the shed and what do you know the original one worked okay after 15 minutes back in the warm of the kitchen. ::)
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Post by: saddad on January 03, 2010, 23:01:27
Auberginges in a curry, pumpkins and sweet potatoes in soup, cabbage and toms in a salad...  :)
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Post by: Deb P on January 05, 2010, 08:46:38
A lot of garlic and shallots in a sort of stir fry. Picked up the last two hanks of garlic from the shed yesterday, should be enough to see us through until the 'new' stuff currently frozen in the ground is ready..... ;D
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Post by: cornykev on January 06, 2010, 17:46:32
Spuds and carrots with my lamb shank.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: angle shades on January 13, 2010, 19:31:43
 :) lots of different veggies and herbs in my soup / shades x
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Post by: cornykev on January 14, 2010, 19:17:49
Shallots with my chicken in foil.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on January 17, 2010, 23:16:46
Sprouts, potatoes, parsnips with dinner. Leeks & pumpkin and more potatoes in soup (and onions and garlic which went into a curry for later so not technically eaten yet!)  ;D
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Post by: non-stick on January 17, 2010, 23:30:00
carrots, onions and brussels
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Post by: susan1 on January 18, 2010, 01:05:20
Today I used freshly picked sprouts and sweede with our frozen carrots and stored onions and spuds
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Post by: tonybloke on January 20, 2010, 19:30:07
Onions in the home - made burgers, with garlic and chilli as well.  ;)
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Post by: cornykev on January 20, 2010, 19:31:16
Shallots, carrots and boilies with my salmon parcels.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: carosanto on January 21, 2010, 00:38:50
Last night curried parsnip soup, yum.  My leeks sauteed in butter, garlic (my own) and a little white wine, served with marinaded teryaki salmon.  Tomorrow, Bangers, mash (my potatoes) and brussels sprouts.
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Post by: cornykev on January 21, 2010, 18:25:48
Shallots with my spag bol.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: macmac on January 21, 2010, 19:33:28
parsnip and celeriac mash, jacket potato,sprouts, cavilo di nero and liver, bacon with onion gravy :)
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Post by: tonybloke on February 04, 2010, 21:18:40
loads of frozen tomatoes in the spaghetti sauce !
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Post by: Emagggie on February 05, 2010, 17:51:40
Courgette and basil soup!! (it wasn't too bad having been frozen, but better freshly made.)
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Post by: manicscousers on February 05, 2010, 19:03:28
minestrone soup(also frozen), our onions, tomatoes, basil, garlic, celery..amazing, when you think about it, still eating last year's tomatoes  ;D
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 05, 2010, 20:26:56
Soup made with oca, JA's, and half a dozen other veg out of the freezer.
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Post by: saddad on February 25, 2010, 19:16:57
Carrots, potatoes, parsnips as mixed mash ( we bought some celeriac as we are out) leeks and sprouts (red and green) ...  :)

OH says don't forget the onion and peppers in the mince...  :-X
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Post by: Digeroo on February 25, 2010, 19:20:15
Sprouts, carrots, parsnips.  Found some potatoes which I had missed amazed they were unaffected by frost damage.  Taste delicious.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on February 25, 2010, 21:50:22
Only the garlic that's hanging in the kitchen.........too wet to even open the gate up there today!

Ninny
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Post by: Duke Ellington on February 25, 2010, 21:58:53
Leeks.....I made a leek and bacon soup which I ate this evening for dinner. I also pulled the last of my parsnips!

Duke:)
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Post by: Tulipa on February 26, 2010, 08:56:44
Hi Duke,

Please could I have the recipe for your soup, I have some boys who would love that!

Thanks x
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Post by: Jayb on February 26, 2010, 22:43:57
Cauliflower cheese, leeks and boiled potatoes.
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Post by: fi on February 26, 2010, 23:49:48
I had some mooli and lambs lettuce.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on February 27, 2010, 11:16:31
Tulipa :)

I sent you the link for the recipe via email

Duke
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Post by: grawrc on February 27, 2010, 12:29:40
Green soup - a bit of everything green available + some potatoes. Cabbage, leeks, mint, peas. Can't remember what else but it certainly cleared a shelf in the fridge!
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Post by: Tulipa on February 27, 2010, 12:48:01
Thanks Duke, I have it now  :) :)

For anyone else with leeks to use up it is here......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/leekpotatoandbaconso_3682.shtml

 :)
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Post by: Tee Gee on February 27, 2010, 13:08:49
Picked a stick of sprouts, a savoy cabbage, a few leeks and parsnips this morning for our weekend dinners.
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Post by: Jayb on February 27, 2010, 20:05:38
Made veggie soup for lunch, yumm with crusty bread. Cauliflower, carrots and potatoes tonight with a pork chop. Oh and apple sauce from the freezer.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on March 01, 2010, 02:37:02
The last of the butternuts and a small Festival squash. The festivals have improved flavourwise for storage but have developed a really stiff skin.... real effort to break into that one, they weren't that hard  back in November :-)

chrisc
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Post by: w00dy on March 01, 2010, 07:38:30
Not technically from my plot, but a lottie neighbour gave me some fresh eggs delicous, think im going to have to get some chooks now.
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Post by: saddad on March 01, 2010, 07:54:16
Yesterday... Leeks, potatoes (from the shed) carrots, parsnips, celeriac (we hadn't run out)... onions...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on March 01, 2010, 22:16:14
tomatoes and onions in the lasagne!! ;)
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Post by: Sparkly on March 01, 2010, 22:17:09
yesterday... tomato sauce for pasta with onions, tomatoes, garlic

today...swede mashed with carrot :)
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Post by: Jayb on March 01, 2010, 22:41:42
Yesterday roasted veggies  parsnip, celeriac, Swede, carrots, arties, onions and the last of the jumbo garlic.
Today baked potato and cauliflower.
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Post by: saddad on March 14, 2010, 14:25:00
Pumpkin soup and side salad (raddichio and winter radish) haven't cracked the mackerel yet...  ;D
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Post by: non-stick on March 14, 2010, 15:11:28
Raspberries
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Post by: Froglegs on March 15, 2010, 23:57:38
Leek and potato soup.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on March 19, 2010, 09:58:12
Last night the very last of the PFA's....  :'(  Next time I get to eat something like that will be when the Anya's come through, and they're not even planted yet......

chrisc
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Post by: cornykev on March 19, 2010, 16:21:23
Parsnips and Carrots with my roast lamb.      :P       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on March 22, 2010, 18:53:32
Shallots with my Salmon parcels.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jeannine on March 22, 2010, 21:55:27
Not from mine but a gift from someone elses garden pulled yesterday.. garlic, rhubarb,mustard greens, sorrell and kale. XX Jeannine
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Post by: small on March 23, 2010, 20:18:26
At the bottom of my large chest freezer (no jokes please) I found a tub of yellow french beans from 07, and half a tub of mangetout peas from 08. I can't bear to throw food away and didn't quite dare serve them au naturel, so made a soup, all the while expecting to pour it down the sink.....it was lovely. It was a very delicate taste with neither ingredient dominant.  I feel quite smug!
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 23, 2010, 20:40:44
When veg in the freezer gets a bit old I boil it, blend it, and use it as a sort of soup base with some fresh veg.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on March 23, 2010, 21:11:41
my last but one butternut squash -I will eat the last one tomorrow ;D

duke
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Post by: lottie lou on March 23, 2010, 21:19:48
roast parsnips, pumkin, jerusalem artichoke with a bit of garlic to give it extra taste.  Accompanied by broad beans and runners from the freezer.  had to buy spuds as I ran out before Christmas.  Would love home grown chicken but OH hasn't forgiven me yet for bringing home a couple of budgies years ago.
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Post by: 1066 on March 25, 2010, 17:53:04
Well tonight will be the 1st (hopefully!) of the Pruple Sprouting Broccoli  ;D   8)  ;D  8)  ;D

So chuffed after last years no show!
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Post by: Digeroo on March 25, 2010, 18:27:42
One PSB plant has decided to go for it and was eaten for lunch and the last of the leeks.  Things are a bit sparse at the moment.
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Post by: artichoke on March 27, 2010, 19:50:26
Sparse pickings from spinach and land cress with sliced small leeks - potatoes - j artichokes boiled then fried.
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Post by: saddad on March 27, 2010, 20:00:00
Just about to sit down to Lamb.. with carrots, parsnips, anya Potatoes and roasts from the shed, purple cape cauli... all except the lamb off the plot today..  :)
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Post by: cornykev on March 28, 2010, 18:32:48
Lamb with my parsnips and carrots.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on March 28, 2010, 18:58:20
 Not had it yet but it's stir fry, with purple cape florets, Nero Kale sideshoots and Oca :)
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Post by: SMP1704 on March 28, 2010, 19:33:48
With pork chops today, we had the last of the parsnips and brussels and the first of the PSB.  Did Delia's Rhubarb and Ginger Brulee with my first rhubarb - good but about a million calories :o
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Post by: non-stick on April 05, 2010, 17:25:41
Had our first purple sprouting yesterday. It was touch and go this year when the snow brought the netting down and the pigeons got in but we re-covered them and now looks like we'll get a reasonable crop - it was yum.

Still picking leeks - they didn't grow much but taste great
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Post by: Emagggie on April 05, 2010, 23:08:29
PSB at last and parsnips.
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Post by: carosanto on April 05, 2010, 23:23:49
Hi Y'All

PSB, WSB (wonderful), baked parsnips and griddled leeks.  The White Sprouting Broccoli was an accidental purchase, but what a revelation, like min-caulis, with lots of tender leaf.  And it's supposed to be perennial (only just found that out).

Happy eating.

Caro
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Post by: Normylass on April 05, 2010, 23:47:10
Roast and mashed potatoes, parsnips, cabbage and cauliflower, delicious :-)
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Post by: saddad on April 05, 2010, 23:51:04
Sprouts and Parsnips that we took up to the MIL's with us for the weekend...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on April 06, 2010, 20:09:29
PSB, WSB and parsnips yesterday, onions used in the burgers tonight  ;)
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Post by: cornykev on April 07, 2010, 19:20:06
Shallots in my spag bol.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on April 07, 2010, 20:20:13
Three sorts of the beans in the sausage casserole, pumpkin leek and potato soup...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on April 08, 2010, 17:51:41
tomatoes in the spagh bog last night, onions in the sheperds pie tonight.
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Post by: SMP1704 on April 10, 2010, 18:05:53
3 spears of asparagus - I kept telling them it was way to early and to stop growing but they ignored me - it seemed rude not to eat them ;D ;D
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Post by: small on April 17, 2010, 18:26:20
Overwintered lettuce and spring onions, this year's radishes, rocket, salad leaves, and ASPARAGUS!  Spring has come at last......
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Post by: gwynnethmary on April 17, 2010, 19:26:39
Rhubarb!
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Post by: tonybloke on April 18, 2010, 18:36:17
Asparagus for lunch, Broccolli with the roast lamb in a minute, and Rhubarb crumble for 'afters'  ;D
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Post by: saddad on April 18, 2010, 18:48:05
Not eaten yet, just going to have pre-dinner drinkies...
Purple Cape Cauli, Potatoes boiled and roast (from store), Leeks... with gammon (Sadly we can't keep pigs on the allotments...)  ;D oh, and the roast parsnips from the freezer...
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Post by: GlentoranMark on April 18, 2010, 18:52:41
Only have stuff in the freezer  :(

Had some string beans and beetroot as my veg.

Good thread BTW  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on April 18, 2010, 20:32:00
Good thread BTW  :)

thanks ;)
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Post by: ajb on April 18, 2010, 20:38:46
PSB and leeks. And, if I'm honest, the thinnings of brassicas and lettuce. Waste not ...
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Post by: Sparkly on April 18, 2010, 21:06:32
French beans from the freezer and some rhubarb  ;D
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Post by: fi on April 19, 2010, 10:14:36
Nettles! plus first asparagus, eaten raw on the allotment. i did make soup with the nettles didn't fancy them raw!
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Post by: gp.girl on April 19, 2010, 18:55:21
Russian red kale  :)

Rhubarb soon......
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Post by: cornykev on April 19, 2010, 19:31:26
My last five shallots in a lamb and mushroom stir fry.  :'(       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Alimo on April 19, 2010, 21:35:26
Rhubarb, spinach and ... a snail that didn't wash off  :P

Alison
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on April 19, 2010, 21:40:37
The last butternut squash...but not quite the last as a neighbor and I painted it in
a still life we've been working on. It is now "the immortal" butternut!
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Post by: saddad on April 19, 2010, 21:49:42
Half of the ingredients in the stir-fry...  :)
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Post by: Duke Ellington on April 19, 2010, 22:34:26
I still have sweetcorn in the freezer so I made chicken and sweetcorn soup for dinner tonight!

 ;D
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Post by: Melbourne12 on April 19, 2010, 23:15:10
PSB.  Superb
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Post by: macmac on April 19, 2010, 23:30:17
it's been psb-psb-psb
roll on the hispi they're only little but I've got my eye on them :o
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Post by: SueK on April 20, 2010, 06:35:57
We've been finishing off the mibuna and mizuna in salads and stir fries this week.
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Post by: Digeroo on April 20, 2010, 07:25:25
Finally getting PSB.  Thought it would never produce.  Also getting some celery, not long stalk but makes a good addition to a stew.  I thought it would not survive the winter but no problems there.  Getting a few furry carrots too, also good for the chicken stew.
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Post by: artichoke on April 23, 2010, 13:39:31
Hid some raw sliced sorrel in a lettuce salad just now (along with finely sliced young dandelion leaves and hedge garlic) and had no adverse comments.

Sorrel is interesting stuff that I wasn't sure how to use. Yesterday I dropped some sliced leaves into an omelette at the still runny stage and they melted away into it, adding a delicious lemony taste. Then wilted some into cream I happened to have for a short simmer, and poured the result over some fried bacon. Both were lovely (nasty khaki colour when cooked, though).

Does anyone else use sorrel?
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Post by: small on April 23, 2010, 18:57:43
I grew the cultivated red-veined sorrel from T&M some years ago and it has stood through the winters ever since.  I only use it as a raw leaf, but even the smallest and youngest are rather too sharp for OH. I'll try it in an omelette after what you said, and maybe soup?
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Post by: manicscousers on April 23, 2010, 19:33:34
pizza topping (only 4 more lots left  :( )..includes last years tomatoes, garlic, onions, peppers , basil and chillies  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on April 23, 2010, 19:56:49
I had my first pea pod.  Could not wait for the peas.

Fiinally getting lots of PSB.

I got some sorrel seeds in a swap, not sure what to do with them.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on April 23, 2010, 22:58:27
Coriander leaves from the greenhouse in a curry tonight.

Ninny
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Post by: manicscousers on April 24, 2010, 14:46:38
salad leaves and spring onions  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on April 24, 2010, 22:06:52
Asparagus from my allotment today, and pork from a friends allotment for lunch tomorrow!!
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Post by: macmac on April 24, 2010, 22:17:35
MORE psb.............................................
I've got sorrel but never used it  :(
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Post by: Suzanne on April 24, 2010, 22:24:50
potatoes, PS, Giant red mustard, pak choi, mustard greens, herbs on the chicken (majoram and thyme) plus mint tea.
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Post by: manicscousers on April 25, 2010, 08:18:11
had our last years pears in cinnamon with a lemon sponge on top, yum  ;D
sorry, goodlife, it was yesterday, still haven't woken up  ;D
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Post by: goodlife on April 25, 2010, 08:22:33
Nice breakie manics.... ;D I had rhubarb & "custard" cheat's pie with a pot of coffee..... now my spade is going to get some "hammer"  today..all the energy..
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Post by: cornykev on April 25, 2010, 20:59:43
Carrots with my roast.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on April 27, 2010, 21:00:45
Asparagus.... and psb...  :)
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Post by: goodlife on April 27, 2010, 22:23:18
Parsley, garlic greens, PSB, Kale, last potatoes + rabit (not from lottie :o)=stew
Rhubarb + custard (made with eggs from our chickens that were fed with weeds & left over greens from lottie) = lovely pie
..and then I was doing "Aly"...munching peashoots and salad leaves in gh..
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on April 28, 2010, 15:41:14
salad leaves, spring onions then strawberry jam on home made bread ;D
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Post by: Mortality on April 30, 2010, 12:26:21
(From my back garden)

My First little harvest  ;D

In a chicken sandwich, Lettuce leaves and a Radish. Tasty very tasty. ;)
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Post by: Digeroo on April 30, 2010, 12:31:53
Carrot and celery soup with parsley scattered on top.  PSB steamed with butter and pepper on top. Salad leaves and lettuce.  
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Post by: Bugloss2009 on April 30, 2010, 12:36:05
mizuna, rocket, mustards, komatsuna, baby pak choi and 3 little  radish  :D and some picled herring from Costco
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Post by: gwynnethmary on April 30, 2010, 16:49:54
I made rhubarb crumble for 16 people at our church luncheon club- it was pronounced delicious.
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Post by: tonybloke on April 30, 2010, 22:04:42
some 9 star broccolli from a fellow-plotholders allotment.
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Post by: Emagggie on April 30, 2010, 23:53:43
PSB with lamb casserole, and MORE rhubarb. ::) ;D
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Post by: Jayb on May 01, 2010, 06:27:54
Veggie soup from the freezer with a little fresh watercress added.
New potatoes, calabrese, carrots and cauliflower with a roastie dinner, yum!
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Post by: chriscross1966 on May 02, 2010, 01:39:31
The first of the Durham Early spring cabbages with my dinner... they sho.uld have finished by now in a normal year but TBF I'm amazed they survuved the winter.... the rest of them have a month before the squashes I'll sow next week go in... it was really nice cooked though raw it was a bit strong tasting.... gave one to the folks yesterday too, might find out how it was when they visit on Monday......

chrisc
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Post by: tonybloke on May 02, 2010, 13:09:06
white sprouting broccolli today
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Post by: Emagggie on May 04, 2010, 02:31:37
Spinach.
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Post by: tonybloke on May 05, 2010, 22:26:23
asparagus for lunch!! MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Post by: gaz2000 on May 05, 2010, 22:27:49
had a rhubarb crumble

forgot the custard but still went down well  ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on May 05, 2010, 22:30:31
My last but one Crown Prince Squash I had to get OH to cut through it for me. It was delicious ;D

Duke
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Post by: artichoke on May 05, 2010, 22:38:51
I took my Crown Prince to my family (4 people) in Germany last week, and we had it grated in home made rolls, baked in a remoska, roasted with other veg, made into a soup - and there was still a quarter remaining when I had to go home. I knew the two of us couldn't eat it here before mould set in.
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Post by: macmac on May 05, 2010, 22:41:41
A cauliflower I found that I thought was all leaf,radishes ,rocket and overwintered spring onions-I know a contradiction in terms  :)
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Post by: goodlife on May 06, 2010, 22:58:33
I made jummy pasta sauce with fresh oregano, parsley, chives and garlic from lottie. Picked more PSB,,nibbled with pea shoots, radish and salad leaves and a bit of hawthorn hedge too ::)
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Post by: GlentoranMark on May 07, 2010, 22:00:01
I ate my first from this season's growings  :)

I thinned some pea plants and muched on the thinnings. Its the first I've really tried the pea shoots and they'd go well as a salad green in a sandwich.

Finished off my string beans from my first year that were in the freezer. Things are very sparse in the house  >:(
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Post by: tonybloke on May 09, 2010, 20:06:43
this
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followed by this, (in a crumble)
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Post by: tonybloke on May 14, 2010, 20:09:03
more asparagus today!!
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Post by: manicscousers on May 14, 2010, 20:40:13
our tomato pizza topping and peppers (last of them  :( ) on our pizza  ;D
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Post by: Jayb on May 14, 2010, 21:30:25
Cauliflower cheese and new pots from the polytunnel, yum  :)
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Post by: Alimo on May 15, 2010, 13:58:19
Mint, parsley, thyme and basil and lettuce.

Alison
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Post by: Mortality on May 17, 2010, 12:35:50
Lettuce in chicken and lettuce bread rolls (homemade)  8)
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Post by: manicscousers on May 17, 2010, 15:05:30
last night we had our first new potatoes, frozen purple podded beans and calabrese  ;D
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Post by: calendula on May 17, 2010, 15:46:26
started basil really early (indoors) this year, a lot of it as I didn't really think it would do too well being out if its normal time zone, so to speak and as luck would have it, it has done brilliantly and got a glut so making pesto - needless to say homemade pesto is to die for and amazing on a simple bowl of home made pasta  :)
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Post by: landimad on May 18, 2010, 17:54:25
Firstly I have no lottie no more, so I make do with the patch at the back of the house. :'(
Carrots raw, spring onions, potato salad with chive dressing, and a tomato.
Now what could be better than to add the OH's home made sausage roll with a bit of bread and cheese. :)

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Post by: manicscousers on May 18, 2010, 18:12:18
salad leaves, spring onions and new potatoes, all with a nice bit of salmon  ;D
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Post by: gwynnethmary on May 18, 2010, 19:45:05
our first ever lettuce, in prawn sandwiches, and it really did taste nicer than shop bought!
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Post by: galina on May 18, 2010, 20:02:19
Lettuce, chicory, endive, rocket, chard, spring onions, sprouting broccoli and stored squash variety Blue Ballet.
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Post by: Deb P on May 18, 2010, 20:45:36
Some fresh volunteer Charlotte potatoes I dug out of my soon to be sweetcorn patch today.... ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on May 18, 2010, 21:09:45
sweetcorn from the freezer!  ;D
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Post by: Tin Shed on May 18, 2010, 22:17:52
The last of the pasta sauce from the freezer :'(
Still got loads of passata though!
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Post by: saddad on May 18, 2010, 23:00:51
Cauliflower, asparagus, Anya (from store)...  :)
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Post by: pookienoodle on May 19, 2010, 11:07:36
Yeah I can finally join this thread.
today I ate 2 wonderfully perfect strawberries,the first ever produce from my new lottie.
may post a photo later if I can work out how to.
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Post by: small on May 23, 2010, 21:16:13
Some lovely all-year-round lettuce, regrowth from the stump left after cutting the original some weeks ago - it was delicious. Also some Swift spuds from a bucket, asparagus and radishes.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on May 24, 2010, 20:51:34
From the freezer, chopped hardneck onions and tomatoes - nearly the last of last year  :(

Ninny
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Post by: gwynnethmary on May 24, 2010, 20:54:20
stewed rhubarb with natural yoghurt- OH scewd up his face and I got his portion as well! ;D
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Post by: Deb P on May 25, 2010, 09:16:32
I had two whole little gem pearl lettuces for lunch the other day....first proper 'big ones' of the season! ;D
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Post by: antipodes on May 25, 2010, 10:19:16
Rhubarb tiramisu!!!
make a rhubarb compote, nice and sweet. instead of coffee, soak the biscuits in apple juice with a splash of brandy. I guess you could use cider...?
Then make the usual marscapone cream and layer: biscuits, rhubarb compote, cream etc etc.  It went in the blink of an eye.
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Post by: greenfists on May 25, 2010, 10:28:01
Radishes. Lovely and fresh and then POW that peppery taste. Brilliant.
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Post by: goodlife on May 26, 2010, 22:27:38
My first peas...few Early Alaskan and Golden Sweet mangetout... ;D ;D
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 26, 2010, 23:13:40
I've got the first buds on my rather pigeon-pecked Hatif D'Annonay, but no pods on anything yet. I've only got a few of those so I won't be eating more than the one pod.
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Post by: GlentoranMark on May 31, 2010, 13:55:45
Found some Leeks in the back of the freezer and made some thingy-a-Leekie soup.

I've only some pickled Beetroot remaining from last year  :'( Roll on July.
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Post by: non-stick on June 01, 2010, 13:00:59
Yesterday (BHM) we got the first of our broad beans (from the few that survived the snow) and they were yummy. Still (hopefully) loads to come from the replacement sowing.
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Post by: antipodes on June 01, 2010, 14:08:58
A baby cut and come again lettuce with a handful of rocket, landcress and chives, and s handful of strawberries. Last night we had teh first potatoes! They were absolutely divine!
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Post by: Digeroo on June 01, 2010, 14:18:41
A few mangetout, a few strawberries.  Before shops appeared this must have been a very lean time of year.  Rocket lettuce and other greens.  A spring green plant OH said it was nice and sweet. 

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Post by: macmac on June 01, 2010, 14:23:37
Asparagus,freshly dug new potatoes and newly laid eggs from a lottie mates hens.
Does life get any better? :)
Well perhaps if the first strawbwerries hadn't been nibbled by slugs :(
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Post by: Lady of the Land on June 02, 2010, 22:39:27
Radish ( they are so different from shop bought- much more peppery) and lettuce in a salad with soft boiled eggs from the chickens. Tomatoes from freezer used in main meal. Mange tout and courgette.
Also ready but not used tonight - cucumber (just finishing off shop bought one before going onto home grown) Broad beans are now ready to use and have some strawberries but will pick tomorrow night.

I am in the south so some things may be ready earlier than for those people further north
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Post by: Emagggie on June 03, 2010, 00:08:56
The last of the toms from the freezer in the spag bol. I have 1 strawberry nearly ready....just a day or two more....
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Post by: tonybloke on June 03, 2010, 07:27:20
garlic and tomatoes in the lasagne, with asparagus
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Post by: Manouche on June 03, 2010, 07:37:37
Strawberries and they were lovely.xx
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Post by: DawnF on June 03, 2010, 07:48:31
Our produce so far -
6 strawberrys - yummy nice and sweet.
10 mange toute - love the fresh taste.
Rhubarb - for the crumble
and some fresh hen eggs from a friends lotty

Not bad Ist proper produce!
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Post by: GodfreyRob on June 03, 2010, 07:52:14
Lunchtime salad: Spring sown lettuce (Ice Queen) - nice and crisp, Chives,Dill,
Coriander.

Evening stir fry:
Immature courgettes (cut them off before they fell off as my 6 plants all produced female flowers first)
Mushrooms - courtesy of 'spent' mushroom compost dug into polytunnel beds earlier in the year.
Shallots from last autumn.

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Post by: goodlife on June 03, 2010, 08:23:25
re; what will I eat today...
all crop has been inspected last night..and I can tell that I will be eating my first courgette of the year today...with some shallots, and mangetout, radish, cabbage, garlic greens..hmm..sounds like stir fry coming up.... ;D
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Post by: Crystalmoon on June 03, 2010, 08:34:46
Today I will be having red mustard leaves, pea shoots, bronzed fennel, chives, sorrel & a few other snippets of herbs to make a fragrant salad ;D
It will be a few more weeks before my main crops start to be ready for harvesting.....I can hardly wait ;)
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Post by: Jeannine on June 04, 2010, 04:51:14
Not from my personal lottie , but on the soft fruit hedge that is part of our communal area I ate blackcurrants today XX Jeannine
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Post by: chriscross1966 on June 04, 2010, 06:06:46
About a third of a Durham early cabbage and the same of a cauliflower (plants bought at GH, can't remember variety)... I'd all but given up on the caulis, several died over winter, at least one bolted.... a week ago the remaining plants looked like spring greens, then suddenly there were four heads..... Ate them raw with some italian salad dressing....

chrisc
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Post by: earlypea on June 04, 2010, 08:20:14
Purple sprouting broccoli and Tuscan kale - strange, but true.  They just keep on going this year.......
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Post by: Alimo on June 04, 2010, 22:05:40
Lettuce, rocket, basil and parsley salad.  :)

Alison
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Post by: Trevor_D on June 05, 2010, 16:55:30
I've just picked: asparagus (lots), the first baby carrots, radishes, a baby cauliflower, some red spring onions (over-wintered), a couple of lettuce and my first head of garlic. Plus rhubarb picked yesterday.

But my birthday meal is incomplete: no potatoes!!!! For the first time since I've been gardening - and probably in my entire life - I haven't been able to lift any. Serves me right for boasting on the Potato Challenge thread a few months back!

No broad beans yet, either.
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Post by: Sparkly on June 05, 2010, 17:05:16
Not that much stuff ready on our plot yet, but yesterday we did have red onions and lettuce in our salad. Today we are having mashed potatoes, broad beans and runner beans frozen from last years crop. I have just done a freezer audit to try and ensure we finish off the stuff in the freezer so have some room when the crops arrive. I thought we had eaten allthe broad beans - no there are 13 x 3 portion bags! Same with the carrots - no 6 x 3 portion bags. I have also totally forgot about the huge box of plums and huge box of blackberries I froze to make jam!
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Post by: grannyjanny on June 05, 2010, 18:33:43
Found the last few raspberries at the back of the freezer.
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Post by: calendula on June 05, 2010, 20:53:30
first watercress salad of the year  8)
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Post by: goodlife on June 05, 2010, 23:30:25
Peas ;D
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Post by: goodlife on June 06, 2010, 19:24:53
Another yummy stir fry with peas, courgette, radish, shallots, garlic, horseradish leaves and  parsley from lottie with some shop items..mind though..didn't need much adding to that lot... ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on June 06, 2010, 22:56:06
New potatoes and asparagus,  :D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on June 06, 2010, 23:04:58
Webs Wonderful Lettuce!!
Rocket!!
Chives!!
Radish!!

* Goodlife I didn't know you could eat horseradish leaves !! :o how do you use them?
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Post by: non-stick on June 07, 2010, 12:42:02
Had the first of our sugar snaps over the weekend - they were fantastic. Will definitely do them again next year.

Broad beans and lettuce the only other things ready. Rhubarb has, I think, suffered from the drought
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Post by: calendula on June 07, 2010, 12:47:28

* Goodlife I didn't know you could eat horseradish leaves !! :o how do you use them?

can be used in salads or used to wrap food in to cook but there's this you might like

http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/horseradish-leaf-bubble-and-squeak

and this

http://www.horseradish.org/homepage.html
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Post by: debster on June 07, 2010, 12:52:42
cabbage
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Post by: betula on June 07, 2010, 13:04:16
Radish and Rocket  :)
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Post by: goodlife on June 07, 2010, 13:19:04
 
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Goodlife I didn't know you could eat horseradish leaves !!  how do you use them?
I just pull some off and chop them smaller and slightly cook them..like kale..or cabbage..or to spice up salads you can eat it raw too.. ;)..in sandwich..etc..
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Post by: Digeroo on June 07, 2010, 14:14:34
Peas, mangetout, PSB, cabbage,  radish, rocket and some potatoes dug up over the weekend for the spud challenge with parsley.  Strawberries yummy.   
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Post by: cornykev on June 07, 2010, 19:25:17
My challenge spuds with fresh mint and chicken kebabs on the barbie.  :P       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: plot51A on June 07, 2010, 19:36:58
The rest of my challenge spuds, first pick of broadies, a little bit of calabrese that had decided to run to seed ( ???) and a few - very few - peas. Lovely!
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Post by: Glen on June 07, 2010, 21:38:35
Been eating mixed rocket, spicy leaves, red and white icicle radishes. Debating whether to have a firckle for some potatoes.  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on June 08, 2010, 10:49:11
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harvested some honey at the weekend, yummy!!
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Post by: GlentoranMark on June 08, 2010, 17:20:32
Just had my first of this season - Had a small firkle and nicked some baby spuds and I thinned out some baby turnip  :) Used them in a veg soup that my wife had made.

4 weeks time I will be in full flow.
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Post by: manicscousers on June 08, 2010, 19:16:25
just made a pizza, our pizza topping from last year (still got 3 more) and some onions that had decided to flower and the last of last year's garlic  ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on June 08, 2010, 19:59:23
One strawberry, a tablespoonful of baby spinach, after cooked, and two radishes in the fridge.
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Post by: skyblu on June 08, 2010, 21:01:14
broad beans, rocket and basil in my salad tonight with the first proper picking of our strawberries to follow  :)
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Post by: Crystalmoon on June 08, 2010, 22:00:39
first new potatoes steamed with fresh mint, so yummy with a mixture of salad leaves & first strawberries for pud, im in allotment heaven today ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on June 08, 2010, 22:07:09
Strawherries, managed to get brave and pick the ones next to the snake.
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Post by: SueK on June 09, 2010, 07:05:53
The first of our yellow mange tout - just a handful but we couldn't wait any longer.  Now looking forward to making yellow salads with yellow tomatoes and radishes when they are ready!
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Post by: GodfreyRob on June 09, 2010, 08:02:04
First courgettes of the year (yellow Taxi and green Bambino) from the polytunnel.
Lettuce too (Ice Queen).
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Post by: cornykev on June 09, 2010, 19:55:36
New spuds with fresh mint, onions in a stirfry with mushroms with lamb.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: artichoke on June 10, 2010, 08:25:42
Delighted to find that grass-like volunteer garlic, grouped into a corner in March, has bulked up into little fat marbles, so used it today instead of digging up the real ones, still growing.

First new potatoes found by poking soil with a trowel; spinach; gooseberry and elderflower sauce with our pork chops. Lots and lots of herbs. A great heap of lightly boiled asparagus yesterday for four of us, with herby/garlicky butter.

Some huge red strawberries. Mara des Bois is the best strawberry in the world. Got the plants last year in Boulogne Market in August and am amazed at their growth and the size and sweetness of the fruit; will be collecting runners and establishing a bigger bed.
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Post by: tonybloke on June 10, 2010, 16:51:53
going to have these spuds for tea, with  the asparagus in a stilton & asparagus quiche. Mmmmm
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Post by: Crystalmoon on June 10, 2010, 16:57:18
Tonybloke that sounds sooooooooooooooo scrummy, made my mouth water & tummy rumble ;D
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Post by: Le-y on June 10, 2010, 17:14:24
Mange tout, love them up the plot, keeps my toddler entertained for ages and they're fantastic to eat off the plant, not got many this year but enough for a couple of pods each trip he takes with me, going to do loads next year!
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Post by: goodlife on June 10, 2010, 17:19:08
I mede bunny curry with courgette, coriander, mangetout, shallots, garlic....yum..and the bunny was from work...all free ;D ;D..I wish my new potatoes would have been ready... ::)
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Post by: Emagggie on June 10, 2010, 21:02:18
Broad beans and strawberries. I'm assured that they were delicious, now 6 weeks with no sense of taste or smell....depressing. :'(
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Post by: tonybloke on June 10, 2010, 22:39:23
going to have these spuds for tea, with  the asparagus in a stilton & asparagus quiche. Mmmmm
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Post by: powerspade on June 11, 2010, 07:55:26
First salad of this season
Mixed salad leaves, spring onions, radish, finished off with rhubarb crumble
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Post by: chriscross1966 on June 11, 2010, 17:40:50
THe first of the little gems, the first decent pulling of Ishikura spring onions (both from home), one of the last Durham Elf spring cabbages from the plot and the first pot-grown early spuds I've grown in donkeys years.... three Rockets planted in a 40cm square pot on the 17th of March yielded enough decent sized potatoes to make a 2 litre pudding basin of potat salad.... enough for me for four or five meals ......

Also ate a pod of raw peas and reckon there'll be a picking there to take to my folks tomorrow......

chrisc
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Post by: cornykev on June 11, 2010, 20:15:11
My onions in the spag bol, Tone don't forget to freeze some of the asaragus for my tea when I visit in Oct.   :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on June 11, 2010, 20:34:00
more potatoes & carrots, with pork chops (from a friends allotment)
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Post by: calendula on June 11, 2010, 20:42:44
 :o how do you grow pork chops  ;D

big salad pickings today - chives, watercress, mizuna, rocket, celtuce, lettuce etc and a few spuds for tomorrow's barbie
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Post by: Mortality on June 12, 2010, 17:40:20
A large chicken and boiled egg salad, Radishes, Lettuce and Potatoes (as potato salad), were all fresh from the garden. (Also with it, pickled onions and cucumber)
Yum..
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Post by: tonybloke on June 13, 2010, 20:00:45
:o how do you grow pork chops  ;D


erm, he raises pigs on one of his allotments
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Post by: tonybloke on June 13, 2010, 20:03:19
today we went out for lunch, but had rhubarb crumble (from the allotment) when we got home, with home-made Lemon Geranium (from the front room) Ice-Cream  ;)
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Post by: mpdjulie on June 15, 2010, 16:24:58
For dinner today we had vegetable and egg stir fried rice.  It had my first 2 courgettes in it.  Yum yum !!! 
;D
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 15, 2010, 17:31:32
today we went out for lunch, but had rhubarb crumble (from the allotment) when we got home, with home-made Lemon Geranium (from the front room) Ice-Cream  ;)

And how did the lemon geranium ice cream taste?
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Post by: cornykev on June 15, 2010, 18:49:26
My red onions with chicken and mushroom in foil.     :P       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jayb on June 17, 2010, 16:40:07
pitta bread at lunch with beetroot, onion and mixed salad leaves and tomatoes
Tonight potatoes, cauliflower, calabrese and peas with some chicken
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Post by: lavenderlux on June 17, 2010, 17:21:24
Lunchtime, some salad leaves and shallots. This evening some 'Vales Emerald' new potatoes (only small but lovely flavour) and the first picking of peas (well, the first main picking as I've been eating the odd pod or two straight from the plant for the past week or so).   
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 17, 2010, 20:16:44
fresh summer squash (trombone)  and rhubarb pie
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Post by: tonybloke on June 17, 2010, 20:29:04
the first of the 'epicure' potatoes  :D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 17, 2010, 21:14:42
Lady C potatoes and Hispi cabbage  :)

Ninny
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Post by: betula on June 17, 2010, 21:22:05
Rocket with everything at the mo   ;D

Oh chives and a radish :)
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Post by: caroline7758 on June 17, 2010, 22:24:14
A few strawberries- yum! Picked the first courgette but haven't eaten it yet.
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Post by: Kingfisher on June 17, 2010, 22:33:21
We had Strawberries and ice cream fresh from the lottie yum yum I would like to share something that I have tried this year that has worked really well, I cut up plastic milk bottles, cut off the bottom then cut around the bottle just below the handle and put them around my Strawberry plants cus last year I only got a few after the slugs ants and all the other insects had them, well since I have put them on I have only had a few that has been nibbled
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Post by: macmac on June 17, 2010, 22:49:12
I had a lovely risotto with a gathering of young veg carrot,asparagus ,mange tout,peas and spinach.Fresh strawberries so many we're sick of picking.
I made jam that despite using a jam thermometer was runny soooo reboiled and now I'm serving it by the slice  ;D
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Post by: goodlife on June 19, 2010, 12:37:03
I had first peach of the season.. ;D ;D ;D..It was a little on the crunchy side..but still sweet.. ;D..someone just had trial one.. ::) yum, yum.. ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on June 19, 2010, 12:45:02
Fresh strawberies and cream last night.
More Lettuce.
Basil.
One garden pearl tomato.......the plant is covered with flowers though so there are more to come!
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Post by: manicscousers on June 19, 2010, 16:30:54
just had strawberry tarts made with our own strawberries, feel fat but they were lovely  ;D
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Post by: GlentoranMark on June 20, 2010, 11:14:32
Today I shall be having my first full allotment dinner Roast Beef (not home grown!), new potatoes, Cabbage and Spinach (may cook it with some onions).
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Post by: Sparkly on June 20, 2010, 11:19:30
lettuce, cucumber (they were from a lottie neighbour), new potatoes with steak. Then strawberries. Definately more strawberries today and probably some lettuce.
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Post by: Lottiman on June 20, 2010, 18:25:59
We had new potato's with our BBQ Yum Yum. Strawberry's later and cream.
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Post by: tonybloke on June 21, 2010, 09:09:10
'epicure' potatoes, and a few strawberries
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Post by: antipodes on June 21, 2010, 10:50:24
Kelvedon wonder peas and those new potatoes ahhhmmmmm they are so scrumptious. Also a few red onions (bolting) and the last of the spinach. I also have a good pound of rhubarb waiting in the fridge.
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Post by: artichoke on June 21, 2010, 11:55:43
Last night 7 people ate snap and mangetout peas and broad beans, Charlotte potatoes (surprisingly large), bought pork slices cooked with own garlic, and a sort of strawberry cake.

This was made out of crushed biscuits that had been around rather a long time, mixed with melted butter and chilled; a mixture of creamy things that have been in the fridge for a bit (marscapone, Philadelphia, fromage frais, and a little sugar), laid on top of the biscuit; artistically arranged Gariguette strawberries laid on top of the creamy stuff; a jelly laid over the lot, made of strawberries and redcurrant jelly mixed with gelatin and strained. I chilled it to make sure it would set, then microwaved it soft again, and brushed it on in 3 or 4 successive layers.

Looked rather impressive and tasted delicious, considering it was mostly leftovers plus fresh strawberries.

We started with tiny potato pancakes decorated with bought things (smoked salmon, cream cheese) plus own basil leaves and asparagus tips lightly blanched.
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Post by: cornykev on June 21, 2010, 18:34:10
Parsnips with our roast Lamb, and will be tucking in to my strawberry's later.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jayb on June 21, 2010, 21:57:12
R. Beans, Kohl Rabi, N. potatoes and baby carrots, with a naughty dab of butter yummmm!
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Post by: Digeroo on June 21, 2010, 22:13:15
Potatoes, baby carrots, broad beans, cougette, rhubarb and parsley.

But how have you managed to get runner beans Jayb .  Some of mine are flowering but no beans yet.
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Post by: BockingBill on June 21, 2010, 22:18:19
First picking of strawberries - 3lb + lovely hispi cabbage + broad bean tops  :)
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Post by: Jayb on June 21, 2010, 22:41:26
But how have you managed to get runner beans Jayb .  Some of mine are flowering but no beans yet.

Polytunnel ;D,  bit late this year but a massive set, some are 14-18 beans, Red rum, great for indoor growing and also a late crop.

My outdoors are flowering beautifully,  but only 'tiny worm' beans so far
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Post by: Kea on June 23, 2010, 16:23:34
Another huge container of strawberries today and the same of gooseberries. The house smells of strawberries!
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Post by: GRACELAND on June 23, 2010, 16:28:29
strawberries / cougette,/ rhubarb
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Post by: brownowl23 on June 23, 2010, 16:29:22
strawberries and raspberries and spuds
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Post by: Mortality on June 23, 2010, 16:38:50
Lettuce, Potatoes and a raw pod of peas ;)
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Post by: GRACELAND on June 23, 2010, 16:41:07
Lettuce, Potatoes and a raw pod of peas ;)

only one pod
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Post by: Flighty on June 23, 2010, 16:54:44
Rhubarb, strawberries, salad leaves and radishes. :)
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 24, 2010, 03:57:24
rod grod med flyder from our raspberries
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Post by: cornykev on June 24, 2010, 18:16:20
Onions in foil and Strawberry's.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on June 24, 2010, 18:30:58
onions, garlic, leeks from the freezer, new potatoes in a stew.
strawberries to graze on  ;D
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Post by: gwynnethmary on June 24, 2010, 22:28:04
first stawberries, and they really do taste different when plucked straight from the plant,  full of sunshine  and juicy sweetness-mmmmm!
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Post by: goodlife on June 24, 2010, 22:36:03
PEACHES... ;D ;D..one for breakfast..and second one too..just to make sure it was ripe..third and fourth in mid-day..and another couple when I when to shut the GH's later on... ::) ;D..oh I did find few strawberries and a raspberry too.. ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on June 24, 2010, 23:19:44
Strawberries and some strawberries and more strawberries!! ;D
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Post by: SueK on June 25, 2010, 06:58:19
Over the course of the afternoon we had multicolour mange tout (yellow, green and purple [thank you Saddad]) and later home-grown strawberries and raspberries/blackcurrants/redcurrants with ice cream, all a mix from home and school gardening club.  The mange tout is going down well in packed lunches, even with my OH who hates peas and we are going to try to save some seed from the purple podded peas for next year.
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Post by: grawrc on June 25, 2010, 08:37:50
Onions, garlic, carrots, radishes, mangetout, broad beans, asparagus - yesterday!
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Post by: manicscousers on June 25, 2010, 16:26:25
been browsing on the plot today, small french beans, mangetout, peas, strawberies, oh, so many, didn't feel like lunch  ;D
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Post by: Jayb on June 27, 2010, 22:00:36
Cheese and tomato sarnie for lunch.
snacked on strawberries, raspberries, mangetout and peas
Tonight B. beans, F.beans, R.beans and new potatoes  ;D
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Post by: detailista on June 28, 2010, 09:11:50
My first ever allotment harvest!   ;D

White icicle radish - they were enormous
Baby broad beans - think I picked them too small

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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 28, 2010, 10:15:53
Lester's peas and Italian sprouting calabrese.

Ninny
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Post by: happygardner on June 28, 2010, 21:53:38
we had charlotte potatoes   broad beans with sausages and strawberries for pud YUMMY
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Post by: calendula on June 30, 2010, 20:57:00
couple pounds of spuds, couple pounds of strawberries and a couple pounds of peas - all for supper tonight - bring it on, harvest really beginning even though it hasn't been half bad already  ;D
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Post by: Jayb on June 30, 2010, 21:31:47
My first ever Russian Blue potatoes, french beans, a little butter, salt and pepper. Bliss  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on July 01, 2010, 07:27:42
spuds and strawberries  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: artichoke on July 02, 2010, 08:32:22
The very very last asparagus, and because it knows it is now safe, giant thick spears are springing up all over the bed. Trying to ward off temptation to have one more treat.
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Post by: calendula on July 02, 2010, 09:15:15
cabbages looking good but leaving them for a few more days so it was strawberries and potatoes - the first of my first earlies is Annabelle, average yield, lovely waxy salad texture and a creamy flavour - would give them 7/10  ;D
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Post by: betula on July 03, 2010, 00:12:35
Was getting a bit worried then I realised I was on page 1.   ;D

Peas.......
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Post by: Mortality on July 03, 2010, 22:04:47
Carrots and peas with dinner  ;D
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Post by: queenbee on July 03, 2010, 22:23:32
Strawberry's, Raspberry's, small turnips (raw) and a handful of Wok Broccoli (purple) delicious will grow this new variety again. at least six pickings per plant really recommend it. grew this broccoli last year.
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Post by: Alimo on July 04, 2010, 21:05:59
Peas, broad beans and beetroot ... YUM

Alison
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Post by: tonybloke on July 07, 2010, 22:19:10
onions and garlic (fresh) tomatoes and peppers (frozen) in a lovely ragu,  mmmmmmmm
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Post by: betula on July 07, 2010, 22:21:02
Peas  :)
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Post by: Le-y on July 07, 2010, 22:22:59
raspberries, strawberries, lettuce, carrots and potatoes.

just wish my hens would lay some eggs to go with it all........
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Post by: macmac on July 07, 2010, 22:51:12
courgettes,carrots,potatoes,raspberries,strawberries,blackcurants,zzzzzzzzzzzzzblimey will this harvesting ever end  :o
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Post by: calendula on July 10, 2010, 09:51:14
will be picking spuds, yet more peas, cabbages, carrots, chard, salads courgettes and patty pans - I'm happy  ;D
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Post by: gwynnethmary on July 10, 2010, 15:39:49
potatoes, courgettes and lovely broad beans
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Post by: Sparkly on July 10, 2010, 17:47:07
We are having lettuce with tea. Also had some lettuce on sandwiches at lunch. At the plot I did eat numerous baby carrots and strawberries! Yesterday made a nice spicey tomato dish with new potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley in. That was followed by jelly with rhubarb, gooseberries and raspberries in.

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Post by: STHLMgreen on July 10, 2010, 19:08:31
Radishes, red onion, peas and cherries.
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Post by: Sparkly on July 10, 2010, 19:09:24
We are having lettuce with tea. Also had some lettuce on sandwiches at lunch. At the plot I did eat numerous baby carrots and strawberries! Yesterday made a nice spicey tomato dish with new potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley in. That was followed by jelly with rhubarb, gooseberries and raspberries in.



Oops also baby carrots, beetroot and cucumber in the salad!
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Post by: grawrc on July 10, 2010, 20:20:20
onion, spring onion, garlic, carrots, carrot thinnings, broad beans, mangetout, potatoes, strawberries, cherries...Yum!!!

I am now officially vegetarian in order to keep up with the amount of stuff I am picking/ digging up every day. Apart from the Sunday roast of course.  ;)
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Post by: macmac on July 10, 2010, 20:27:19
Potatoes and peas for lunch,raspberries,blackcurrants and strawberries in a frozen fruit smoothie.Lettuce,carrots,cucumber,tomatoes.beetroot with courgette fritters. :)
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Post by: gwynnethmary on July 13, 2010, 17:19:11
tiny beetroot baked in foil, turnip "crisps", broad beans and Nicola potatoes
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Post by: calendula on July 13, 2010, 17:31:18
have a glut of parsley so it is parsley sauce with the fish tonight and some more spuds, also pickled some beetroot which seems to have come on all at once, and yet more strawberries and raspberries
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Post by: manicscousers on July 13, 2010, 18:07:23
lunch was salad with our first red tigerella tomato, meal tonight is our new potatoes, rocket, I think..freshly cut cauliflower with cheese sauce and sausages
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Post by: palmski on July 13, 2010, 18:08:44
We had Cauliflower and broc bake with New pots and salad.

every thing except cheese and cucumber was fromo ur plot
Yum Yum first meal down many to follow.....
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Post by: Auntie J on July 13, 2010, 18:21:13
Steamed salmon steak with cauliflower, broad beans, & mfried marrow & onions.
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Post by: Deb P on July 13, 2010, 22:26:50
Roast Mayan Gold spuds, the first 'Safari' dwarf french beans (very nice filet type, will grow those again!) and of course courgettes...... :P
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Post by: small on July 18, 2010, 18:00:57
Several caterpillars along with the calabrese...... ???
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Post by: cornykev on July 18, 2010, 18:27:13
Roast Rockets with my lamb.      :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on July 18, 2010, 18:29:14
5lb of cherries (Sweetheart) from a stick pretending to be a tree... very nice. OK I still have 2lbs to go but they won't last long...  :)
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Post by: Crystalmoon on July 18, 2010, 18:30:50
Turnips, courgettes (yellow & green), radish, sugarsnap peas, pak choi, raspberries, red currants & blueberries  ;D
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Post by: saddad on July 18, 2010, 18:33:07
Loads of Red Currants, Jostaberries and red Gooseberries still to pick...  :-X
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Post by: Fork on July 18, 2010, 18:45:12
Carrots,peas,broccoli and cauliflower.....would have been cabbage too if they were a bit bigger.....next weekend  ;D

Oop's forgot,spuds too!
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Post by: manicscousers on July 18, 2010, 20:53:30
spuds, french beans, cauliflower, roast onions, carrots, parsnips and cauliflower cheese, all with pork chops  ;D
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Post by: ACE on July 19, 2010, 16:03:27
beans, spuds and a hedgehog.
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Post by: Digeroo on July 19, 2010, 17:50:41
Golden beetroot, broad beans, runner beans, french beans, carrots, potatoes Lady Christl.  courgette.  Delicious. 
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Post by: cornykev on July 19, 2010, 18:44:14
Dwarf beans and rocket spuds with my chicken, and nice to see me old red neck mucker back on line.      :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Manouche on July 19, 2010, 23:27:23
Grilled pork steaks....runner beans, mange tout, caramelised onions and charlottes with mint lovely.
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Post by: queenbee on July 19, 2010, 23:34:22
Fully home grown dinner tonight, Dwarf green beans, potatoes, cauliflower with roast pork. The pork I'm working on!!!!!
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Post by: mpdjulie on July 20, 2010, 12:59:37
I made and just ate courgette, potato and onion soup.  Very nice thank you  :)
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Post by: jonny211 on July 20, 2010, 13:04:30
French beans, courgettes and spinach but need those roosters to hurry up and grow... then it'll be chicken.
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Post by: froglets on July 20, 2010, 13:18:08
lunch just included potato salad made with the anyas I dug up yesterday and fresh broad beans.  I baked the ham myself, just not enough land to grow it.
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Post by: cornykev on July 20, 2010, 18:16:00
Onions in my spag bol.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on July 20, 2010, 18:22:08
calabrese, parsnips, french beans, peas and pattypan squash  ;D
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Post by: artichoke on July 20, 2010, 20:06:46
Rosti.

Shredded potatoes and onions and cheese and egg, fried to a crisp and absolutely delicious with gooseberry sauce.
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Post by: calendula on July 22, 2010, 14:31:18
beetroot, dwarf borlotti beans, cauliflower and cabbages - mental gymnastics keeping up with all there is to eat and planning meals around it all  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on July 22, 2010, 14:56:34
just had lettuce, cuc, toms, onion and last year's pickled beetroot on my 'butties', tonight having romanesco in cheese sauce, dwarf french beans, baby carrots and rocket spuds, all with a very small piece of beef, the meat seems to not be as important  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on July 22, 2010, 19:12:11
New spuds and dwarf beans with my chicken wrapped in bacon.  :P         ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Philbasford on July 22, 2010, 19:59:51
Has potato, garlic, onion, carrot, beans, cabbage, courgette, tomato

Ended up being rather noisey later lol
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Post by: cornykev on July 23, 2010, 19:12:56
New spuds, spring onions with a rack of ribs.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Crystalmoon on July 23, 2010, 20:01:25
pepper, onion, courgette, sugar snap peas, fennel in a stir fry with king prawns & noodles, yum!
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 27, 2010, 23:42:48
Bijou and Kent Blue peas.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on July 28, 2010, 00:25:19
Lady C tats and a mixture of Safari and Tasman beans.

Last night had a little firkle, I know I know a tad early, of my Caras. They need a little more time  ;)

Ninny
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Post by: goodlife on July 28, 2010, 07:13:46
Plums..and more plums..and another plum.. ::)....they all ripened at once.. ::)..It must be the weather as normally they ripen in stages..oh well..at least stomach works well.. ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on July 28, 2010, 07:56:21
Had a huge plate of home grown veg last night.  French beans - purple, yellow and green.  I do like the yellow ones.  Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower  ;D, cougette, potato, parsley sauce (so much parsely it was green) and golden beetroot.  Followed by rhuarbarb adn three raspberries and a strawberry.

Totally delicious.

Looking forward to apples very soon.
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Post by: Borlotti on July 28, 2010, 21:10:25
Beans and blackfly.  Washed most off, but a few won't hurt.
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Post by: manicscousers on July 28, 2010, 21:30:10
desiree spuds that got pronged when they were dug up, romanesco, cauli, carrots, baby parsnips and french beans with lamb and ourr own mint sauce  ;D
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Post by: brownowl23 on July 28, 2010, 21:42:43
I had a home grown jacket spud.

My tomatoes at present are picked and eaten by my two year old, im only getting a look in on the ones he cant reach.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on July 28, 2010, 22:12:37
Vegetable curry made with home grown .....
Carrots
Charlotte Potatoes
French Beans
Runner Beans
Yellow Courgette
Onions
A few Peas

It was delishhhhhhhhhhh ;D

Duke
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Post by: queenbee on July 28, 2010, 22:29:48
Bought a Chicken from Morrison's reduced to £2.99 from £6.00, Roasted it and froze Legs, wings, and half the breast for future use, had home grown potatoes, green beans, broccoli, would have had cauliflower except it was full of caterpillars and I did not fancy it. The whole meal was finished off with raspberry flan (home grown) felt very satisfied that the meal cost almost nil. We made a big pan of chicken soup with the carcase of the chicken with all home grown. Hows that for economy?
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Post by: davyw1 on July 28, 2010, 22:34:38
Nowt
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Post by: queenbee on July 28, 2010, 22:40:09
Poor Davy,

You sound very down, Have you not eaten anything today. Surely you must have something you can nibble on.
Please don't tell us that you have eaten convenience food!!!!!! Not even a bit of Rhubarb or salad stuff. Davy have you had a bad time with the drought?
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Post by: small on July 30, 2010, 20:49:11
My first root of Belle de Fontenay potatoes - they were lovely, shall certainly grow them again.
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Post by: davyw1 on July 30, 2010, 20:55:56
Poor Davy,

You sound very down, Have you not eaten anything today. Surely you must have something you can nibble on.
Please don't tell us that you have eaten convenience food!!!!!! Not even a bit of Rhubarb or salad stuff. Davy have you had a bad time with the drought?

No i have had a bad time with my teeth........errr no that's not right i cant have a bad time with some thing i no longer have
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Post by: busy_lizzie on July 30, 2010, 22:34:21
Had our lovely charlotte potatoes too, with a salad of our lettuces, saladan and lollo rosso and our homegrown cucumber.  Accompanied by some seared tuna. For pudding had home made yoghurt with honey and some mixed berries from our garden and allotment (blackcurrants, redcurrants, strawberries and raspberries and a few of my early blueberries.) So delicious. Love this time of year. busy_lizzie  :-*
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on July 30, 2010, 23:38:09
Poor Davy,

You sound very down, Have you not eaten anything today. Surely you must have something you can nibble on.
Please don't tell us that you have eaten convenience food!!!!!! Not even a bit of Rhubarb or salad stuff. Davy have you had a bad time with the drought?

No i have had a bad time with my teeth........errr no that's not right i cant have a bad time with some thing i no longer have


Sorry to read that Davy, but look on the bright side, you can now eat all those things you were told were bad for them  ;)

Ninny x
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Post by: mpdjulie on July 31, 2010, 17:53:07
I've just finished making just over a kg of blackberry jam, which I shall be trying when it is set.  I have also blanched the last 5 days worth of courgettes, there were 12 in total, big un's as well.  I shall be having some on my pizza for dinner tonight, as well as my onions, sweet banana peppers and sub artic plenty tomatoes.
Julie
 :)
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Post by: tonybloke on July 31, 2010, 20:06:15
Had kippers from an allotment (not mine) for lunch!!
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on July 31, 2010, 22:41:20
Had kippers from an allotment (not mine) for lunch!!

Methinks this needs a tad more explanation Tony  ;D

Ninny
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Post by: gwynnethmary on August 01, 2010, 15:52:38
mashed potato (Nadine), turnip crisps, broad beans, french beans, carrots and our first ever cabbage- all absolutely delicious- am so excited to be eating our own stuff!  There was enough cabbage for colelaw  too.  The chicken was purely incidental!
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Post by: mpdjulie on August 01, 2010, 18:34:29
Tonight for dinner we had Quorn peppered steaks, kestrel mashed potato, cosse violette french beans and flyaway carrots.  Delicious !!!
Julie
 :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 01, 2010, 23:03:04
Lady C's again, Liberty runner beans (have to admit I prefer my Scarlets  :() and more pickings from the Savoys that I planted in the greenhouse in early spring.

Ninny
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Post by: mpdjulie on August 02, 2010, 17:57:17
Tonight we are having vegetable lasagne and wedges.  My own stuttgarter onions, black beauty courgettes, flyaway carrots, mavras peppers and kestrel potatoes.
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Post by: calendula on August 03, 2010, 14:31:41
whitefly  ;D

on a less serious note a beautiful frittata made with yellow courgettes, yellow pattypans, white courgettes, spring onions, and a salad of watercress, yellow cucumber and a green cucumber, lettuce and rocket - bon appetit
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Post by: cornykev on August 03, 2010, 19:30:07
Onions and new spuds with my salmon parcels.  :P    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 03, 2010, 22:30:20
Liver and bacon, with onions, cabbage, cherokee beans and.......yup you've guessed more Lady C's.

Ninny
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Post by: queenbee on August 03, 2010, 22:40:45
Today we had charlotte potatoes, cabbage, yellow beans and beetroot. Lamb from the local butchers. Tommorrow will be Chili with 100% home grown veg and minced steak from the local butchers, followed by home grown raspberry flan.
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Post by: lilyjean on August 03, 2010, 22:46:51
Roast Pork (from butchers!), mouth melting crackling, new potatoes (some boiled with mint others baked), carrots, broad beans, peas, french beans,sliced courgettes and onion gravy   :)
It was my daughter's 18th! I ended up feeding an army of youngsters before dispatching them to a night club! My family and guests licked their plates clean. Hurrah for my allotment!!
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Post by: earlypea on August 04, 2010, 08:10:59
A really colourful day  :) ; yellow, green, purple, red and dapples.

Browsed blackberries on the plot.  Never had time to fight back the neighbouring plot this year so there's a good crop.

A bowl of little yellow Millefleur toms alongside one of Mouse Melons before dinner

Dinner...
Cosse Violette purple French (my absolute fav.)
Yellow summer crooknecks
A mix of potatoes; Belle de Fontenay, Red Duke of York and Mayan Twighlight
A lone tennis ball size kamo kamo squash cooked in the traditional Maori fashion - boiled whole, cut open and the flesh scooped out.
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Post by: antipodes on August 04, 2010, 17:04:50
Just now we are limited to courgettes by the ton, a few strawberries, the last rhubarb, the second early potatoes and some French beans. But the tomatoes are starting to ripen too! at last! and the sweet peppers have all tiny fruit on them (hope they are still there when I am back from holidays end of AUgust !) and the aubergines finally have flowers - they were great last year but this one pretty hopeless.
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Post by: manicscousers on August 04, 2010, 18:10:44
lovely omelette with eggs from the hens, baby yellow courgettes, banana shallots and some of a green pepper that had a blemish..all served with home made bread, can't ask for much more than that  ;D
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Post by: ACE on August 09, 2010, 16:14:15
Spuds, tomatoes salad bits and fresh mackerel caught an hour ago.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on August 09, 2010, 17:27:53
Potatoes (Lady Christl) covered in a splat made from a couple of summer crookneck squashes (small) acouple of courgettes (a defender and a black forest) a couple of small onions (Aisla Craig and Sturon) a couple fo tomatoes (Pink Clear Early and Costoluto Fiorentino), a few cloves of garlic, a cayenne chilli and a handful each of soldier beans and borlotti beans.... got two portions of the splat left and will have tonight with the last of the first earlies (some rockets that I tipped out yesterday....)

chrisc
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Post by: cornykev on August 09, 2010, 17:43:45
Steamed Rocket spuds with mint, green and purple beans and onions on my chicken and lamb kebabs.     :P :P :P
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Post by: Growing4twins on August 09, 2010, 18:08:27
SOme spuds, our 1st carrotts (YAY!!) & some yellow beans that were donated 2 us from a neighbour.  Trinitys fave colour is yellow so hopefully she will like them!!
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Post by: luckycharlie on August 09, 2010, 18:11:12
Chicken    (supermarket)   potatoes, peas, runner beans, cabbage sage and onion stuffing (homemade using  my own sage and onion)  Blackberry and apple pudding . Had to buy the apple!!

Delicious!!
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Post by: non-stick on August 09, 2010, 19:51:39
Spuds, courgettes, garlic, french beans and carrots with Venison burgers

Then raspberries with ice-cream and merangue(sp)

Still doesn't atone for the wasp stings though
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Post by: goodlife on August 10, 2010, 22:25:20
Oh..all the boring veg stuff... ::)..BUT..I had my first apple of the season today..!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D...and I didn't share..had it all...me,me ,me... ;D
And what a apple it was.. ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on August 10, 2010, 23:03:24
cabbage-sweet mini bell pepper-yellow courgette-onion all stirfried and eaten with salmon fillets and basmati rice.

 ;D
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Post by: peejay on August 11, 2010, 15:30:06
 :)Courgette & Brie soup, easy to make and tastes lovely
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 19, 2010, 19:19:43
onions and peas.
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Post by: Jayb on August 19, 2010, 19:27:48
Onions, peppers and tomatoes.
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Post by: lolabelle on August 19, 2010, 20:28:30
potatoes , runner beans and courgettes and for pud brandied plums(from last year) and yoghurt
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Post by: calendula on August 20, 2010, 10:11:18
have been sprouting some fenugreek seeds for the stir fry tonight - will also have finely sliced cabbage, peas, beans etc in it and also making Piccalilli today with all the usual ingredients - plum pie for pud  :)
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Post by: cornykev on August 20, 2010, 21:40:38
Steamed rockets with my lamb chops.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: earlypea on August 23, 2010, 08:36:26
Warm raspberries and blackberries on site.

First tastings of Major Cook's french bean - impressed  :)

Aurora and yellow centriflor toms, long red florence onions, Achocha (ladies slipper), borlotti beans.
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Post by: Borlotti on August 23, 2010, 11:06:39
Yesterday on the allotment.  One strawberry, raspberries that were picked to take home.  ;) ;) One red apple from a neglected plot, one pear that fell from the tree next to my allotment, and the plot is also not used, few blackberries, my tongue is permanently black.  At home for dinner, beans, spinach and pots with mint with lamb chops (from Morrisons) and stewed plums and custard.
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Post by: non-stick on August 23, 2010, 14:11:51
Spuds, Courgettes, Runners, Garlic and Mint with pork chops. Blackberry and Apple Crumble for Pudding. Mrs Stick also made batch of Raspberry Jam to go with the Gooseberry.
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Post by: goodlife on August 23, 2010, 14:22:37
Ummm.....Toms, more toms, few mulberries, apple, few peas and a carrot...and that was breakfast.... ;D
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Post by: ACE on August 25, 2010, 15:41:06
plum and maggot crumble
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on August 25, 2010, 22:35:21
Can't beat added protein Ace  ;) ;D

Pork chops in an onion gravy with potatoes, peas and runner beans followed by choc courgette cake :P for hubby and rhubarb ice cream for me.

Ninny
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Post by: gypsy on August 26, 2010, 10:40:03
Raw carrot and a few raspberries for breakfast when I popped down to the allotment to feed the hens. And no washing up...
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Post by: cornykev on August 30, 2010, 20:07:47
Yesterday with my roast lamb I had my carrots, kale and roasties.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 07, 2010, 17:33:34
getting fed up with tomatoes! (had to freeze another load today)  8)
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 07, 2010, 17:43:54
Cooking as we speak.....

Two patty pan courgettes stuffed with a rice, minced beef and tomato stuffing...topped with cheese!!

Duke :)
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Post by: cornykev on September 07, 2010, 17:44:26
A nice big dollop of rocket mash with my pork chop and mushrooms.       ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 07, 2010, 17:49:25
oooohhhh rocket mash sounds good....I love rocket :)

Duke
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Post by: Digeroo on September 07, 2010, 17:58:00
Sweet corn as starter then Mayan gold potatoes zapped in micowave and then fried, runner beans, broccoli, carrots, courgette, with a nice piece of salmon poached with lemon juice. 

I wish some of you rocket eater lived nearer it is on a take over bid of my lottie.
How do you make rocket mash?

And I had one goji berry.  Now I will live for ever. ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on September 07, 2010, 18:32:35
still eating figs, peaches and the last few slices of our only ripe melon  :P ;D
tonight, veggie curry,onions, garlic, courgettes,peppers and a chilli, someone else's mushrooms and rogan josh sauce  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on September 07, 2010, 18:59:09
(Rump steak) garlic onions aligot (only partially from my allotment) and salad. I'm also cooking ratatouille for the freezer and plum and (oat crumble).  And have frozen green beans, broadies and peas. Damsons in the fridge along with even more toms, kohl rabi, long red florence onions and crystal apple cucumbers.
We lottie holders don't half live well.
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Post by: saddad on September 07, 2010, 19:35:56
Apple, plum, raspberries, brambles, jostaberries, redcurrants... grazing while picking. Damsons, courgettes, onion.. jacket potato...  :)
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Post by: lewic on September 07, 2010, 19:42:56
Chicken (T*sco) with home grown courgette, tomato, garlic and bay leaf sauce. Saddad you are making my mouth water - really must put in some fruit trees / bushes. Realised last week that one of the large tree-shaped weeds that I nuked when I took on my plot was probably a plum tree  :'(
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Post by: Sparkly on September 07, 2010, 20:54:33
beetroot in beetroot chocolate cake. Onions, courgettes, garlic and tomato in pasta for lunch.  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 08, 2010, 16:31:54
Quote
How do you make rocket mash

Take some 'rocket' variety of spuds, peel, boil, and mash them!
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 08, 2010, 17:17:46
oooohhhh rocket mash sounds good....I love rocket :)

Oh silly me I thought Kev might have chopped up some rocket and added it to his mash. :-[
Duke
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Post by: Mrs Ava on September 08, 2010, 18:11:21
Runner beans, a huge spud that weighed in just under a kilo, cooked in his jacket, with left over veg chilli full of courgette, knobbly squash (that is the latin name  ;D), toms, onions and garlic.  The only thing purchased was the mushrooms.
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Post by: fi on September 08, 2010, 22:51:00
i made a stew of baby sweetcorn, onions, leeks, carrots, runner beans and some non allotments stuff barley and quinoa.
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Post by: small on September 10, 2010, 18:19:56
Rhubarb Chard as part of a risotto - the stems chopped and cooked from the beginning, and some young leaves wilted at the end - this has been my first time growing this, I love it, it's just like what I think eating soil would be like!
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Post by: Borlotti on September 10, 2010, 19:13:59
Poor Kev has no dinner tonight, or hasn't posted, his dinners always sound very good.  Yellow corgettes tonight, again, again, but with steak and spinach and runner beans again.
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Post by: cornykev on September 11, 2010, 09:10:41
Minted lamb chops with Kestrel chips.  :P
Sorry Duke, as Tone says it was just rocket spuds mashed with butter, but if you chop up the rocket and mix in with the mash, it might just work a treat, too peppery for me though.
It's spag bol tonight if Borlotti was wondering, :P  so only my onions will be used, or shall I have a bowl of communal Kestrel chips like my Mum used to do with it.
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: calendula on September 11, 2010, 09:23:06
oooh this could start a thread on all the different things you can put into mash  ;D at the moment for us it is fennel cos we have a lot that hasn't bulbed up very well but crikey the list could be endless - as mentioned elsewhere our other favourite is beetroot, apple and mash or mash with herbs, fried onions, chopped cabbages or kale (getting into the bubble and squeak type recipes) and on and on  8)
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Post by: cornykev on September 11, 2010, 19:46:35
I do love my bubble.     :P    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 12, 2010, 20:47:40
Cabbage, baby carrots and Kestrel mash with our legs of lamb.    :P   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on September 12, 2010, 22:40:23
Kev, legs of lamb (plural), you are so lucky, I can only afford half a shoulder, and don't eat the mushrooms, we will miss you on here if you get the poisoness ones.  Think they grow from the Council compost and we have some, but don't want to kill myself yet.
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Post by: small on September 13, 2010, 18:20:22
Did a roast chicken (Tesco, sorry) with lovely Pentland Squire roasties, carrots and runner beans, but what really made the meal was the sage and onion stuffing.....set me thinking how lucky we gardeners are, I'd never have bothered buying sage, if I hadn't got a garden full it would have been a box of Paxo.....so what else do we eat that I wouldn't buy? Asparagus, raspberries, blackberries, chard, rocket, mangetout.....I don't grow my own primarily for financial reasons, but couldn't afford to eat so well without it.
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Post by: cornykev on September 13, 2010, 20:27:57
I decided against eating the mushies Borlotti, but they grew in a bit of land in between my path and the fence next to the park, some of our lottie holders pick mushies on the other side of the fence and eat them, no compost was put on this bit of land.
I had my onions in spag bol tonight as we never had it the other night.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on September 13, 2010, 22:11:46
Had a go a hot cucumber soup today, a recipe from the internet, glad I only made enough for tonight.  :(

More cucumber under a press with some onions to make a cucumber pickle tomorrow.

Ninny

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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 13, 2010, 22:20:09
Hot cucumber soup eh Ninnnnnnnysssssssssss sounds errrmmm interesting !! LOL
I had chinese chicken and sweetcorn soup made with sweetcorn from the lottie. For lunch I had pasta with greenhouse tomato tomato sauce with  allotment onions and garlic.
Duke :P
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on September 13, 2010, 22:37:21
Three cucumbers, de-seeded and roughly grated with chive and was supposed to be sauted until lightly brown in butter, we'll I gave up after half an hour of trying to get it to go brown. ::) Added a little flour and a pint and a half of milk. Yup, just tasted of cucumber and paprika................I suppost I shouldn't have expected anything else Duchess ;D

Ninny
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Post by: cornykev on September 14, 2010, 17:01:38
Well I've never heard of cucumber soup,  ???
Were having salmon parcels with my onion and celery given to me by our site sec.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: gypsy on September 14, 2010, 18:10:53
Courgettes, red onions and tomatoes, roasted and grated cheese added when cooked. Also steamed potatoes and runner beans (again). Yummy!
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on September 14, 2010, 20:32:18
Well I've never heard of cucumber soup,  ???

Nor had I until I google it Kev......I was looking for something to do with all of the lemon and apple crystals I picked and refused to consign to the compost. The onion and cucumber pickle is looking quite good though.

Today, oven busters with the smallest Cara potatoes, Primo cabbage and probably the last of the Safari french beans.

Ninny
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Post by: Borlotti on September 15, 2010, 19:06:52
Think we should start a new thread, what is Kev having for dinner tonight, always sounds good, can anyone come???   Pleased you didn't eat the mushrooms so you are still around. No dinner here yet tonight as waiting for granddaughter and OH to come back from the park, probably spag bog or whatever, and a few pears that fell on my head.
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Post by: cornykev on September 15, 2010, 19:59:59
A rack of ribs with my runners and baked spuds.     :P     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: lisaparkin on September 15, 2010, 20:13:30
Cheesy marrow...home grown marrow, onions, tomatos...bought mushrooms, pasta, garlic and cheese :) with warm bread roll
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Post by: Digeroo on September 15, 2010, 20:32:01
,Courgette, carrots, potatoes , sweetcorn, calebrese, runner beans I am all vegged out an apple from the garden and a couple of raspberries and some strawberries.
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Post by: gwynnethmary on September 15, 2010, 21:00:48
pink fir apple potatoes, and they have to be the BEST for taste and texture!  I'm definitely planting more of those next year!
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Post by: lisaparkin on September 16, 2010, 18:11:07
Gammon tonight with home grown potatoes, runner beans, leeks carrots and swede  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 16, 2010, 20:30:06
Steak pie with Kestrel and Cara chips.          ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on September 16, 2010, 20:40:31
King prawn courgette curry,sabzi bhiji,and rice. ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 17, 2010, 19:26:37
Chicken and mushroom with my onion in foil with my jacket spuds and not my corn on the cob, topped with a sauce my mates Mum made with the cucs I gave her, cucumber, mint and yogurt.     :P      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: lisaparkin on September 17, 2010, 19:38:48
Homemade chip butties made with homegrown potatoes
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Post by: Lottiman on September 17, 2010, 19:46:19
Toad in the hole runner beans,carrots,boiled spuds(charlotte) :P
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Post by: small on September 17, 2010, 19:51:19
Hey, Lisaparkin, me too, chip butties! Well I've spent all day gathering in stuff for fear of frost and couldn't be bothered to cook anything fancy.....
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Post by: gwynnethmary on September 17, 2010, 20:21:43
potato wedges (Roosters with the slug holes cut out!)- delicious!  First little sprouts, runner beans and a parsnip
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Post by: Duke Ellington on September 17, 2010, 21:59:49
Sweetcorn Fritters with a mixed salad :D

Duke
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on September 17, 2010, 22:16:39
Finely chopped onions, cucumbers and tomatoes marinaded in olive oil and seasoning for an hour with roasted chicken wings.

Ninny

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Post by: betula on September 17, 2010, 22:21:16
My dogs love our left over cooked runner beans...... ;DThank goodness I have found a couple more mouths for them,I have such a glut of them.
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Post by: gwynnethmary on September 18, 2010, 09:57:00
My dogs love our left over cooked runner beans...... ;DThank goodness I have found a couple more mouths for them,I have such a glut of them.

Can you put them in cakes?
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Post by: goodlife on September 18, 2010, 16:31:07
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My dogs love our left over cooked runner beans..... ;D My dog loves corn on cob... I tested what is her favourite treat by putting few different things on floor and a steamed sweetcorn cob...and she 'dived' on it.. ;D
So tonight we are eating mix veg tortilla wraps..yum ;D
and some of this lovely Filderkraut cabbage will go in them...best cabbage that I've ever grown..
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Post by: grannyjanny on September 18, 2010, 18:32:32
I'll get my coat ;).
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Post by: goodlife on September 18, 2010, 18:40:27
..I'll just nip to lottie to fetch extra cob..shall I? ;) ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on September 19, 2010, 16:12:14
spit roast beef,(on bbq)yorkshire pud,roast tatties,carrots,runner beans,leeks.
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Post by: cornykev on September 19, 2010, 18:55:37
Beef/mushoom stew with dumplings  :P  and my spuds and onions.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: small on September 19, 2010, 19:23:35
Casserole with scrumptious squash, Charlotte potatoes done fondant, and pickled red cabbage.  Followed inevitably with Gaviscon......
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Post by: goodlife on September 19, 2010, 19:52:22
Peppers, cabbage, onions, chillies, garlic....and picked lots of apples too,those I've been drying out and been testing them..just to see if they are ready...yum ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on September 20, 2010, 20:48:06
lamb casserole.containing every thing i could on the lottie! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: lisaparkin on September 20, 2010, 20:56:51
Nothing yet....I'm starving :'(
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Post by: caroline7758 on September 20, 2010, 21:27:35
For lunch courgette soup, and for tea sweetcorn, broccoli and french beans and apple sauce (with our pork chops) followed by raspberries. :D
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Post by: lisaparkin on September 21, 2010, 17:52:18
Chicken wrapped in bacon and cheese with home grown potatoes, parsnips, carrots, runnerbeans and leeks...followed with chocolate cougette cake :D
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Post by: cornykev on September 22, 2010, 19:18:35
Salmon, mushroom and my onion parcels with my sweetcon and jacket spuds.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on September 30, 2010, 19:11:54
Discovered potato cakes  :o
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 02, 2010, 18:19:15
Salmon, mushroom and my onion parcels with my sweetcon and jacket spuds.      ;D ;D ;D

Any chance of a cutting off your salmon bush?
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Post by: galina on October 02, 2010, 19:31:49
Beans, spring onions, garlic, courgette, tomatoes, American landcress and rocket.
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Post by: cornykev on October 06, 2010, 18:05:13
Just to keep Borlotti updated:
Monday was lamb chops with Kestrel chips
Tuesday was Pork chops with my onions and mini jacket spuds
Today spag bol with my onions
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on October 06, 2010, 18:17:32
roast pork with desiree spuds, fielderkraut cabbage, cosse violette beans and romanesco broccoli  ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on October 06, 2010, 18:22:59
Bloody starving just been to the dentist for filling. >:( I think it will be pumpkin soup with a straw  ::)
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Post by: goodlife on October 06, 2010, 18:32:20
Hot chilli con carne..sort of..with chillies, tomatoes, squash, herbs, runnerbean beans, onion and garlic..and some mince from shop. Eaten with charlotte spuds ;D
Some apples and pears..yum ;D..and odd alpine strawberry...
...and couple of ulluco 'spuds'
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Post by: cornykev on October 07, 2010, 19:49:38
Lamb steaks, onion in foil with a thingy of butter and Kestrel chips.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: beanie3 on October 07, 2010, 21:04:12
chilli prawns and rice.......witm my onions, garlic and chillis - yummy  ;D
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Post by: earlypea on October 09, 2010, 07:57:56
Salmon (bush cuttings in swap forum)  ;) with

Austurian tree cabbage, Huazontle flower tips and roasted Queensland Blue squash  ;D

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Post by: galina on October 09, 2010, 18:47:17
Salmon (bush cuttings in swap forum)  ;) with

Austurian tree cabbage, Huazontle flower tips and roasted Queensland Blue squash  ;D


Exotic! 

We had beans, garlic, cauliflower, apples, pears and Asian pears, turnip tops, chard and a Thelma Sanders squash which had developed a spot as soon as it came off to be stored for winter.  Not surprised it started rotting - it was seedless, never got pollinated properly.  Was however excellent cut into chunks and cooked together with rice.  Also a few tomatoes from the windowsill, which were picked as blight is starting to make an appearance.
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Post by: non-stick on October 10, 2010, 13:53:44
Just making butternut squash for lunch - yum
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Post by: cornykev on October 11, 2010, 19:06:48
Chicken, mushroom and my onion in foil, with Kestrel jacket potatoes.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on October 12, 2010, 17:37:22
Salmon, sweetcorn, mushrooms, my red onion, my carrots in foil with Cara jacket spuds.        ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on October 12, 2010, 18:13:47
home made pea soup with our celeriac, onions, garlic and carrots, ham stock and asda's smart price mushy peas  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on October 12, 2010, 18:17:47
Sea Bream half price from tesco with jacket potato desiree, runner beans, long of napoli squash, courgette, brocolli, PSB (!), carrots and one huge strawberry marsh marvel.  
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Post by: cornykev on October 15, 2010, 14:40:23
Yesterday, cumberland sausages with my onions and Cara chips.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Plot69 on October 15, 2010, 15:49:23
Butternut squash. Baked in the oven with a few cloves of garlic and onion, scraped out, mashed up with cheese then put back in the oven for 10 minutes... I've never tasted anything like it.
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Post by: cornykev on October 15, 2010, 22:26:57
SHISH KEBAB.      :P :P :P
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Post by: goodlife on October 15, 2010, 22:43:14
Apples ;D...and I did some scrumping too...I managed to eat more apples from other plots too ;D...just comparing  flavours..
I did have some potatoes and carrots and stuff..usual..
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 16, 2010, 22:17:15
Very unhealthy chips  ;D but the Cara's tasted lovely and the last of last years pickled shallots  :'(

Ninny
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Post by: tonybloke on October 17, 2010, 16:28:19
Cauliflower, parsnips, and the onions roasted under the pork
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Post by: anemone on October 17, 2010, 19:41:22
Our one and only cob of corn after 3 years of trying to grow some. It tasted great :)
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Post by: cornykev on October 17, 2010, 19:52:41
Lamb casserole and dumplings, with my carrots, spuds and not my mushrooms with my young Runners and Kale.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on October 17, 2010, 19:53:33
Spit roast beef on(BBQ)roast potatoes,parsnips,carrots,runner beans,yorksire pud and gravy :P :P :P
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 17, 2010, 22:15:03
Roast pork with, roasted Cara tatties, runner beans from the freezer, last Hispi cabbage and Nante carrots.

Ninny
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Post by: chriscross1966 on October 17, 2010, 22:38:52
A jacket Pentland Dell with a sauce made from onions, chillis, courgettes, tomatoes, butter beans, oregano, garlic and mushrooms.... all but the mushrooms homegrown...
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Post by: manicscousers on October 18, 2010, 09:54:41
elderflower and gooseberry jelly on my toast this morning, set me up for the day, delish  ;D
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Post by: Paulines7 on October 18, 2010, 10:24:29
Over this past weekend we have had potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and a few raspberries from the garden.
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Post by: cornykev on October 18, 2010, 17:10:15
Chicken, carrots, onions and mushrooms in foil with baby Cara jacket spuds.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on October 20, 2010, 19:15:29
Carbonara with my garlic
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Post by: beanie3 on October 20, 2010, 20:34:06
savoury mince with my onions, garlic and spuds - yummy
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Post by: cornykev on October 21, 2010, 16:21:39
Spag bol Tuesday, Eggs and chips yesterday and Steak chips,shallots and mushrooms today, just thought I'd keep Borlotti updated.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on October 21, 2010, 17:49:10
stew been in the slow cooker all day.
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Post by: manicscousers on October 21, 2010, 18:57:38
red cabbage, cauliflower cheese, desiree wedges and garlic chicken with our garlic and herbs  :)
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Post by: goodlife on October 21, 2010, 19:47:52
Absolutely nothing..been bunged up with cold..and cannot manage to eat anything more nutritious than lemsip and toast ::)..I keep admiring my apples on coffee table though ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on October 21, 2010, 20:01:14
Hard frost last night so its time for the sprouts and parsnips together with carrots, cauliflower with pepper sauce, potatoes, calebrese, psb, and three lovely huge raspberries thankyou Joan. 
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Post by: schmelda on October 21, 2010, 20:22:31
(Giant) courgette stuffed with spicy Moroccan lamb (courgette, tomato, mint, parsley all home grown!)
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Post by: Borlotti on October 21, 2010, 20:36:11
Slow roast beef stew with butternut squash (thank u allotment friend).  Runner beans from the freezer and now OH is eating raspberries that I picked yesterday with ice-cream.  Also gave OH some beetroot in his sandwiches which I grew (the beetroot), and the last lovely tomato (also a gift from allotment friend). So sad, nothing is growing now apart from everlasting spinach, which we have eaten nearly every day for ages.  Kev, u certainly eat well, how are your pumpkins doing this year???  Nearly Halloween.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 21, 2010, 23:11:33
Pork rissoles with sauteed Caras, kale cooked with onion and a pinch each of oregano and thyme.  :P

Ninny
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Post by: Mr Smith on October 22, 2010, 10:18:56
My lotty stuff is now coming out of the freezer, but plenty of winter caulie and cabbage in along with garlic and onions, still enjoying the locally raised half of lamb from my lotty neighbour, it goes well with local produce grown with local manure, :)
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Post by: calendula on October 23, 2010, 16:42:57
gorgeous apple juice from pounds of our apples using our little apple press - I feel a hot rum and apple juice coming on with the chiminea lit and a beautiful autumn evening - bliss  8)  ;D
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Post by: lavenderlux on October 23, 2010, 18:03:27
We're going to be eating some strawberries, carrots, courgettes, apples (Spartan).  Also pulled some beetroot which I will pickle, should be just right by Christmas.  Hadn't been to the lottie for over three weeks (foot operation so couldn't get out) but was delighted to find the strawberries.  Sad to find that with the frosts last week all the Dahlias were blackened and my late sown climbing purple podded beans which I'd been hoping to get a late crop from all been frosted.
Have sprouts, black Tuscany kale and cabbages all looking good for later
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Post by: saddad on October 23, 2010, 20:22:15
Haven't eaten them but taken down the last French beans and shelled out @10lbs for casseroles and frozen them. OH also processed a load of apples into pies and sauce...
Taking another 20lbs or so to the Apple Day at Markeaton Park tomorrow.. will get some juiced...  :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 23, 2010, 22:14:46
Likewise, haven't eaten it yet, I was given a lovely spaghetti squash from a dear lottie neighbour. I tried to grow some this year from my saved seed but they ended up like giant courgettes, so looking forward to this one.

Ninny
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Post by: gwynnethmary on October 24, 2010, 16:22:13
Roast dinner with Roosters and parsnips done in the oven with honey drizzled over them,steamed sprouts and leeks- delicious!  The carrots came from ASDA!
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Post by: Crystalmoon on October 24, 2010, 16:51:24
Just polished off the last of my blackberries & some raspberries in a crumble....yummy!
Not alot left at my lotty now except some spuds I Plan to dig up this week, cabbages that are still going strong, chard (chard seems to just keep on growing whatever the weather down here...last year it kept on right through the heavy snows)& artichokes. I didnt plant alot of winter crops this year as wanted to give the plot abit of a rest. Plan to cover it in compost & then cover with black fabric & let the worms do the work for me over the winter ;)
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Post by: Borlotti on October 28, 2010, 19:05:31
What's happened to Kev, I don't know what to cook tonight.  > :( :( I have been copying his dinner for the next night.  No allotment today, half term, so grandchildren alert.
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Post by: cornykev on October 29, 2010, 17:36:22
Sorry Borlotti you must be starving, the family have been in Hartlepool for a week so I've been eating bits and bobs.
Last night we had Lamb casserole with my spuds, onions and bought carrots.
Tonight we have minted lamb chops with Kestrel chips ans non grown tinned spaghetti hoops.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: calendula on October 29, 2010, 18:22:10
the chicory is coming in now, and it looks beautiful as the recent cold weather has turned it dark red, green and bright white - so salad tonight it is
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Post by: Lottiman on October 30, 2010, 21:00:07
Roast tomato soup with chilli onion and garlic.The last of the tomatoes from the greenhouse :'( Very pleased with my first year. ;D
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Post by: cornykev on October 31, 2010, 18:39:28
Springies, beetroot, rossa cabbage/lettuce, small jackets, peppers and Tiger tommies in a buffet for 25+ for my oldest girl's 13 birthday, lets seee if Borlotti can eat that lot, sorry if I upset anyone in this post, well you never know.  :-X     ;D ;D ;D   :P
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Post by: Lottiman on October 31, 2010, 19:16:12
Roast beef sarnies and roast spuds ( sarpo axona) around the meat. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on October 31, 2010, 19:18:30
Well you have upset me for one, as my beetroot was rubbish this year, just didn't grow.  You certainly eat well, apart from last week.  I made the chocolate pumpkin cake and had it with ice cream, very nice.  Only other thing was green pepper with the salad which are growing in the bathroom as a bit late this year.  We did have steak but not from the allotment.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on October 31, 2010, 19:25:32
hunter butternut squash,anya potatoes and some onions ;D all cooked in the oven alongside some chicken breasts.
Borlotti could you post your recipe for that chocolate pumpkin cake- Thanks :)

Duke :)
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Post by: Borlotti on October 31, 2010, 19:52:51
Searched on here for chocolate pumpkin cake and Antipodes posted it on Oct 25.  Thank you Antipodes, delicious.
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Post by: tonybloke on October 31, 2010, 19:54:24
spuds and celeriac mashed together, and parsnips and roast spuds. washed down with a bottle of '08 raspberry wine. ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on October 31, 2010, 21:08:30
yesterday..tayberry sponge tray bake, all 15 of us enjoyed it as 11ses with our cuppas and rhubarb pie  today, must go on a diet again ;D
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Post by: saddad on October 31, 2010, 22:29:05
Well her goes...
main meal... charlotte spuds, parsnips, sprouts, carrots...
tea... salad includes cabbage, lettuce, toms, cucs, radish, ........ yum...  ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on November 01, 2010, 17:52:43
Risotto with pancetta,peas,mushrooms,onion,garlic,and brocolli :P. only the onion and garlic was mine ;D
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Post by: goodlife on November 01, 2010, 17:55:34
Squash, garlic, onion, potato= soup ;D..and some apples ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on November 01, 2010, 19:27:29
squash and potato mash, onions in the gravy, calabrese shoots with special pork sausages  ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on November 02, 2010, 20:32:51
Toad in the hole roast spuds and runner beans
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Post by: cornykev on November 03, 2010, 16:51:42
Spag bol yesterday
Today boiled ham, egg and Cara chips.  

 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on November 03, 2010, 16:52:48
Nothing yet... but I feel a sausage and mixed bean casserole coming on...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on November 04, 2010, 19:10:41
Chicken in foil with celery, carrots, mushrooms and my red and yellow onions and Kestrel jackets.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on November 04, 2010, 19:26:28
Charlotte spuds from store, carrots and sprouts.. fresh...  :)
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Post by: Lottiman on November 04, 2010, 20:09:15
Cottage pie
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Post by: galina on November 06, 2010, 17:22:38
Windowsill tomatoes, spring onions, American landcress, rocket, scorzonera, parsnip, shallot, sorrel, garlic and  parsley
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Post by: Sparkly on November 06, 2010, 17:55:40
Mashed potatoes, swede and onions in the gravy. Beetroot on a sandwich at lunch.  ;D
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Post by: calendula on November 06, 2010, 19:11:08
just made Hugh's 'butter nut - nut butter soup' and added a few ingredients to give a bit more heat - a few small turnips and a couple of black spanish radish - it was souperb  ;D - would be great with any squash methinks
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Post by: queenbee on November 06, 2010, 20:47:42
Managed to cadge a fair few Lamb bones from my butcher, made a big pan of Scotch broth, added carrots, onions celery and barley, Made about 2 litres, in freezer now in individual portions. cost - the price of two tablespoons of barley 10p? How frugal is that?   
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Post by: Fork on November 06, 2010, 21:29:30
If I had not kept my mouth shut I could easily have eaten the clouds of flies that were buzzing around the pile of cow manure I was digging in  ;D
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Post by: earlypea on November 07, 2010, 10:36:18
Roasted  Queensland Blue squash, parsnip and beetroots.  Steamed Green Wave mustard.  Grilled fishfingers (ASDA).  It's not always elegant  ;)
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Post by: pigeonseed on November 07, 2010, 16:02:46
It was a good one today, I felt very proud: potoatoes and leeks au gratin (using homegrown garlic and herbs as well), then green beans and baby carrots as well.

We had it with chicken, which we had to buy, plus the cream for the gratin. But I think that might be my most home-grown meal yet.  :)
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Post by: cornykev on November 07, 2010, 17:21:45
The lamb shank is cooking at the moment, with it we are having my, Cara roasties, Kale, Parsnips, Carrots and Celeriac.
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on November 07, 2010, 19:34:21
borlotti bean hot pot  ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 08, 2010, 13:10:36
Just defrosted for lunch: leek potato and squash soup (from last year, trying to rotate the freezer :D).... pretty soon it'll be time to harvest quite a lot of my current leeks and I'll use up all the tiddler and "nto going to make it through the winter" spuds, some of the last of the garlic too.... I'm down to a handful of elephant garlic and three bubls of softneck.....some of that will be going in with the last of the tomatoes which are ripening up ATM.... and it'll also see off a chunk of the rapidly diminishing onion crop.....

chrisc
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Post by: compostclara on November 08, 2010, 13:45:28
With the roast lamb yesterday we had Sarpo Axona pots, chantenay carrots, Millenium sprouts, Hispi Cabbage, Musselborough leeks, a few roasted red chillies, gravy made with our Longor shallots, redcurrant jelly and mint jelly (our apples and mint).  Some left for tonight!  :P
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Post by: goodlife on November 08, 2010, 15:31:31
Squash and runnerbean-beans chilli with assorted veg from lottie and squashmash....yummy..I'm stuffed ;D
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Post by: grannyjanny on November 08, 2010, 16:19:16
Goodlife did you get OH to eat any squash ;) ;D?
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Post by: Sally A on November 08, 2010, 17:25:21
A couple of days ago I stripped the tomatoes of their fruit, varying from green to orange, and some with quite tough skins - typical end of season toms.

Placed in a pan with a splash of balsamic vinegar, a clove or 2 of garlic, and a liberal sprinkling of black pepper.  Cooked over a low heat, more sweated than fried really.

Lovely with Fish & Chips as a side relish - sharp, but not sour, and a colourful addition to the plate.
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Post by: Lottiman on November 08, 2010, 18:09:50
King prawn linguine with chilli,garlic and spring onions.Home made garlic bread pizza with mozzarella.
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Post by: cornykev on November 08, 2010, 19:59:36
Salmon parcels in foil with sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, sweetcorn, my tigerella's, onion, kale and baby Kestrel jackets.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: goodlife on November 09, 2010, 09:20:01
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Goodlife did you get OH to eat any squash  ? Yes.. ;D It was option of either 'get your own food together' or 'eat what is front of you' ;) So lazyness from his behalf won ::)
And it will be same today with bit if piqeon breast as bonus..not from our lottie though..plenty of flying about..should I?
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Post by: artichoke on November 09, 2010, 18:06:47
Quite a weird meal of a sweet dumpling cut in half and microwaved for 8 minutes, then seeds scooped out and space filled with chopped tomato, chopped garlic, butter, olive oil, and grilled for a few minutes before adding a cheese topping and waiting until it was browned.

Meanwhile boiled sorrel and spinach beet, drained, added cream, salt, pepper, lots of parsley. Served with yoghurt sprinkled with basil, salt,pepper.

Surprisingly delicious.

(Bought tomatoes, cream and yoghurt, salt and pepper).
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Post by: Lottiman on November 09, 2010, 18:19:01
Roast chicken, roast potatoes (maris piper) cauliflower cheese(tesco)runner beans( best of all)and stuffing. ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on November 10, 2010, 20:20:50
Toad in the hole, roast tatties, and as my daughter calls them Go faster beans,and gravey.
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Post by: markfield rover on November 10, 2010, 20:43:07
Parsnip,beetroot and horseradish for soup.
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Post by: Digeroo on November 10, 2010, 22:48:31
Sprouts, parsnips, carrots, calebrese and purple sprouting.  Really please how much calebrese I am getting at them moment. 

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Post by: calendula on November 12, 2010, 12:24:28
this year's damson jam on crumpets at breakfast - wish there was an icon for lip smacking  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on November 12, 2010, 16:53:50
victoria sponge with our strawberry jam, diet down the drain  ;D
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Post by: galina on November 14, 2010, 11:20:40
First Celeriac - yummy looking, nice size  ;D
Turns out it had a big rotten spot on the inside which needed cutting out  :(

We probably need to eat the others soon or cut, blanche and freeze cubes.

Any ideas what caused this?  They were not frosted as far as I can see and are well sheltered.
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Post by: saddad on November 14, 2010, 15:49:03
Not sure with Celeriac but with Swede and Turnips it'as a deficiency (boron?)...

Not eaten it yet but just been out harvesting for tea...  Radicchio, red mustard, sorrel (to go with a prawn cocktail) some tomatoes from the greenhouse black cherry, sungold and a few larger ones like Charlie Green. Also went down the bottom plot for leeks, sprouts and winter radish...   :)
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Post by: cornykev on November 14, 2010, 17:53:48
With roast chicken we had my kestrel roasties, celeriac and parsnips.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: small on November 14, 2010, 17:57:45
I love raw calabrese. Picked the last few heads today for lunch with a cheese sandwich. I know how to live, me.
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Post by: Lottiman on November 17, 2010, 17:29:37
Meat pie marris piper roasties,go faster beans and gravy. :-*
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Post by: pigeonseed on November 17, 2010, 20:07:46
Quote
I love raw calabrese. Picked the last few heads today for lunch with a cheese sandwich. I know how to live, me.
  ;D ;D

saddad - can't believe you still have tomatoes now, in a greenhouse. I want one more than ever! Is it heated?
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Post by: cornykev on November 18, 2010, 20:54:06
My onions in Spag Bol yesterday and my onions and Cara spuds in a Beef casserole and DUMPLINGS tonight.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on November 18, 2010, 22:02:16
It's not heated Pigeon seed and to be honest we are down to the last twenty or so just hanging on grimly...
Another salad...  lettuce, chicory, red cabbage, tomatoes, celery.... and a bought pepper!  :)
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Post by: galina on November 20, 2010, 00:19:48
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I love raw calabrese. Picked the last few heads today for lunch with a cheese sandwich. I know how to live, me.
 ;D ;D

saddad - can't believe you still have tomatoes now, in a greenhouse. I want one more than ever! Is it heated?

Saddad,  thank you, hmm never thought of boron deficiency, must research that.  The ground had compost and pelleted chicken doodah and a handful of bonemeal.

Yesterday we had sausages (bought) with onions, garlic, fried apple wedges, tomatoes and tomatillos, scorzonera and pasta (bought).  

Pigeonseed, my tomatoes are very similar.  Have been clearing  the first plants and picking the last tomatoes in the unheated greenhouse in the cold part of the garden today.  We have a very favourable microclimate spot where I have another 6x8 greenhouse and there I might get another two weeks.  You will love getting a greenhouse, it really makes a difference.
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Post by: cornykev on November 20, 2010, 18:15:08
Lamb steaks with my Cara spuds.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: calendula on November 20, 2010, 20:06:52
cobnut meringues - the nuts weren't great this year, a national problem I believe but oh boy those meringues were fantastic  ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 22, 2010, 00:33:12
First of the celeriac.... the roots aren't enormous but they'll do me for two meals per... had it roasted (tasted a lot like a parsnip tbh) with backed potatoes (Pentland Dell IIRC) some sprouts, a roasted yellow spanish giant tomato (running low on toms now, down to about two seed-trays full ripening off) onion gravy and a halloumi and veg pie (homemade except for the cheese and the pastry)... I made a batch of pies a few weeks ago and they keep well in the freezer, taking as long to cook from frozen as a raw potato does to bake....Loving the sprouts though, my first decent brassicas at this place, the Hispi's all went wierd, the red cabbage has only put up one decent head off ten plants, but I've got a little patch of red and green brussels and they're smothered in buttons now.... and they taste great.....

chrisc
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Post by: pigeonseed on November 23, 2010, 19:31:24
Sounds great. I've never tried halloumi in a pie. sounds good.

I had pasta with cheese sauce with home-grown leeks in it this evening and it was absolutely delicious. I'm so impressed with the flavour of leeks. I always thought they were watery onions, but they have such a warm flavour. I'm a leek convert!
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Post by: galina on November 25, 2010, 19:52:41
Carrots and cabbage, spring onion, garlic and a few windowsill tomatoes with leftover fried burgers cut up small and rice.  Yesterday the last tomatoes and some tomatillos from the greenhouse with pork chops, fried squash (one of the ones that didn't make full size). Had fruit salad with greehouse grapes (last few), apples, pears and strawberries and jostaberries from the freezer.
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Post by: calendula on November 27, 2010, 19:21:43
pulled a bag of our blackcurrants out of the freezer and making cassis for christmas - that counts doesn't it  ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on November 27, 2010, 20:53:24
Just some beetroot (pickled)with me salad  jacketspud and quiche.
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Post by: Squash64 on November 27, 2010, 21:51:39
Husband ate collards, for about the fourth time in a week. 
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Post by: Susiebelle on November 27, 2010, 22:52:11
What are collards Betty?
I had Celeriac & Stilton soup followed by Leek,Courgette (out of freezer) & spinach Tian (think thats how its spelt?)served with pasta & broccoli in a bousin sauce mmmmm' lovely
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Post by: Squash64 on November 28, 2010, 05:17:56
What are collards Betty?
I had Celeriac & Stilton soup followed by Leek,Courgette (out of freezer) & spinach Tian (think thats how its spelt?)served with pasta & broccoli in a bousin sauce mmmmm' lovely

Collards are a type of cabbage and grow very easily for me.  So easily that I didn't even plant any this year, they just seeded themselves!  I'd forgotten how much my husband likes them so I will grow more next year. 
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Post by: shirlton on November 28, 2010, 10:24:23
Got a slow cook on today with all our own veg and just a bit of beef in. Will be enough for two days plus a couple of individual portions to freeze for our daughter who doesn't have much time to prepare dishes(she's a nurse).This is the time of year when I am so glad to have grown such a variety of fruit and veg.
PS. We have salad for tea with our own beetroot and goosegogs and yoghurt for afters
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Post by: tonybloke on November 28, 2010, 21:04:59
roast parsnips (don't they taste sweeter now we've had a couple of frosts?)
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Post by: Lottiman on November 28, 2010, 21:25:09
Roast lamb, cauliflower cheese,roast spuds sarpo,and go faster beans.Tonybloke you are so right about parsnips after a few frosts a real favorite of mine.
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Post by: nittynora on November 28, 2010, 21:28:47
Snap!  Roast parsnips (dug up after the ground melted this afternoon!)

Lovely ;D
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Post by: goodlife on November 28, 2010, 21:40:42
Everything is under snow..but managed to shovel shed out of the snow and get in..fetched some potatoes and apples..used those for cooking and eating...some squash and onions that it having cosy warmth in kitchen ::)
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Post by: saddad on November 28, 2010, 22:33:05
Red Duke's from the shed...  :)
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 29, 2010, 01:49:52
You're ahead of us- we only had a few flakes of snow so far.
Have been eating our lettuce and the last of the tomatoes. And butternut squash pies for Thanksgiving.
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Post by: Squash64 on November 29, 2010, 05:09:59
What are collards Betty?
I had Celeriac & Stilton soup followed by Leek,Courgette (out of freezer) & spinach Tian (think thats how its spelt?)served with pasta & broccoli in a bousin sauce mmmmm' lovely

Collards are a type of cabbage and grow very easily for me.  So easily that I didn't even plant any this year, they just seeded themselves!  I'd forgotten how much my husband likes them so I will grow more next year. 

Found this photo of collards, taken last October.

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Post by: brownowl23 on November 29, 2010, 08:58:07
for dinner yesterday we had potatoes, cabbage, parsnips, and braised  celery all picked the day before.
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 29, 2010, 13:46:32
Actually, I forgot- we had Gilfeather turnips from john_miller's garden in Vermont. He sent us a box with that Vermont heirloom turnip/rutabaga in it and they were so mild they tasted like cauliflower when boiled and we also tried them raw and found them sweet!  Definitely something to grow next year.
One of the Vermont towns has a yearly Gilfeather festival.
Thanks again, John. :D
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Post by: cornykev on November 29, 2010, 13:50:16
Snips and Kestrel roasties with my lamb shank.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Sparkly on November 29, 2010, 15:07:50
Have made a broad bean and bacon risotto for tonight so onions, garlic and broadies.
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Post by: pigeonseed on December 01, 2010, 21:52:17
It's more of a confession than a boast about produce, but I have a small plate of sliced radish and carrot every evening. I know most people like chocolate or biscuits or something. OH thinks I'm mad.

Well anyway, you can't grow biscuits at the allotment.
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Post by: saddad on December 01, 2010, 23:02:08
Strangely I don't think I've eaten anything from the allotment today... we even had rice for tea. Ahh... the chilli powder was from the lottie!!  ;D
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Post by: deadbird on December 01, 2010, 23:05:32
pigeon;roast roosters leeks and cabbage
followed by raspberries cream from the goat
actually i starved could not get out to the supermarket snowed in
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Post by: queenbee on December 01, 2010, 23:19:07
The very very last of the cherry tomatoes from the green house, picket about seven days ago before the great frost and snow. Every year we try to eat our last in early December. It has become a ritual as is the very first new potatoes in early July. I ate them on a sandwich with a shop bought cucumber and salt and vinegar, delicious.





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Post by: BAK on December 02, 2010, 07:38:02
chunky allotment soup is staple fare in this weather. It includes ... potatoes, carrot, celery, butternut squash and borlotti beans
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on December 02, 2010, 21:33:00
A Tondo Chiaro di Nizza the size of a bowls ball that I picked in October, as it had been hiding from me under the leaves  ::) It was put aside with the pumpkins under the stairs and forgotten about (I'd have thought it would have been mush by now!)  Stuffed with savoury mince spiced up with a couple of peppers. It was nice to remember a taste of summer :)

Ninny

PS - Must remember to try that again next year!
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Post by: galina on December 02, 2010, 23:17:02
Roast chicken, potatoes, grated apple, carrot and cabbage salad.
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Post by: saddad on December 04, 2010, 19:05:48
Just had tea... mackerel salad starter including some black cherry tomatoes and shredded red cabbage from the lottie (stored) and risotto including some onions, celery and squash ...  :)
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Post by: artichoke on December 04, 2010, 20:06:22
All I can report is potatoes from garage. Grew far too many Sarpos and only hope we can eat them all by, say, next June. I have leeks, red cabbage, green cabbage, sprouts, parsnips at allotment, but cannot get there.
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Post by: Lottiman on December 04, 2010, 21:07:29
Beetroot (pickled) going to attempt excavate parsnips tomorrow ;D
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Post by: saddad on December 04, 2010, 21:43:11
Apparently there was some raddichio in the salad too...  :)
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Post by: calendula on December 05, 2010, 11:13:42
last night just simple bangers and mash BUT earlier in the day I had made pesto using our garlic and the very last of the basil and decided to put this into the mash and oooh la la I can now highly recommend pesto mash  :D
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Post by: goodlife on December 05, 2010, 11:27:42
last night some peppers, chillies, garlic & onion fried with some beef strips.
This morning I've been munching few apples..they are so sweet and lovely now that they are properly ripened ;D Oh..and some spicy apple sauce with yoghurt for breakie.
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Post by: saddad on December 05, 2010, 18:30:19
Still eating black cherry toms... that are ripening in the kitchen... the last ones on the plot have been beaten by the weather..
Following my fall OH didn't go down the lottie so leeks and sprouts are off today... but the red cabbge and apple, red dukes and other veg are from store...  :)

Ohhh we also had home-made tomato soup from the freezer... yumm  ;D
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Post by: calendula on December 09, 2010, 11:48:05
a side salad last night using the forced witloof chicory and one of jamie's amazing dressings using capers, olive oil, garlic, anchovies, creme fraiche, mustard, basil (I used pesto) - mighty good  :D
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Post by: tonybloke on December 12, 2010, 21:12:10
just Parsnips from the allotment today, with toad in the hole (local allotment sausages, Mmmmm)
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Post by: cornykev on December 14, 2010, 18:03:56
Onions in my spag bol.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on December 14, 2010, 18:30:16
butternut and desiree spud mash, savoy cabbage with chopped leeks, all with a bit of lamb shank, mint sauce and gravy  ;D
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Post by: Susiebelle on December 15, 2010, 11:03:50
Thanks for the Collard 'pics' Betty - sorry missed them earlier
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Post by: galina on December 15, 2010, 11:38:43
Apples after lunch yesterday.  Garlic and chopped beetroot leaves and stems (from the freezer) for dinner, cooked with rice, to go with diced turkey and sauce, followed by fruit salad (bottled mirabelle plums and frozen redcurrants) with Greek yoghurt and cream.
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Post by: saddad on December 15, 2010, 11:56:50
So far apple pie... that we didn't finish last night...  ;D
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Post by: Jayb on December 15, 2010, 15:43:33
Leek and potato soup for lunch, yum yum  :)

ps, Mmmm sounds good manics
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Post by: brownowl23 on December 15, 2010, 16:17:59
picked a cabbage to go with duck tomorrow, and a leek. Had potatoes from stores today.

Looking forward to harvesting my new potatoes later.
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Post by: Mr Smith on December 18, 2010, 10:11:16
We still have plenty of onions left in the garage and two of the freezers are stillwell stocked with veg from the lotty, the only veg we are buying are cabbage totally hopeless this year, :)
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Post by: manicscousers on December 18, 2010, 10:36:24
home made bread and chicken soup for lunch, our leeks, garlic,onions, carrots and sage, someone else's chicken wings  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on December 18, 2010, 14:01:04
Our soup is onions, garlic, carrots, sage, Rosemary and uchiki kuri. A ladybird fell off the Rosemary. At first I thought it was dead, then it started crawling round the kitchen! Will it die anyway or should I find it a house plant or put it back outside? I don't Know much about the lifecycle of ladybirds.

Oh I forgot there are chillies in it too.
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Post by: manicscousers on December 18, 2010, 15:08:21
me, too, anne, I added chillie, we should all be cold free  ;D
about the ladybird, we found one crawling around so put it in a sheltered spot and hope for the best  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on December 18, 2010, 23:48:54
well, for breakfast we had...............
Sausages we made from a friends pig (raised on an allotment)
bacon (cured in local town, only 7 miles from here)
eggs from allotment next to mine
tomatoes from our greenhouse (via freezer)
bread from local, award winning bakery

don't ya love local fayre !
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Post by: jimtheworzel on December 26, 2010, 14:40:49
nothing cos  nowt growing, all dug over for spring
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Post by: grawrc on December 26, 2010, 16:03:57
Ditto from me! I'm just not hungry yet!! I might have some of the leftovers later.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on December 27, 2010, 21:52:34
Where were all the Christmas Day sprouts, folks surely some of you must have had them on your plates ??? ??? ???

Picked mine on Crimble Eve for Crimble Day and had them in the bubble with cold meats last night!

Ninny  :)
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Post by: jimtheworzel on December 27, 2010, 22:57:31
once again    NOWT
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Post by: saddad on December 28, 2010, 00:40:52
Not even from store Jim?
Apple pie again, sprouts, red cabbage, potatoes...  :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on December 28, 2010, 01:45:50
Potatoes didn't last for me Saddad, didn't plant enough :(

This year 3 varieties ordered to try and see me through till spring 2012 when the Lady C's come up again..............talk about wishing my life away  ::)

Ninny

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Post by: Borlotti on December 28, 2010, 17:09:52
Rhubard (had frozen it cooked) crumble and cream.  Put some Kelloggs crunchy nuts cereal in with crumble and on top and it was very good, think I may have seconds soon, or should I have Xmas cake (I made) or chocs.  Maybe later.
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Post by: Tin Shed on December 28, 2010, 17:20:21
Leeks.... in a turkey and leek flan...well they will be eaten when I have made it!!!

Going to work tomorrow to get away from the cooker ;)
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Post by: cornykev on December 28, 2010, 20:30:26
Snips and spuds with my chicken roast.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: calendula on January 02, 2011, 11:29:23
surprisingly the leeks have survived the weather recently - so today with the pork it is leeks
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Post by: tonybloke on January 02, 2011, 15:02:07
todays lunch will include
Roast Pork (from a mate's allotment) on a bed of onions (from allotment) with Bramley apple sauce (from back garden tree)
carrots, cauli (with cheese sauce) and parsnips from the allotment.
yorkshire puds made with eggs from allotment  neighbours hens.
Raspberry wine (2008) made from 'autumn bliss' (allotment grown).  ;)
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Post by: galina on January 03, 2011, 00:01:43
Found a small bowl full of self-seeded lambs lettuce, looking good after all the icy weather.  The inner leaves of the broad leaf endive under the cloches are ok too and with a handful of rocket from the greenhouse we managed a nice salad.
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Post by: cornykev on January 03, 2011, 11:28:23
Snips and celeriac with our roast lamb.     ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on January 31, 2011, 07:32:29
As well as the normal... leeks, sprouts, potatoes, cabbage, onion soup, parsnips ... while cleaning out the greenhouse fund a couple of cape gooseberries in their shells... very nice they were too!  :)
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Post by: pumkinlover on January 31, 2011, 07:47:35
As well as the normal... leeks, sprouts, potatoes, cabbage, onion soup, parsnips ... while cleaning out the greenhouse fund a couple of cape gooseberries in their shells... very nice they were too!  :)

We just had porridge and toast for Breakfast- as usual ;) ;) ;)
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Post by: saddad on January 31, 2011, 07:53:46
Well OK it was yesterday...  :-[
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Post by: shirlton on January 31, 2011, 08:01:31
spuds brocolli and gooseberries
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Post by: brownowl23 on January 31, 2011, 09:41:17
yesterday was cabbage and potatoes.
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Post by: calendula on January 31, 2011, 10:23:56
yesterday was picked some forced chicory and pulled the very last of the leeks - boo hoo
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Post by: pumkinlover on January 31, 2011, 11:43:49
Forgive my little jest with Saddad :-[ :-[ :-[
Much as I love cabbage leeks etc I doubt anyone had them before lunch time :D :D :D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on January 31, 2011, 14:49:07
Yesterday was spuds, sprouts, onions and celeriac.... running low on celeriac, run out of onions except in the pile of frozen onion gravy....there's about another six pickings of sprouts left I estimate, potatoes holding up well.... I'm managing to eat them as they show chits and I've still got half a sack of PFA and some Congo....

chrisc
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Post by: galina on January 31, 2011, 16:19:54
I just fetched Babington Leeks, chicory, rocket and cress from the greenhouse and rosemary, parsnips and lamb's lettuce from the garden. 

Had the flu and felt rotten for a couple of weeks, but tonight we will finally have a much delayed dinner with our friends.  We will have small individual salad plates with toasted granary bread and pate for starter, followed by roast chicken with carrots, potatoes, roast parsnips with beans from the freezer and garlic from the store, followed by meringue shells with ice cream and morello cherries (from the garden too, but in a kilner jar).  Was debating whether to make winter squash soup for starter, but we had so much squash when I didn't feel like going out into the garden and I am yearning after a bit of fresh green stuff.
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Post by: cornykev on January 31, 2011, 16:46:07
Last of my Cara  :'(  roasted and parsnips with my lamb shank.    ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on January 31, 2011, 17:30:42
Parsnip soup with a bit of curry powder, thank you kind man, don't know your name that gave me one.  It was a bit difficult to cut up as so big. (Well thats sounds very rude).  ;D ;D  His dahlias are always brilliant and I got a big bunch of flowers one year.  Cornkev please don't eat my grand-daughter, that is her name, well she is half Irish so perhaps that is why she is named after a potato, but don't tell her.
 
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Post by: The Veg Man on February 01, 2011, 15:43:26
I just fetched Babington Leeks, chicory, rocket and cress from the greenhouse and rosemary, parsnips and lamb's lettuce from the garden. 

Had the flu and felt rotten for a couple of weeks, but tonight we will finally have a much delayed dinner with our friends.  We will have small individual salad plates with toasted granary bread and pate for starter, followed by roast chicken with carrots, potatoes, roast parsnips with beans from the freezer and garlic from the store, followed by meringue shells with ice cream and morello cherries (from the garden too, but in a kilner jar).  Was debating whether to make winter squash soup for starter, but we had so much squash when I didn't feel like going out into the garden and I am yearning after a bit of fresh green stuff.

:D
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Post by: The Veg Man on February 01, 2011, 15:46:13
Leeks and Winter cabbages picked this morning
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Post by: pumkinlover on February 01, 2011, 16:00:42
I just fetched Babington Leeks, chicory, rocket and cress from the greenhouse and rosemary, parsnips and lamb's lettuce from the garden. 

Had the flu and felt rotten for a couple of weeks, but tonight we will finally have a much delayed dinner with our friends.  We will have small individual salad plates with toasted granary bread and pate for starter, followed by roast chicken with carrots, potatoes, roast parsnips with beans from the freezer and garlic from the store, followed by meringue shells with ice cream and morello cherries (from the garden too, but in a kilner jar).  Was debating whether to make winter squash soup for starter, but we had so much squash when I didn't feel like going out into the garden and I am yearning after a bit of fresh green stuff.


How did you bottle the morello cherries Galina? in syrup? It sounds delicious :D
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Post by: rugbypost on February 01, 2011, 17:00:09
Carrots, and sprouts out of the garden with a nice sweetheart cabbage from Tesco (HA)
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Post by: pumkinlover on February 01, 2011, 20:53:23
Potato and Leek soup for lunch, then toast and blackcurrent jam, stewed plums from the freezer.
For tea roast pork from Farm shop, mashed pots, roast parsnips, carrots, sprouts and french beans from the freezer again.
A good day :)
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Post by: galina on February 02, 2011, 16:16:11
How did you bottle the morello cherries Galina? in syrup? It sounds delicious :D
I packed washed, recycled, sauce jars with pop-up lids with washed and stoned cherries.  Then made a 4 to 1 syrup, ie one mug of sugar, dissolved in 4 mugs of hot water.  Filled cherry jars with syrup to half an inch below rim, wiped rim, wiped cleaned lids and closed lids. 

Then placed jars in a waterbath, aka very large, deep saucepan, lined with folded kitchen towels so the jars don't crack.  Filled with cold water which should cover the jars.  Slowly brought the waterbath to the boil and let boil gently for 20 minutes.  After the boiling time, I fetched the jars out of the waterbath and let them cool on a wooden board.  All the pop lids popped down to indicate that I got a sterile vacuum seal and the cherries were preserved safely.
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Post by: cornykev on February 02, 2011, 16:28:55
I have baby carrots that I nearly forgot about in a tub in my back garden with my beef stew that is bubbling away in the oven as I type.      ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on February 02, 2011, 16:48:23
Thanks Galina-not that the handful of cherries I got last year lasted that long, nor were they morello, but interesting to see how done.
Anne x
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Post by: saddad on February 02, 2011, 17:08:50
I cleared some carrots out of a raised bed and made soup last night... but we haven't eaten it yet...  :)
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Post by: galina on February 02, 2011, 17:24:26
Thanks Galina-not that the handful of cherries I got last year lasted that long, nor were they morello, but interesting to see how done.
Anne x

You are welcome  :)  You can do all fruit like that, but I use a 5:1 or a 6:1 syrup for sweeter fruits, for example pears.
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Post by: manicscousers on February 02, 2011, 17:30:06
only the potato cakes from spoiled spuds and onions, kept in the freezer for when I need comfort food  ;D
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Post by: galina on February 05, 2011, 18:13:16
only the potato cakes from spoiled spuds and onions, kept in the freezer for when I need comfort food  ;D

Sounds very tasty, please can I come and help comfort you? :)

Found a patch of landcress that has just appeared from nowhere .  Transplanted some into the greenhouse and the rest for a salad tonight.  Nice lamb's lettuce too and rocket from the greenhouse.  Dug up some scorzonera roots and parsnips.  And some Minogue onions (flat leafed spring onions) too.
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Post by: Lottiman on February 05, 2011, 18:23:05
Pickled beetroot. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel now :(
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Post by: manicscousers on February 05, 2011, 22:15:46
courgette and tomato quiche from the freezer with haricot bean in our own tomato sauce  ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on February 07, 2011, 18:16:51
B...dy hell, Kev, you don't half eat well.  Undecided what to cook from windy Enfield.  Chick pea curry is quite windy.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on February 07, 2011, 19:40:53
Nothing from the lottie, spareribs with fresh egg noodles and mushrooms, noodles two for a £1 in tescos (spit).   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on February 07, 2011, 19:57:48
Pumpkin soup for lunch, then blackcurrents and banana smoothie.
Cold roast pork and chips - own Rooster potatoes, with own crab apple jelly.
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Post by: saddad on February 15, 2011, 18:15:38
Leeks, Sprouts and (stored) spuds... pumpkin (soup), onion,  :)
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Post by: jimtheworzel on February 16, 2011, 16:57:47
nowt
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Post by: Lottiman on February 16, 2011, 17:49:47
Spuds and runner beans with me toad in hole ;D
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Post by: montbrayon on February 19, 2011, 22:07:22
Purple sprouting broccoli, potatoes (stored), green beans (frozen)
Note to self:  Must eat more beans or the freezer will be overflowing with them in a few months!!!!!  ;D  Just found a couple of bags hiding at the bottom.  :o
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Post by: Fork on February 19, 2011, 22:39:49
Onions(in the steak and onion casserole) and green beans...run out of potatoes now,those I did have left are beginning to sprout!
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Post by: Paulines7 on February 20, 2011, 10:40:34
I had some cabbages that had been damaged by snow and frost but I managed to get enough tender leaves to cook.  

My broccoli is looking good but no sign of any heads yet.
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Post by: manicscousers on February 20, 2011, 14:23:42
yesterday, desiree spuds still going strong and peas/sweetcorn .
today, garlic in the chicken with potato/celeriac mash and roasted parsnips and onions  from the store
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Post by: Lottiman on February 20, 2011, 14:46:31
Roast parsnip and spuds runner beans and meat pie :-*
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Post by: cornykev on February 21, 2011, 19:59:48
Steak and stir fry, only an onion was mine.   :'(   ;)
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Post by: Lottiman on February 21, 2011, 20:06:38
Sabzi bhaji ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on February 21, 2011, 21:17:03
quiche from the freezer with our toms, onions and courgettes in  :)
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Post by: galina on February 22, 2011, 10:19:58
Just runnerbeans from the freezer.
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Post by: Lottiman on February 22, 2011, 18:07:05
Chives.
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Post by: manicscousers on February 22, 2011, 18:12:33
parsnip and spud mash with peas and carrots , someone else's beef  ;D
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Post by: saddad on February 22, 2011, 23:31:36
Haven't eaten them yet but prepared 2 1/2 lbs of carrots for soup that were in a bed we cleared... mostly a white one and purple haze... so not sure what it will look like!  ;D
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 23, 2011, 11:02:54
Soup made with pureed pumpkin and garlic flowers, plus the last of the peas.
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Post by: jimtheworzel on February 23, 2011, 12:34:55
i got some  fresh air  today    ;D ;D
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Post by: calendula on February 23, 2011, 12:39:43
Haven't eaten them yet but prepared 2 1/2 lbs of carrots for soup that were in a bed we cleared... mostly a white one and purple haze... so not sure what it will look like!  ;D

mauve  ;D

yesterday brought home a tub of chicory that had been forcing in the greenhouse but it takes too long there, one day in a dark pantry and almost ready to harvest so probably will tonight  ;D
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Post by: chriscross1966 on February 23, 2011, 12:46:31
Potato, leek and mixed bean soup... all ingredients bar the condiments and cooking oil were homegrown.... it used up the last of my non-PFA/Congo spuds and all of the rest of the leeks... didn't make much of a dent on the bean pile....
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Post by: brownowl23 on February 23, 2011, 14:54:53
will be eatingthe last of my stored spuds and a "margaret" cabbage.

For all those wondering why my cabbage is margaret then you obviously dont watch MR Bloooms nursery with children/grandchildren. All our veg now have names,
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Post by: Borlotti on February 23, 2011, 15:08:15
Have taken some funny looking soup out of the freezer, will try it later.  I really should label, hope it is soup, at least it looks runny.
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Post by: cornykev on February 23, 2011, 21:15:22
My onion with chicken, mushroom and noodle stir fry.     :P :P :P
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Post by: goodlife on February 23, 2011, 21:34:29
soup with own grown carrots, parsnips, JA's, kale, potato, shallots,leek,chives,squash...anything everything I could find
And I've been munching some looovely apples that are fully ripe now ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on February 25, 2011, 18:34:53
spud/parsnip mash, romanesco broccoli,peas and green beans out of the freezer, all with some wonderful , award winning home made sausages from my friend, Jeannette, cheers, mate  ;D
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Post by: saddad on February 25, 2011, 19:55:21
The soup wasn't quite mauve... but nearly...  ;D
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Post by: artichoke on February 25, 2011, 21:25:29
A red cabbage, some spinach beet (Bright Lights), landcress, potatoes.
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Post by: cornykev on February 26, 2011, 20:14:27
Tried out our new slow cooker, lamb shanks with veg, my cara spuds were lovely.   :P
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Post by: saddad on February 27, 2011, 23:05:30
Last of the leeks and sprouts, epicure potatoes from store, red cabbage with apple...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on February 28, 2011, 05:23:25
Beef casserole in the SL again with my Cara and Kale with Dumplings.  :P :P :P
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Post by: shirlton on February 28, 2011, 07:46:25
Slow cooker stew with parsnips carrots squash leeks and a few beans thrown in. Am growing turnips and swede this year so will have to get a bigger slow cooker
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Post by: cornykev on February 28, 2011, 17:24:25
Salmon parcels, mushrooms, diced carrot with my Onions, Kale and Cara Jackets.    :D
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Post by: cornykev on March 03, 2011, 16:30:52
Chicken, mushroom and my onion stirfry with noodles and a splashing of soy sauce.   :P
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Post by: cornykev on March 04, 2011, 05:40:41
BBQ Chicken with my Cara spuds.   :P
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Post by: cornykev on March 04, 2011, 18:19:56
Kebabs tonight.    :P
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Post by: Lottiman on March 04, 2011, 18:48:09
Kev  go steady on the chilli sauce  ;D Chicken fajitas for me with some chives out of the greenhouse.
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Post by: galina on March 04, 2011, 18:50:28
Garlic and yellow tiny tomatoes from the freezer.
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Post by: saddad on March 04, 2011, 18:51:27
Sausage and bean casserole... well the beans, tomatoes and chilli...  ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on March 04, 2011, 19:34:10
pizza with our frozen pizza topping, onions (nearly finished, only small ones left) and peppers out of the freezer, yum  ;D
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Post by: grawrc on March 04, 2011, 20:19:57
Comfort food tonight after hours in garden and on plot so just the tatties for the chips and the onions. Tasty sausage, onion and chips but naughty!!
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Post by: Emagggie on March 05, 2011, 16:13:07
Sprouts and kale to go with pork. Good job no-one is coming round I think. ;D
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Post by: cornykev on March 05, 2011, 19:22:11
Lamb steaks cooked in foil with my Cara chips and tin spaghetti.    :P
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Post by: BETTY 33 on March 06, 2011, 17:45:00
Today we had lovely roast parsnips and sprouts used all potatos so had to buy those really grieved me.
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Post by: Digeroo on March 06, 2011, 18:28:09
Rhubarb.
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Post by: cornykev on March 06, 2011, 18:52:09
My Cara spuds and onion in beef casserole with carrots, pearl barley and Dumplings in the slow cooker.    :P :P :P
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 06, 2011, 20:57:51
Pumpkin soup for dinner, with smoothie made with our last years rhubarb for pudding.

Beef, mashed spuds, parsnips and sprouts for tea- had to buy carrots.

Plum crumble- plums from freezer.

Started to defrost sloes to make sloe wine and will be drinking parsnip wine in a very short time! ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on March 06, 2011, 21:08:32
pea and ham soup with our leeks and last of the stored carrots in, home made tayberry jam on the scones  ;D
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Post by: woodypecks on March 06, 2011, 21:44:13
Today I picked  some beautiful Purple sprouting broccoli ,  leeks  and  rhubarb  .
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Post by: Tonythegardener on March 06, 2011, 21:45:34
Brussel sprouts Trafalgar picked today, Kestrel potatoes - still got lots even though lost a lot due to the cold weather, parsnips, beans.  Oh yes onions and garlic too. :)

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Post by: saddad on March 06, 2011, 21:51:47
Sprouts, leeks, potatoes, scorzonera....  :)
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Post by: calendula on March 07, 2011, 09:55:55
scraping the barrel now - all that's left is a few parsnips and swede, so that's a stew and dumplings tonight (found them the other day in a bed still to work on), the last batch of forced chicory (salad at lunch), peas and runner beans in the freezer, spicy plum chutney, red currant jelly and blackcurrant/gooseberry jam and yesterday we juiced the last of our apples - amazing and beautiful juice it was  ;D but all the new salads are nearly ready and so it begins again  :D
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 07, 2011, 18:17:31
leek and sprout top soup at lunch - delicious though I say it myself! :-[
chips and cold beef for tea and still  on the plum crumble for pudding
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Post by: cornykev on March 07, 2011, 19:31:04
My onion in Spag Bol.    :P
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Post by: rugbypost on March 07, 2011, 20:43:12
Got the last of the carrots, parsnips, and swede. O/H is doing braised steack tomorrow for dinner, its not for me Grandchildren are all comeing from school tomorrow there will be goody bags, and drinks  ;D Ho to go back in time and have our treat hour in the garden before tea (what ever was on the table) ;D ;D
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Post by: galina on March 08, 2011, 18:21:30
Salad things - rocket, cress, lamb's lettuce, spring onions.  Squash, found one small onion that did not get harvested whilst digging, parsnip and tomatoes and peas from the freezer.  I am making a sort of vegetable stew and liver with onion.
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Post by: Lottiman on March 08, 2011, 19:00:46
King prawn linguine with chilli and garlic only the garlic was mine
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Post by: cornykev on March 09, 2011, 17:35:22
My onions in salmon parcels.     :P
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Post by: Lottiman on March 09, 2011, 17:43:39
My garlic in falafel and rice
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Post by: saddad on March 09, 2011, 17:52:11
Apple pie from the freezer...  :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on March 09, 2011, 21:50:34
From last year's crops:
Toms that I'd halved and tossed in some basil leaves (prior to freezing), tomato that I'd cooked and sieved (prior to freezing too), garlic that was beginning to go soft (take the core out), the smallest onions imaginable. All thrown in a little olive oil with some oregano, salt and pepper and reduced then blitzed. Served over (purchased) red pepper tortellini (spelled torteloni on the packet!) and sprinkled with cheese.

Ninny
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Post by: chriscross1966 on March 11, 2011, 09:37:24
The mash was homegrown PFA's that had started to sprout (you can freeze mash!, hurrah), some  french beans (CObra) from the freezer adn a some brussesl (ditto), sojme of the onions and the garlic in the gravy were homegrown too (big batch that I froze).... the sausages an a carrot were shopbought....
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Post by: saddad on March 12, 2011, 19:54:08
Just had some small steamed Epicure (Potatoes) that were left from last year... still tasted great....  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on March 12, 2011, 21:01:44
still eating the desiree but down to the smaller ones, our garden peas (found a bag in with the fruit)  ;D
all with someone else's beef and calabrese , yum  ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 12, 2011, 21:03:25
Blueberries on my porridge.
Leek, sprout top and pea soup and Blueberry smoothie for lunch
Pizza with my onion, garlic and bottled toms :)
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Post by: GRACELAND on March 13, 2011, 11:35:12
Roast Parsnips From Plot  :)
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Post by: cornykev on March 13, 2011, 11:58:17
Ive just chopped up and par boiled parsnips ready for the freezer and will have a few today with my onions, beef and carrots are all in the slow cooker.   ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on March 13, 2011, 15:25:16
Christmas soup, all the remains of the Christmas dinner made into soup and blitzed, lovely  ;D
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Post by: Allotment18 on March 13, 2011, 17:17:04

very nearly ate a mouldy turnip   :-[

but got some curly kale (still growing from last years) and a parsnip in veggie version of shepherds pie
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Post by: tonybloke on March 14, 2011, 00:24:15
roast parsnips, and  sprouting broccoli ( with a white sauce) alongside a nice leg of lamb
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Post by: saddad on March 14, 2011, 08:35:34
Yesterday... more potatoes and parsnips, red cabbage...  :)
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Post by: Dandytown on March 14, 2011, 12:03:19
planted out my heritage yellow mange tout and peas, sowed beetroot, collected seed potatoies for chitting and sowed a second batch of peppers for friends
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 14, 2011, 13:31:15
planted out my heritage yellow mange tout and peas, sowed beetroot, collected seed potatoies for chitting and sowed a second batch of peppers for friends


But what did you eat???? ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Post by: montbrayon on March 16, 2011, 19:27:33
We had beef stew, not my beef, carrots or onions, non left !!! but my turnip and leeks and herb dumplings with my sage... yummy (even though I do say so myself)
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 17, 2011, 18:54:33
Leek and sprout top soup for lunch, with egg from our girls. Strawberry (from the freezer) smoothie.

Roast pork with own mashed and roast pots. sprouts and parsnips. Home made mint jelly and crab apple jelly. (Pork from farmer's market)
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Post by: saddad on March 17, 2011, 18:55:45
OH is processing the sprouting onions from store... French Onion Soup coming up...  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on March 17, 2011, 18:59:29
last of the onions and garlic on top of our tomato pizza topping, peppers from the freezer, had to buy a tomato and mushrooms ;D
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Post by: cornykev on March 17, 2011, 20:23:00
My onions in Spag bol.   ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on March 17, 2011, 21:37:41
Bramble jelly (on toast for breakfast) and apple sauce from the freezer from my apple tree with belly of pork (from Morrisons).
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Post by: Normylass on March 19, 2011, 17:48:48
Just got home and brought home for dinner some kale and the last of the leeks. Kale now starting to run to seed. OH also sound a bunch of shallots we missed at harvest last year as he dug a trench to plant some potatoes, they are also gonna be our dinner  ;D
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Post by: montbrayon on March 22, 2011, 19:29:03
Blackcurrant jam for breakfast (on toast)
Spinach and PSB in the carbonara for tea tonight
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Post by: manicscousers on March 22, 2011, 20:12:47
pizza with our pizza topping, peppers from the freezer and very small onions (all that's left  :-\ )
still, did better this year than last  ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on March 22, 2011, 20:42:26
sprouting broccoli with the home made sausages ( allotment pork)
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Post by: chriscross1966 on March 23, 2011, 15:24:31
Last nights pizza had homegrown sweetcorn (frozen) and homegrown mushrooms (Aldi kit) ... lunchtime soup was cream of curried roast squash.....
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Post by: cornykev on March 23, 2011, 19:53:47
Cara spuds in my chicken stew, in the slow cooker. :P
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Post by: cornykev on March 24, 2011, 19:09:12
Shallots in my spag bol.   :P
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Post by: Morris on March 24, 2011, 21:06:06
Pasta (home-made with eggs from my chickens). Sauce with chard, and fresh herbs from the garden - with bought tomato and garlic as I've finished mine.  Purple sprouting as a side veg.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on March 24, 2011, 23:02:48
Leek (from the plot) and potato soup last night plus some unidentified red looking spring onion type - I think it was very young french garlic that I'd left behind last summer. All whizzed up and tasted  :P

Ninny
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Post by: saddad on March 25, 2011, 07:52:27
Eldest son is home from Uni and made a large pot of Pumpkin, Leek and Potato souip..
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Post by: calendula on March 26, 2011, 12:34:22
making a salad tonight to go with a quiche and pulling the first of our salads so it will be mizuna and mustard ruby streaks
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Post by: manicscousers on March 26, 2011, 20:01:36
trifle containing some of our pears stewed in cider and cinnamon from last year  ;D
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Post by: saddad on March 26, 2011, 20:39:46
Yesterday was bean casserole (our beans) with sprouts and Blue potato wedges (Salad Blue from storage)...
Today it will include Scorzonera as I've parboiled them to get the skin off..  :)
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Post by: Lottiman on March 26, 2011, 20:48:33
Absolutely nothing off the lottie today just pigged out on the first BBQ of 2011 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on March 27, 2011, 17:53:34
My last Cara  :'( and shallots in chicken stew in the slow cook.   :D
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Post by: artichoke on March 28, 2011, 20:29:35
Long proper Italian spaghetti with a sauce made from bought onions and tomatoes, own leeks, own land cress and sorrel, bought cream and cheese. Fantastic.
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Post by: galina on March 29, 2011, 11:50:18
Spag Bol type sauce with garlic, spring onions, Babington Leek, purple sprouting broccoli, winter squash and (bought) swede and carrot.  Together with bonfire (hedge trimmings) baked bought potatoes.  Bottled pears with icecream for afters.
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Post by: greenhousegirl on March 29, 2011, 12:05:58
Nice piece of Salmon (bought) with purple sprouting broccoli  yumm!
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Post by: SueK on March 29, 2011, 14:19:45
Over the last few days have had first of the salad tray on the windowsill, including mizuna, mibuna, pak choy and lettuce.
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Post by: manicscousers on March 29, 2011, 17:59:22
our mixed leaves with lunch and frozen garden peas, french beans and corn with a bit of haddock for tea  ;D
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Post by: jimtheworzel on March 29, 2011, 19:15:12
nowt yet
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Post by: queenbee on March 29, 2011, 19:28:36
Last years stored potatoes baked in the oven, don't think that they will last much longer going a bit soft and sprouting. On the whole they have kept well this last 6 months. I picked my first four asparagus spears and had them with Gammon and mushrooms (bought).
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Post by: artichoke on March 29, 2011, 19:46:11
Can't BELIEVE people are eating asparagus already. Lovely mixture of spring greens from blown sprouts, PSB, land cress, sorrel, with butter and squeeze of lemon. SO fresh and delicious. Am eyeing closely wild garlic and Jack by Hedge for use very soon.
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Post by: artichoke on March 29, 2011, 19:47:50
Also I have stored potatoes for perhaps another month or so.
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Post by: cornykev on March 29, 2011, 19:49:11
Shallots in my beef and ale stew in, u guessed it the slow cook.   8)
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Post by: GRACELAND on March 30, 2011, 16:28:00
Runner Beans And Parsnips with roast spud and a  Lamb Steak !
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Post by: Lizann on March 30, 2011, 16:37:31
Leeks in homemade soup.  Only got a couple left now.
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Post by: cornykev on March 30, 2011, 17:37:12
Shallots in my salmon parcels.   :P
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Post by: galina on March 30, 2011, 17:49:13
Found one (still useable) parsnip whilst redigging that patch.  Red Garnet Jerusalem Artichokes, a small picking of kale and PSB and rhubarb.  What on earth am I going to cook with that lot  ???
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Post by: manicscousers on March 30, 2011, 18:16:17
pizza with our tom sauce,garlic, frozen peppers, last of the small onions  :-\
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Post by: BillandBen on March 30, 2011, 19:04:09
Fistly Hello! we are newbies although we cant find the correct place to introduce, we have taken over an allotment today and we wouldnt eat anything from there at the mo.....LOL weeds, plastic bags, lots of rubbish left behind. Cant wait to get started and look forward to collecting dinner from our allotment soon..... ;D
I guess the first thing would be to make it look like an allotment and get digging.....any help suggestions or advice greatly recieved!!!
BillandBen
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Post by: manicscousers on March 30, 2011, 19:18:12
Here you are, billandben
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,58536.0.html
Welcome to the crazy world of allotments  ;D
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Post by: sunloving on April 03, 2011, 17:00:07

Yippee my purple sprouting broccoli are ready to eat and delicious.
Just had that with butter and three of my lovely bantam eggs for tea.
Yum
so lovely to have such a early crop.
x sunloving
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Post by: saddad on April 03, 2011, 17:51:41
Haven't eaten it yet, but dinner is on Gammon, Fortyfold potatoes (from store), leeks, cabbage, peas (from Freezer)...
probably some parsnips as well...  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on April 05, 2011, 08:30:01
Rhubarb.   Zapped in microwave with apple juice and served with a lovely spoonful of Lidl low fat (2.7%) greek yoghurt. 
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Post by: green lily on April 05, 2011, 21:03:26
Today radish,mustard and cress[actually from widow sill] rhubarb,and oven dried tomatoes and all sorts in the chutney. Tomorrw psb, aparagus,parsnips.Spring cabbage in poly ready to cut but must finish and clear kale first.
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Post by: nodig on April 05, 2011, 21:49:38
Swiss Chard
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Post by: pumkinlover on April 06, 2011, 14:39:16
Pumpkin soup from the freezer with rhubarb in smoothie for lunch. 
Bottled some damson jam and made tomato ketchup to bottle later.

For tea we will be having bean bugers made with our borlotti beans, own spuds, sprouts, beans.
Preparing parsnips for more wine. ;D
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Post by: Jeannine on April 07, 2011, 03:19:10
thingy a leekie soup wuth the last of ther leeks as we are moving plots.

XX Jeannine
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Post by: tonybloke on April 08, 2011, 17:01:07
Asparagus for tea! yay!!
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Post by: tonybloke on April 13, 2011, 19:06:00
Asparagus again tonight
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Post by: cornykev on April 17, 2011, 17:56:57
My PSB and Parsnips with my chicken roast.   :P
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Post by: SMP1704 on April 17, 2011, 21:06:36
Spinach and asparagus - it's year 3  ;D ;D
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Post by: Tonythegardener on April 17, 2011, 22:37:59
Parsnip soup and roast parsnips, runner beans (frozen) roast potatoes (kestrel but they are sprouting now), rhubarb crumble, onions, garlic, nettle, shallots.  Loverly jubbly
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Post by: saddad on April 18, 2011, 00:00:57
Asparagus, Aura potatoes from store, lots of saladings including garlic mustard...  :)
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Post by: lisaparkin on April 20, 2011, 21:12:56
Cougette cake for supper ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on April 20, 2011, 21:15:41
Rhubarb
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Post by: grannyjanny on April 20, 2011, 21:26:07
My mouth is watering Digeroo ;D.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on April 20, 2011, 23:54:29
YEsterday I turned the last of the spuds into mash and froze four portions....it has lasted well, I guess it was about 50% PFA but with significant Sarpo Mira, Highland Burgundy and even a few Setanta's.... hopefully will be picking the Lady Christls soon.... next year I'll be putting some Rockets in the GH in February to get some really early  earlies...... If I can cut the spud gap down to three weeks then 8 portions of mash would prolly cover it..... I eat rice, pasta and pizza often enough to cover the rest....
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Post by: green lily on April 21, 2011, 21:10:04
Today salad leaves and chives then rhubarb crumble. Yesterday  asparagus and psb and garlic in stuff.
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Post by: pumkinlover on April 21, 2011, 22:42:53
Pumpkin soup from the freezer, salad leaf sandwhich then  rhubarb in yoghurt smoothie, for lunch.

Chips (romano) with omelete from our eggs, with asparagus and homemade tomato ketchup :) for tea
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Post by: saddad on April 21, 2011, 23:58:46
We had Sarpo mash... but it's not a great eating spud... and asparagus...  :)
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Post by: tonybloke on April 25, 2011, 17:37:38
asparagus ( again)  ;D ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on April 25, 2011, 17:59:00
lettuce, red mizuna and red mustard  ;D
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Post by: galina on April 26, 2011, 23:07:33
lettuce, red mizuna and red mustard  ;D

Love red mustard but forgot to sow.  Still there was lettuce, spring onion and chard.  When did you sow your mustard?  Was it overwintered? 
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Post by: saddad on April 27, 2011, 07:35:31
Asparagus... again ... Tony...  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on April 27, 2011, 08:01:01
I have red mustard too self sown just pops up now all over the place in the spring.  I do not seem to be able to forget it.
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Post by: manicscousers on April 27, 2011, 09:44:30
lettuce, red mizuna and red mustard  ;D

Love red mustard but forgot to sow.  Still there was lettuce, spring onion and chard.  When did you sow your mustard?  Was it overwintered? 
sowed in modules in february in the poly, planted out a couple of weeks ago  :)
overwintered died 'cos of the -10 we got here  ;D
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Post by: galina on April 27, 2011, 12:36:56
Thank you manicscousers. 

Never thought of starting mustard this early.  We had -12C as the coldest and a lot of winter stuff in the greenhouse died.   All the broad leaf endive, which is usually such a mainstay of the winter garden, lettuce etc.  However, I am totally gobsmacked that a patch of lettuce made it under a homemade corrugated cloche with an old fleece on top.  This was meant to be late autumn lettuce to be harvested until Christmas, but all perished in November.  There was nothing there after the December cold, but when I came to dig that bit in March and moved the cloche and fleece,  I had a huge pleasant surprise - a good stand of strong seedling lettuces.  They possibly germinated from remaining unsprouted seeds?  Probably at around the same time your mustard did. :) 

Thank you for the advice.
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Post by: manicscousers on April 27, 2011, 15:47:19
had lollo rosso, radish, garlic chives and ordinary chives on a beef butty  ;D
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Post by: saddad on April 28, 2011, 07:44:50
Asparagus soup... (yesterday) not for breakfast... it's not quite that bad yet...  ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on April 28, 2011, 08:52:59
For lunch yesterday asparagus and pea soup (peas last years in freezer)
Smothie with rhubarb

Sausage casserole with own bottled toms and pesto, mashed (Sarpo Mira) and cauliflower from frezzer.

Getting low on spuds now >:( >:( >:(
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Post by: Borlotti on April 28, 2011, 09:00:02
Some perpetual spinach last night, no asparagus, you lucky people.  Must plant some and not upside down.  :-[ :-[
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Post by: Crystalmoon on April 28, 2011, 09:50:49
last of the chard & loads of rhubarb.
Not alot else ready to eat but think the radish may be ready in a few days time.
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Post by: artichoke on April 28, 2011, 11:31:24
Have been able to give family, over the Easter week (up to 16 of us twice a day, not counting homemade bread and marmalade and jam at breakfast): asparagus, chard, potatoes, micro-greens (grown in a  gutter indoors), rhubarb cake, artichokes, land cress; and masses and masses of frozen things day after day: red and yellow raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, broad beans, purple sprouting.

Would have had to spend a fortune to feed them like that from shops. I am never sure if I save money by having allotments, but I think I did this week.
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Post by: manicscousers on April 28, 2011, 21:07:13
mixed salad and radish, now eating some easter egg  ;D
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Post by: saddad on April 29, 2011, 18:05:07
Asparagus... and Anya potatoes with Lamb Chops...
and more asparagus soup...
 :)
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Post by: goodlife on April 29, 2011, 18:44:50
Loads of cauli.. ;D..made into beauutiful chilli pasta & cauliflower cheese...YUM..(I'm stuffed now) ;)
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Post by: manicscousers on April 29, 2011, 18:47:49
frozen potato and onion cakes with bacon, eggs and award winning sausage from someone on here  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on May 06, 2011, 13:27:37
First strawberry, well actually four.  Yum! and a few rather small peas.  Parsley, rhubarb, russian kale and fat hen and tea made from goose grass.



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Post by: artichoke on May 07, 2011, 21:46:11
Leek and asparagus soup.
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on May 07, 2011, 21:53:25
First strawberry, well actually four.  Yum! and a few rather small peas.  Parsley, rhubarb, russian kale and fat hen and tea made from goose grass.

I hope that wasn't your entire days calorie intake   ;D ;D

I had some lovely fat asparagus which the rain has got going, but I see it has also got the slugs going also.  I think I shall have to give in and buy some Nematodes
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Post by: manicscousers on May 08, 2011, 16:16:58
used up the last of the pizza topping on yesterday's pizza so took out 16 lb of mixed toms, some courgettes, peppers, basil out of the freezer and added some of our onions that have already started to go to seed  :-\ , oregano and garlic to make some more  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on May 08, 2011, 18:07:58
Parsnips with my chicken roast.    ;D
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Post by: saddad on May 08, 2011, 20:04:49
Asparagus.. last of the sprouting broccoli, Anya from store (virtually all gone now) ...  ::)
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Post by: green lily on May 08, 2011, 20:39:43
Spring cabbage [hispi], radish, lettuce. Leaving asparagus to grow now until next year..
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Post by: SMP1704 on May 08, 2011, 20:53:03
First of the broad beans, spinach and asparagus - all in a risotto :D
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Post by: galina on May 15, 2011, 21:57:18
5 mangetouts each, lettuce, rocket, cress and spring onion.
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Post by: manicscousers on May 15, 2011, 22:16:21
new potatoes  with frozen cauli, french beans and the last of the peas  :)
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Post by: irridium on May 16, 2011, 08:02:46
Harvested a big batch of Choi Sum just when it was about to flower. Deliberately grown it earlier than is normally stated just for a smaller crop... yum, it was called sauteed in garlic and olive oil ;)
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Post by: antipodes on May 16, 2011, 10:09:43
This weekend, we ate: 2 big artichokes (half each! delish), 1 kilo of strawberries, shared with some friends, a handful of peas (rather wishful thinking on my part) and a few new potatoes, firkled from under the plants...
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Post by: saddad on May 16, 2011, 10:13:07
Yesterday... Asparagus! and potatoes from store...
I turned a compost bin and it has a lot of French Sorrel growing by it... so I hagrvested it before it got trampled and intend to try a "sorrel soup"... today...  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on May 16, 2011, 15:12:14
oakleaf lettuce, red mustard, red mizuna and beetroot leaves from my red salad bed  :)
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Post by: Greenqueen on May 16, 2011, 15:44:54
My very first crop from the allotment.  I only started last winter and my small but perfectly formed onions tasted so delicious!  I can't believe I am so exited.   :D
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Post by: irridium on May 16, 2011, 17:28:34
manicscousers: I've got a mixed leaf selection, tho' not nearly as ready as yours. Do you like the pepperyness of Red Mustard as I find it way too hot for me and have it cooked instead.. :D
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Post by: manicscousers on May 16, 2011, 17:52:45
Ray likes it on beef butties, I prefer it cooked up in a stir fry  ;D
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Post by: Ben Acre on May 16, 2011, 18:11:14
Two snared Rabbits. No cleared soil on new plot as yet.
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Post by: tonybloke on May 16, 2011, 19:32:21
the first New Potatoes of the year, with loads of asparagus  ;) :D
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Post by: davyw1 on May 16, 2011, 19:34:44
the first New Potatoes of the year, with loads of asparagus  ;) :D

Swear words and lots of them
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Post by: Digeroo on May 16, 2011, 19:40:42
Russian Kale, loads of strawberries, rhubarb,  sprouting turnip, a couple of small potatoes from a plant I pulled up as a weed and lots of parsley.  

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Post by: Jeannine on May 16, 2011, 23:10:23
How do you snare a rabbit
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on May 16, 2011, 23:20:37
manicscousers: I've got a mixed leaf selection, tho' not nearly as ready as yours. Do you like the pepperyness of Red Mustard as I find it way too hot for me and have it cooked instead.. :D

How do you use it cooked.  I grow it every year, though goodness knows why - as soon as it is really big enough to be of any use it is too hot for me.  But if I could use it cooked  ???

all the best
Sue
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Post by: manicscousers on May 17, 2011, 10:27:40
eat the smaller inside leaves for salad and cook the bigger leaves in a stir fry  :)
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Post by: irridium on May 17, 2011, 19:57:20
darkbrowneggs: I've had it in a noodle soup before and they tasted quite sweet like spinach (quick dip so as to retain flavour and colour). Maybe in a week or so, I'll try it in a creamy pasta dish. I'm sure it'll taste just as good.  Did you know that it's a cut n' come again plant (just strip outer leaves, leaving the smaller leaves to grow on)?
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Post by: Debs on May 21, 2011, 22:21:10
Nowt - had a Mc Chicken burger in Newcastle (dragged there by daughter)

Had I been at home however I could have chewed on a chive or had a stick of rhubarb 

because thats the sum total of edible produce I've got!!!

Tempted to move south :o . . . but only for the growing conditions ;D

Debs 
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Post by: pumkinlover on May 22, 2011, 06:50:22
yesterday- cauliflower in soup for lunch, rhubarb and damson jam in smoothie.

Cauliflower cheese for tea.

Rosehip wine!
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Post by: cornykev on May 22, 2011, 09:11:24
My onions in mince and sweet potato curry.   :D
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Post by: Amazingrotavator(Derby) on May 22, 2011, 16:36:04
Freshly dug Duke of York spuds, broad beans and pea's. They were bootiful!!!!
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on May 22, 2011, 16:46:27
WONDERFUL new potatoes, and a salad of red and green lettuce, a little red mustard leaf, rocket, spring onions, chickweed tops, fat hen tops, parsley flowers, chive flowers, sweet rocket flowers, and mange tout peas.

And an egg mayonnaise made with home grown eggs from home reared hens.

Yumm
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Post by: pigeonseed on May 22, 2011, 16:54:59
Debs said
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Tempted to move south . . . but only for the growing conditions
ha ha !!  ;D

Strawberries and peas!!! Very happy and both were delicious.
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Post by: Larkshall on May 22, 2011, 20:23:46
Lettuce, Icicle Radish and Cress. The cress was sown as a "marker" for Beetroot, White turnip, Carrots and Icicle Radish (second sowing).
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 22, 2011, 22:31:07
The last of last year's sweet corn. The first of this year's crop is about ready to plant out.
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Post by: pumkinlover on May 22, 2011, 22:36:31
Our last potato from last year :( :( :(
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Post by: cornykev on May 23, 2011, 20:22:51
A punnet of Southern Strawberrys yesterday fresh from the lottie.
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Post by: Ben Acre on May 23, 2011, 20:31:29
Picked 500 Dandelion flowers on the plot paths and verges for making my Dandelion Honey.

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Post by: Crystalmoon on May 23, 2011, 20:52:20
Ben Acre that Dandelion honey sounds lovely would you be able to post how you make it pretty please ;)

Ive had a fab mixed salad made with oriental leaves, rocket & radishes. And my first small punnet of strawberries ;D
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Post by: manicscousers on May 23, 2011, 21:04:29
spring cabbage, new potatoes( red duke of york) , frox=zen beans with a bit of lamb and mint sauce  ;D
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Post by: pigeonseed on May 23, 2011, 21:08:17
Ooh dandelion honey - I googled it, and it sounds tempting!! I've never heard of that. And I have to say we always get a good crop of dandelions!  ;D But 500 flowers!!! How much honey does that make, Ben?
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Post by: cornykev on May 24, 2011, 18:51:56
My first new potatoes, with mint and lashings of butter with microwaved buttered onions and steak.   :P ;D
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 25, 2011, 23:19:39
I assume that's honey mixed with dandelion flowers. Dandelion honey collected from the flowers has been recorded, but it's unusual as most colonies are too small at that time of year, and whatever they bring in just gets used for brood rearing.
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Post by: irridium on May 27, 2011, 17:46:07
as it's my OH's birthday today, he'll shall be getting a Braised Duck and Little Gem and Pea dish tomorrow (knackered from work this week, so tonight's he's getting his Roast Gammon & Chips instead - normally, he'd order that in a restaurant as I don't like gammon). The Little Gem and Pea thing is braised with cream and some herbs the last 15mins of cooking in the oven. I've gifted about 10 Little Gem's this week to my work colleagues and they're just having theirs with salad... ;)
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Post by: pigeonseed on May 29, 2011, 21:20:33
It seems to be a syrup made from the petals, Robert, not actually honey. That's only found out from googling it though, I'd never heard of it, until Ben mentioned it. But they eat similar syrops of flowers in Belgium, you can buy them in the supermarket there. Sounds like the same type of thing? We're waiting for your tips, Ben!

Today I was proud and slightly in awe of my first strawberry harvest (I've never grown them successfully before) These came from Cambridge Favourites, and unknown feral strawberries, which had been surviving underneath couch grass and brambles for more than 30 years, when my allotment was unused! 
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Post by: landimad on May 30, 2011, 10:09:40
Mine is not a lottie, but we had some new pots and a cabbage with the Sunday roast.
For tea we had a thomb thumb lettuce in our sarnies, with a few spring onions.
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Post by: artichoke on May 30, 2011, 12:43:04
Broad beans! Several times. Mostly the overwintered ones as the newer ones have not quite caught up yet. Also chard, herbs, strawberries, asparagus, onions, lettuce, radishes. A lovely time of year.
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Post by: Deb P on May 30, 2011, 12:45:08
First of my new strawberry plants. Marshmarvel is quite nice, but not as good as Marshmello IMHO. Still waiting for the Cambridge Late Pine, Chelsea Pensioner and Amelia which are late ones so hoepfully I will  get a bit of a succession!
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Post by: manicscousers on May 30, 2011, 14:49:48
spaghetti with home made sauce from the freezer  :)
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Post by: RSJK on May 31, 2011, 07:02:41
( On Sunday )  New potatoes, Cabbage and Peas for lunch then at tea time Lettuce, Spring Onions and Radishes
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Post by: antipodes on May 31, 2011, 09:47:41
4 lovely artichokes, one each with mustard vinaigrette.
And peas... Kelvedon, the Alderman talls aren't quite ready.
I have already had the first lot of strawberries, they will come back in about a month now.
I got a pound of new potatoes but they are still too small, they will be lovely though.
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Post by: Gadget on May 31, 2011, 10:31:05
baby lettuce leaves in my sandwiches today and corriander in my butternut soup  :)
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Post by: cornykev on June 01, 2011, 18:56:29
Onions in spag bol and Strawberrys.  :D
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Post by: picman on June 01, 2011, 19:11:32
Romanesque broccoli , strawberries and lettuce .
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Post by: macmac on June 01, 2011, 19:36:23
A handful of mange tout (giant Bijou) in a stir fry,strawberries and spinach in courgette fritters that is spinach fritters 'cos no courgettes  ;)
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Post by: Gadget on June 02, 2011, 10:58:18
lots of lovely lettuce, and even brought some into work for the girls on account of I have so much of the stuff. 

Picking red currents this weekend... :)
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Post by: manicscousers on June 02, 2011, 18:23:07
Am eating, salad leaves, radish, spring onions, also ate a strwberry and a red currant  ;D
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Post by: small on June 03, 2011, 21:49:52
The first tomato - shame Gartenperle don't taste of anything.....
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Post by: non-stick on June 05, 2011, 10:37:12
Beetroot, Lettuce and the first of the peas (eaten raw from the pod - what a feast)
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Post by: cornykev on June 05, 2011, 10:54:49
Another punnet of Strawberrys
Onions with my salmon parcels
All sorts of salads and home made wines at our first lottie BBQ
 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: landimad on June 05, 2011, 17:25:01
Did a pot roast in the pressure cooker, with new pots, carrots and spring onions. Steamed new cabbage with this and home made gravy was there to top off.
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Post by: cornykev on June 05, 2011, 18:50:11
New potatoes with mint and butter, steak and beer battered onion rings.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: goodlife on June 05, 2011, 19:34:36
Look what I've had.. ;D ;D
I had my first ripe peach of the year... :P
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Post by: happygardner on June 05, 2011, 20:25:57
hello all we had new potatoes peas and broad beans YUMMY
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Post by: ThomsonAS on June 05, 2011, 20:38:28
Spinach, gooseberries and half a punnet of strawberries (not wild alpines and not planted by me - they've just been there on a bank for five years and suddenly, this year, they've gone from producing a few small berries to something approaching a crop or large berries. When I've TRIED to  raise bought plants I've not succeeded - must be a lesson there somewhere about letting nature get on with it sometimes! I never had the heart to clear them away (couldn't think of anything better!) and suddenly an unexpected reward!
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Post by: cornykev on June 07, 2011, 20:40:01
New potatoes, onions with mushrooms and steak.    ;D
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Post by: Gadget on June 08, 2011, 09:52:30
mint, corriander and lettuce....and noticed my first broadbean....its all too exciting  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on June 08, 2011, 18:07:48
Strange year  ???
new potatoes, garden peas, strawberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and a few cherries, salad for lunch, everything ready at once, even got 2 burpless on the cucumbers and picked a good sized swede and some rhubarb  ;D
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Post by: antipodes on June 14, 2011, 10:47:40
New spuds, wonderful peas and broadbeans, raspberries and a couple of red onions that were bolting.
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Post by: brownowl23 on June 14, 2011, 12:19:40
todays hoard was new potatoes, dwarf beans, raspeberries (loads) strawberries. Nearly there on my first courgettes too
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Post by: green lily on June 14, 2011, 21:55:00
We ate lettuce, radish, spring onions and carrots for salad. Afters were strawberries, rhubarb. I cut first courgette and have a tomato starting to colour in the poly!
Tomorrow its more broad beans the last of the spring cabbage and pick what's left of the blackcurrants the pigeons  left after I netted the s##s out. Then its the gooseberries which are mine, mine , mine.Coz I've had them covered since May....... ;D
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Post by: saddad on June 14, 2011, 22:25:52
I only got back at 8pm... but managed to snaffle a few strawberries...  ;D
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Post by: darkbrowneggs on June 14, 2011, 22:45:32
Look what I've had.. ;D ;D
I had my first ripe peach of the year... :P
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LIKE  !!!  ;D 

What variety and how are you growing them  ???

Sue
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Post by: antsinmipants on June 15, 2011, 17:21:09
Aaron Pilot spuds,Webbs Wonderful Lettuce with a Ham Salad. Yummy  :)
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Post by: Mr Smith on June 16, 2011, 17:57:35
 Some beautiful small Carrots and Beetroot followed by Strawberries and Rhubarb, :)
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Post by: saddad on June 16, 2011, 17:58:36
Red Currants and gooseberries while I was harvesting this morning..  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on June 16, 2011, 18:06:54
jacket potatoes from earlies, gone to seed onions with a bit of cheese  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on June 20, 2011, 15:14:26
Broad beans, cabbage, carrots, courgettes, tenderstem broccoli, black currants, strawberries, raspberries, parsley, peas, mangetout and new potatoes.

Now all I need to do is pursuade my OH to eat it too and stop buying stuff from supermarket.  Last week I bought no veg and went to lottie to get some, only to find he had taken the bus to town a bought some.  He left my nice fresh cabbage and eat a plastic one.  I picked half a saucepan full of strawberries on Saturday and he would not eat even one.  Had a supermarket yoghurt with red jam stuff instead.
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Post by: brownowl23 on June 20, 2011, 15:53:54
yesterday we had 6lb of white currants ( made jam/jelly) strawberries, raspberries, golden raspberries, blackcurrants, gooseberrys, and a turnip.

Today ive got 3 more pound of whitecurrants destined to be turned into whitecurrant and gin sorbet,

more raspberries, and some new potatoes.

Oh and ive made some berry sorbet.
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Post by: cornykev on June 20, 2011, 18:22:30
Lamb steaks in mint gravy with my Carrots, Onions and New Spuds.    :P
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Post by: manicscousers on June 20, 2011, 20:40:21
Slow roasted beef with new potatoes, greyhound cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and swede  ;D
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Post by: valmarg on June 20, 2011, 21:36:15
First, albeit small, pick of runner beans (10oz).  Delicious, roll on the glut. ;D

valmarg
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Post by: gp.girl on June 21, 2011, 22:38:47
Gooseberries, new potatoes, mange tout, cabbage.

Happiness

Put the sweet peas in a vase  ::)
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Post by: saddad on June 22, 2011, 00:07:21
Just grazing... redcurrants, gooseberries, peas...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on June 22, 2011, 04:59:49
Chicken and mushroom in foil with my steamed mint new potatoes, onions and carrots.   :P
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Post by: tonybloke on June 28, 2011, 16:00:05
tomatoes from the greenhouse, been harvesting since Saturday    ;) 8) 8)
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Post by: GRACELAND on June 28, 2011, 16:28:24
courgettes   and nice spuds
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Post by: cornykev on June 28, 2011, 17:17:42
I've just chopped up my Shallots for my spag bol.   ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: luckycharlie on July 03, 2011, 17:42:05


    Just had Cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, new potatoes and mint sauce all from my allotment and Lamb from the butchers!!     Followed by raspberries and strawberries. It was very good  ;D ;D

  I LOVE MY ALLOTMENT
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Post by: davyw1 on July 03, 2011, 18:10:58
Egg n Chips
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Post by: Kleftiwallah on July 03, 2011, 18:19:33

Nothing yet, but there is a few lbs of peas freezing in the freezer(where else) !  Got four lbs of Puple podded pea pods at the initial stage of winemaking.  :o    Cheers,   ;D  Tony.
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Post by: Fork on July 03, 2011, 18:37:03
New potatoes,cabbage and calabrese from the plot....carrots and chicken from Tesco ;D
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Post by: Crystalmoon on July 03, 2011, 19:02:41
Raspberries this morning in my porridge.
Salad at lunchtime.
Dinner - turnips (steamed & used like new potatoes cos Im still waiting a week before digging mine up), beetroot tops, turnip greens.
I just love it when my lotty helps me with all 3 meals in a day ;)
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Post by: diggerrick on July 03, 2011, 19:20:57
pink fur apple spuds,boiled with asparagus peas covered with melted butter and a sprinkle of salt.yum  ;D ;D
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Post by: Gadget on July 04, 2011, 16:01:12
last night I did roasted beetroot and courgettes with italian seasoning and olive oil..then had raspberries for pudding with icecream ;D....and today took myself a lovely salad to work made up of oak leaf lettuce, cos lettuce, corriander, mint and parsley... :)

Just love that you can pop up and pick your own veg...especially when you been away for the weekend and missed the shops..winner  ;)
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Post by: lisaparkin on July 04, 2011, 16:24:22
Tonight we are having New potatoes, baby carrots, runnerbeans, peas and beetroot with 'bought' sausage, then cougette chocolate cake, baked today ;D
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Post by: GRACELAND on July 04, 2011, 16:43:05
New potatoes,  and beetroot , courgette
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Post by: Flighty on July 04, 2011, 17:26:06
Lifted some second early/salad potatoes Charlotte. Size and and yield good, looked great and tasted better.
Picked lots more, and ate some, broad beans Witkiem Manita
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Post by: luckycharlie on July 04, 2011, 19:18:36
   New potatoes, cauli and a few peas.

   My 3 year old grandson loves it when we dig the potatoes up he keeps shouting " We've got treasure"!!!!

 Wonder what the other allotment people think we are doing!!!


  X Chas
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Post by: grannyjanny on July 04, 2011, 19:35:04
Chas I had a very excited phone call last night. Well more of a boast ;) really about all that had been eaten from the lotty round the corner from you ;) ;D. She loves filling her trug & taking her treasure home for the family. Little one wanted to take some 'next door' so of she went. A voice shouted 'mum, which next door?' She was told Ruth & Rog. She said ' I'm on the right path then' ;D.
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Post by: Uncle_Filthster on July 05, 2011, 01:19:48
Peas (gorgeous), peppers, carrots, lettuce, raspberries, worcesterberry, blackcurrants, courgette flower.  I forgot to pull an onion but did use thyme, rosemary and garlic.

Hopefully a few courgettes by the weekend too
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Post by: goodlife on July 05, 2011, 08:04:37
Alpine strawberries mmm...gooseberries mmm..and few cherries are still left on tree too, yum....raspberries..raspberries..strawberry..ohh..ripe plum..raspberries, peas (yum lovely)..'munch, munch'...bit of cauli..'cruch'..lettuce...raspberries..raspberries..tomato!..mm..lovely..few red currants.."i wonder if green blackcurrants are ready?.. YES..mm so sweet" ;D"huh..getting full now..I better go and get kettle on now..and then is time to make some dinner.." ;D ;D
And dinner was rapberries with yoghurt.. ::) ;D
Should really change the heading as "my day at the allotment".. ;D
I did sniff some apples too..but they are not ready for another 4 weeks yet..won't be long! ;)
Why do they call me fruit lady at the lottie?...
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Post by: luckycharlie on July 05, 2011, 08:13:20
Chas I had a very excited phone call last night. Well more of a boast ;) really about all that had been eaten from the lotty round the corner from you ;) ;D. She loves filling her trug & taking her treasure home for the family. Little one wanted to take some 'next door' so of she went. A voice shouted 'mum, which next door?' She was told Ruth & Rog. She said ' I'm on the right path then' ;D.


 Hi Grannyjanny,

    they are so cute when they are small. Tell your daughter to look at my granchildrens' garden  they are growing bits of everything!!! All mixed up together.  lol

X Chas


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Post by: Dandytown on July 05, 2011, 10:32:01
Plums!  How lucky you are Goodlife!  Mine have a long way to go but boy is the wait worth it!

I have been eating beetroot, roasted with olive oil and balsamic vinegar with melted goats cheese on top and on think toasted farmhouse bread.   I must say that a visit to the bathroom the day after the beetroot gave me a hell of a fright until I remembered what I had eaten.

Also been eating cauliflower cheese with my ALR's.   Delish
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Post by: Gadget on July 05, 2011, 13:34:30
courgette and mint salad just posted the recipe on the recipe site ;)
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Post by: Mr Smith on July 07, 2011, 19:54:07
Tonight we had Lamb chops with Caulie, Broccoli, Turnip, Peas, Carrots also Shallots and Beetroot, now I have wind, :)
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Post by: Uncle_Filthster on July 08, 2011, 01:31:50
Broad beans, more peas!, a dinky kohl rabi, gold rush courgette, tondo di nizza courgette, glen prosen and goldrush? raspberries and a few worcesterberries.

The resident blackbirds and song thrush have eaten most of the worcesterberrries, which I was going to pick this weekend, little buggers!  :D
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Post by: galina on July 09, 2011, 20:56:49
Chard, garlic and Charlotte potatoes. 

All my salad potatoes seem to fall apart on cooking this year.  Anybody else have this problem?  They should be waxy and firm.   ???  I guess it may be due to our very dry spring?
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Post by: green lily on July 09, 2011, 21:03:05
All my salad potatoes seem to fall apart on cooking this year.  Anybody else have this problem?  They should be waxy and firm.   

Yes I've the same problem with Nicola which is 50% Charlotte. Very disappointing but perhaps they'll improve now the rain has arrived. That is if the blight doesn't catch them first....
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Post by: goodlife on July 09, 2011, 21:39:53
Now that you mentioned..half of my charlotta's broke in steamer..I thought it was just me..
well..had also some garlic..raspberries..plums..tomatoes..peas..pea pods..strawberries..little nible of apple (wasn't quite ready yet..)
Tomorrow will be stir fry day..loads of veg to get through.. ;D
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Post by: willsy on July 09, 2011, 22:00:06
Peas,Peas,and more peas. I posted on facebook to my grandaughter that this year she had missed the 1st of the peas. To say the least she was not impressed that her Grandma had eaten them this year. Others... Potatoes, strawberries, raspberries,onions, courgettes,beetroot,beans,shallots, peppers. hopefully lots more to come. Enjoy everyone.
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Post by: ACE on August 14, 2011, 17:55:15
Caught some mackerel today so a bit of homegrown salad and plum crumble to follow. Nice bottle of wine. Sitting back now looking forward to a nice malt and a cigar.

I wonder what the poor people are doing tonight.
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Post by: non-stick on August 14, 2011, 23:10:59
Plums!  How lucky you are Goodlife!  Mine have a long way to go but boy is the wait worth it!

I have been eating beetroot, roasted with olive oil and balsamic vinegar with melted goats cheese on top and on think toasted farmhouse bread.   I must say that a visit to the bathroom the day after the beetroot gave me a hell of a fright until I remembered what I had eaten.

Also been eating cauliflower cheese with my ALR's.   Delish

Ah the beetroot scare - given me a few scares in the past (at my age)

Yesterday I roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, Beetroot, Carrots, Onion and Courgetted with Chicken and Parma Ham. Bit of balsamic and olive oil yum. Followed by raspberry "eton mess". Today we had Pork cassarole (garlic, onions, carrots and apples with green beans and cabbage,
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Post by: Paulines7 on August 14, 2011, 23:27:12
yesterday: potatoes, broad beans and peas.
today:  onions and garlic
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Post by: Duke Ellington on August 14, 2011, 23:34:28
BLAUHILDE beans.......
Desiree potatoes......
Courgettes fried with chopped bacon.
Some blackberries on the plot.
 ;D
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Post by: cornykev on August 15, 2011, 05:06:02
My roasties, swede and runners with my roast beef.    :D
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Post by: saddad on August 15, 2011, 07:49:15
Snowdrop potatoes... salad.., lettuce,radish,onion,pepper,tomatoes...  :)
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Post by: shirlton on August 15, 2011, 07:52:58
Potatoes beans courgettes and later lettuce carrot beetroot tomato spring onion and apple and blackberries and plums during the day.
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Post by: brownowl23 on August 15, 2011, 08:56:33
strawberries, blackberries (they didnt make it back from the plot), beans, carrots, parsnip, potatoes, courgettes, toamtoes, apples and plums
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Post by: cornykev on August 17, 2011, 20:35:22
Carrots, Runners, Onion and PF Beans in my chicken in foil with Jacket Kestrel Spuds.   ;D
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Post by: brown thumb on August 17, 2011, 20:41:05
potatoes  onion peas carrot runners  ps  broccoli   plot to pot in less of  3 hours
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Post by: green lily on August 17, 2011, 21:23:43
Courgettes, green peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, apples, rhubarb, raspberries, spring onions, garlic....cooked plums, last apricots for tomorrow and making rhubarb and ginger jam as the rhubarb has gone mad and is trying to take over the world...... ;D
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Post by: bikegirllisa on August 21, 2011, 12:01:55
Am very excited - this is the first time I've posted in this thread!

Spuds, courgettes, beans, red lettuce, cucumber and raspberries.  Yum yum yum  ;D
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Post by: Poppy Mole on August 21, 2011, 13:06:33
Potatoes, Carrots & plums for lunch. Cucumber & tomatoes for tea
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Post by: brown thumb on August 21, 2011, 13:31:15
later i will have potatoes and what ever vege( as he coming to stay for a few days) my grandson fancys  with roast  chicken
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Post by: pumkinlover on August 21, 2011, 14:12:37
Bikegirllisa - that's a wonderful feeling ;D

Plums on my porridge, OH had an egg for breakfast.
Tomato and basil soup for lunch, sandwhich  of cucumber and beetroot.

Will be having potatoes, carrots swede, french beans and cabbage with turkey for tea.

Courgette cake or stewed plums for pud.

OH's daughter and family came to plot today and went back loaded with stuff- I really enjoy that ;D ;D
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Post by: cornykev on August 21, 2011, 16:04:26
Roast spuds, Kale, runners, French Beans, Carrots and Hamburg Parsley with my roast lamb.   :P :D
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Post by: Poolcue on August 21, 2011, 16:08:50
My first Painted Lady runner bean
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Post by: TividaleJo on August 21, 2011, 16:19:45
Cauliflower  :D its took us 3 years to grow one but it was well worth it  :)
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Post by: Jeannine on August 21, 2011, 17:07:51
Lima beans,butterstick squash,garlic, carrots,beets,potatoes(ourfirst)tomatoes,goosegogs from next door,blueberries from our shared patch,soya beans for tomorrow,pickles white cukes,onions, and 1 Yugoslavian Finger Fruit.

XX Jeannine
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Post by: Hector on August 21, 2011, 17:53:35
Potato salad made with with our own potatoes.and sorrel.  Salad made with our own lettuce, rocket, cucumber  and the only two tomatoes we have :P
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Post by: Duke Ellington on August 21, 2011, 18:05:20
About to eat home made coleslaw made with home grown carrots onions and cabbage with some Charlotte potatoes.
 ;D
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Post by: galina on August 26, 2011, 13:07:12
Chard, potatoes, last few peas, pears, runner beans, lettuce, tomatoes, endive thinnings and courgette.  So easy to 'live of the land' at the moment.

That homemade coleslaw sounds yummy, Duke  :)
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Post by: goodlife on August 26, 2011, 14:17:09
Tomatoes, plums, mulberries, apples, pears, potatoes, carrots, courgette, pepper....how many veg the goverment recommended again..? ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on August 30, 2011, 10:35:12
Yesterday we had a leg of Ham, brine cured by me! ( the pig came from a friends allotment) with runner beans and new potatoes.  ;D
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Post by: Gadget on August 30, 2011, 10:42:20
We had our first green cabbage of the lottie, along with rooster potatoes, roasted onions and I cooked with wet garlic....yumm :)
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Post by: Deb P on September 05, 2011, 14:02:33
Considering I have been up since 6am, peeved to say nothing as yet, I'm stuck at home waiting for OH to bring the car back and glaring moodily at the pouring rain which suggests I'm never going to get out there today!!!! >:( >:(
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Post by: cornykev on September 05, 2011, 14:40:13
Lamb steaks on the barbie with my roast spuds, parsnips, hamburg parsley, carrots, kale, french and runner beans.   :P
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Post by: Hector on September 05, 2011, 15:01:10
Potato Salad made with own spuds and garlic chives. Also had own cucumber in a sandwich :)
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Post by: artichoke on September 05, 2011, 16:48:28
Minced beef stretched with many many veg including chopped yellow courgettes that are normally refused here, plus green tomatoes before the blight spreads any further (definitely my last year of attempting tomatoes), chopped parsnip (was growing in the wrong place), chopped sorrel, onions etc. It's amazing what you can put in with mince, and it still tastes meaty and delicious.

Own potatoes mashed with parsely and horseradish, own green and purple beans. Own raspberries and figs and bought cream.
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Post by: louise stella on September 10, 2011, 12:23:23
Well my son is having his sweetcorn for his lunch and I am making pumpkin soup for lunch and the freezer - I take a portion into work on cold days!  Yesterday I made 3lbs of raspberry and apple jam!  I am knee-deep in jam and pickle this year!
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Post by: goodlife on September 10, 2011, 13:08:20
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I am knee-deep in jam and pickle this year! You've got yourself into right pickle then.. ;D
And so have I..breakkie was apple sauce with yogurt..I've just had potato and leek soup and more yogurt and apple sauce.. ::) Now I'm going to make some more pickled pears and apple sauce..for dinner we've got tomato sauce from my tomatoes and pasta..and I might squeeze more apple sauce and yogort into me before bed.. ;D ;D..ahhh..YUM...
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 10, 2011, 14:15:01
Considering I have been up since 6am, peeved to say nothing as yet, I'm stuck at home waiting for OH to bring the car back and glaring moodily at the pouring rain which suggests I'm never going to get out there today!!!! >:( >:(

Same for me today... no car to wait for (I have the bike) but every time I walk to the garage to get it out it pelts down. Stopped again now as I'm in front of the 'puter!  :(

Fortunately the spare larder fridge is full of lottie produce so we wont starve.  ;)
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Post by: Crystalmoon on September 10, 2011, 15:31:34
Just had a lovely blended soup made from leeks, turnips, various summer squash with  pink fir apple spuds added (leftovers from last nights dinner).

will be having last of salad leaves with more fir apple spuds for tea. 
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Post by: saddad on September 11, 2011, 20:11:55
Well I've been grazing all day at the Open Day... offering samples to people and we are now going to sit down to Pork.... with Potatoes, beans, spinach and carrots from the lottie... as well as making tomato and Basil soup...  :)
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Post by: claybasket on September 11, 2011, 20:24:21
We had cabbage, swede, carrot's,mashed pots,onion gravy ,and a lovely steak! win fall of apples made into crumble with custard, we were stuffed.
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Post by: cornykev on September 11, 2011, 20:26:12
My carrots, onions and spuds with beef in the slow cooker.  :P ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 11, 2011, 23:33:07
Red cabbage, red onions, runner & french beans as well as potatoes and carrots.

With the red cabbage and the onion I had a little play cook in session almost following a recipe that I found on A4A. It tuned out pretty well and made use of the red cabbage I was asked to grow but has been sitting in the larder fridge for too long.
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Post by: cornykev on September 13, 2011, 05:37:02
Steamed carrots, onions and french beans with jacket spuds, salmon and mushrooms.   :P :D
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Post by: Digeroo on September 13, 2011, 07:06:53
Please can I have a cutting from your salmon tree. ;D
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Post by: pumkinlover on September 13, 2011, 07:27:06
Please can I have a cutting from your salmon tree. ;D

 ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on September 13, 2011, 09:30:25
Which reminds me... I must get some more allotment trout...
I trade Damsons with a fisherman!  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 13, 2011, 15:57:06
Which reminds me... I must get some more allotment trout...
I trade Damsons with a fisherman!  :)

That's handy!

I had a neighbour who fished and passed his spare mackrel over the fence.  ;)
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Post by: cornykev on September 14, 2011, 20:13:03
Onions and Tommies with my spag bol.   ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 14, 2011, 21:18:30
With a bit of help from family:

carrots, potatoes, beans, onions, beetroot, lettuce and tomatoes (from the greenhouse at home) as well as courgettes of course.  :)
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Post by: Gadget on September 15, 2011, 17:08:12
a lovely green cabbage along with home made chips to accompany my lamb chop  :)
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Post by: Kleftiwallah on September 15, 2011, 17:43:29
A couple of raw runner beans on my way home from gathering my Kuri squashes as a niehbour  had seen kids kicking one about ! ! !

I'm getting used to gathering veg' when they are 3/4 grown. . . . . Police - bah.    Cheers,    Tony.
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Post by: Lottiman on September 15, 2011, 18:30:22
Toad in the hole with my runner beans and some lovely roasted Marris pipers. ;D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 24, 2011, 09:40:26
pork chops ( mate has a 'livestock allotment'), with mashed spuds, carrots and cabbage. followed by apple crumble. ain't life grand? lol
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Post by: Gadget on September 26, 2011, 13:57:50
With my roast Lamb (not from the lottie but from the farm shop)  We had roasted roosters, cabbage, roasted carrot, parsnip, garlic and red onions.... and today I have just had a mixed bean salad with my barlotti beans and runner beans. ;D
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Post by: Crystalmoon on September 26, 2011, 15:52:58
will be having stir fry tonight with chard, baby leeks, coriander leaves, baby corn & the last pepper. x jane
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Post by: Borlotti on September 26, 2011, 16:35:05
Just cooking apple and pear pickle, better go and check the saucepan.  Recipe from Morrisons free magazine, smells OK.
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Post by: Melbourne12 on September 26, 2011, 17:18:29
Yesterday we picked the first of the red cabbages, which for the first time ever have done really well for us.

So braised red cabbage with onions and apple was our home-grown part of Sunday lunch, with roast pork and new potatoes.  Simple and delicious.
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Post by: compostbin on September 26, 2011, 17:24:59
......mashed spuds ,..edzell blue from the plot,......being the vareriaty of spud...with grated cheese(....grown 5 differant types this yea)r...... ;D........runner beans...swiss chard....just thought,...might have a rice dish,..instead,...but will still,...have me greens,.... ;D
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Post by: goodlife on September 26, 2011, 17:52:32
Apples in my cake..garlic, onion, cabbage and carrots in stir fry..Huh..tummy is stuffed... ;D..I'm in need to lie down now and check the next years plan for lottie that is on back of my eye lids.. ;) ;D
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Post by: antipodes on September 27, 2011, 09:35:13
A mixed salad of baby lettuces, rocket, parsley and coriander. Tonight the green beans, peppers, courgette will get into a stir fry :)

Oh and raspberries. but if they are not eaten tonight they will be sauce by 9 o'clock.

On the weekend I ate the first curly scarlet kale. I boiled it in salt water then just seasoned it and added a spoonful of reduced fat cream. It was absolutely delicious. I can see I will be eating a lot of that over winter!!
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Post by: cornykev on September 27, 2011, 20:40:16
Steamed onions and carrots with chicken and mushrooms.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on September 27, 2011, 21:33:45
We had a great meal today courgette, calebrese, mayan gold sauted, parsnip, sweet corn, carrots.  Got some cheapo cooking bacon from sainsburies choose some big lumpy bits and pressure cooked it. 

Forget to mention the purple sprouting it seems to have got the seasons all wrong.  Not summer that has produced nothing.
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Post by: Crystalmoon on September 28, 2011, 09:09:37
Last night I had lovely Pink Fir Apple spuds & mixed oriental sald leaves with leeks stri fried with the last of the pepper....added a steak & it was bliss ;D
x jane
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Post by: saddad on September 28, 2011, 09:14:58
So far just a couple of tomatoes as I went round opening the greenhouses for what promises to be a scorcher!  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 28, 2011, 15:26:54
So far just a couple of tomatoes as I went round opening the greenhouses for what promises to be a scorcher!  :)

Certainly is a warm one for end of September!

Carrots... that's what we'll be eating from the plot in an hour or so as my daughter has made a carrot cake for her mother's birthday. Cheap and tasty Delicious and delectable sounds better  ;)
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Post by: jimtheworzel on September 28, 2011, 17:03:05
a honymooners salad
lettuce alone
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Post by: saddad on September 28, 2011, 17:45:46
Just picked some late runner beans....  :)
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Post by: cornykev on September 28, 2011, 18:01:37
My onion in the spag bol.  :D
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Post by: tonybloke on September 28, 2011, 20:00:42
when you visiting yarmouth, Kev?
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Post by: cornykev on September 28, 2011, 20:36:39
Friday, I'll PM u in a mo.    ;)
Done
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Post by: Crystalmoon on September 29, 2011, 16:12:19
Yummy beetroot soup for lunch. Turnip greens & pink fir apple spuds with dinner tonight. x jane
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Post by: cornykev on September 29, 2011, 17:26:31
Chips with roast chicken. :P     ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 30, 2011, 00:29:03
Jacket potatoes, lettuce, cherry tomatoes (greenhouse), beetroot and spring onions from the fridge cooler-drawer  ;)
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Post by: claybasket on October 03, 2011, 14:11:22
went early to water things,picked the last of the french beans,dug up carrotts,found 3 courgetts hidding ,but i sniffed them out!will have them with home made steak pie and roasters :P : and onion gravey ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 03, 2011, 16:08:55
Carrot = loved by the rabbit (pet)
Beetroot = my parents had some cooked this morning with their lunch and one went across the road to their neighbour (not on it's own... you understand  ::) )  ;D
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Post by: galina on October 03, 2011, 22:42:45
We had turkey with tomato (the ones taken in green are ripening at a rapid rate on the windowsill), garlic, beans, courgettes and a bought aubergine.  Devillish hot little pepper was a present from Squash (and after extracting seeds for next year), it gave everything a nice zing  ;D
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Post by: susan1 on October 03, 2011, 23:04:45
spuds, cabbage, some of the last runner beans and swede,  with roast chicken and sage and onion stuffing, home grown sage and yummy onion gravy
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Post by: Gadget on October 11, 2011, 15:29:20
The OH had a received in the suggestion box a note requesting proper green cabbage ???  so off he went with 9 of my best, I think it maybe a case of be careful what you wish for ;D
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Post by: Gadget on October 11, 2011, 15:30:11
The OH had a received in the suggestion box a note requesting proper green cabbage ???  so off he went with 9 of my best, I think it maybe a case of be careful what you wish for ;D

He is a chef in a school in case you were wondering.  ;D  ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 11, 2011, 17:13:01
The OH had a received in the suggestion box a note requesting proper green cabbage ???  so off he went with 9 of my best, I think it maybe a case of be careful what you wish for ;D

He is a chef in a school in case you were wondering.  ;D  ;D

9 of your best!! Coooo you were generous!  :o
I hope you're charging!!  ;)
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Post by: Gadget on October 12, 2011, 09:28:47
Well not exactly but I have been promised a new winter coat  ;) so I think that is fair deal, it's not like I'm short of cabbages...lol   :)  :)
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Post by: grannyjanny on October 12, 2011, 18:56:19
Were the cabbages appreciated Gadget.
If you're anything like me you're not short of Winter coats but I still keep looking :o.
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 13, 2011, 00:20:55
Well not exactly but I have been promised a new winter coat  ;) so I think that is fair deal, it's not like I'm short of cabbages...lol   :)  :)

A pretty good deal I think!!  ;)

Note to me: get organised with the cabbage patch next year and look for a decent new coat..  ;D
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Post by: Gadget on October 13, 2011, 10:19:14
The cabbages were a huge success  ;D they thought it was cool they came from the Allotment and there was nothing left over.. ;D
 
and seen a couple of nice coats - happy days. ;D ;D
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Post by: compostbin on October 13, 2011, 11:49:54
 :-\.....never have grown turnips,...had no idea their green tops could ever be used for anything,....will try them,...just for the tops,..next year,....or do they grow,..this time of year?.. :-\
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Post by: galina on October 13, 2011, 14:41:08
:-\.....never have grown turnips,...had no idea their green tops could ever be used for anything,....will try them,...just for the tops,..next year,....or do they grow,..this time of year?.. :-\

I sow turnips in late July.  Most years we get some nice roots before the colder weather puts a stop to further root development.  the plants that haven't developed proper roots get cloched over winter (they survive quite well).  Their roots won't grow further, but in early spring they make masses of green tops which are welcome at this time of year.

I think it is too late now, but maybe you could try just a few and cloche them well for a chance of spring greens.
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 13, 2011, 22:29:56
The cabbages were a huge success  ;D they thought it was cool they came from the Allotment and there was nothing left over.. ;D
 
and seen a couple of nice coats - happy days. ;D ;D

When the new winter coat arrives I'd resist calling it:  "My cabbage coat"  ;)
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Post by: Gadget on October 14, 2011, 09:42:06

When the new winter coat arrives I'd resist calling it:  "My cabbage coat"  ;)
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Well I could call it my "mon chou" coat sounds a bit classer  ;)
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 14, 2011, 16:36:16

When the new winter coat arrives I'd resist calling it:  "My cabbage coat"  ;)

Well I could call it my "mon chou" coat sounds a bit classer  ;)
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Very posh!!  ;D
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Post by: Jayb on October 14, 2011, 16:50:40
Red cabbage yum and the last of the runner beans  :'(
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Post by: chriscross1966 on October 22, 2011, 22:07:56
Roast celeriac, parsnips, spuds and elephant garlic on a yorkshire with carrots, broad beans and sprouts smothered in an onion, red wine and dijon mustard gravy.... I grew all the veg in that lot....
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Post by: pumkinlover on October 22, 2011, 22:26:34
You can grow CELERIAC :P :P :P
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Post by: Monkey Brains on October 23, 2011, 23:32:12
The first batch of lovely smooth delicious silky velvety jerusalum arthichoke soup   :P
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on October 23, 2011, 23:33:59
Roasted Red Desiree pots (from the sacks), steamed black Tuscany kale (freshly picked), steamed Scarlet Emperor runner beans (from the freezer), home made mint sauce (picked today (it had a second growth spurt this autumn)) with roast lamb and shop bought peas (already eaten all of the plot grown ones, even the frozen ones too  :()

Ninnycrops
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Post by: Duke Ellington on October 23, 2011, 23:48:08
Made a coleslaw from carrots and onions grown on the plot. Unfortunately I had to buy the cabbage.

Duke
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Post by: artichoke on October 31, 2011, 01:45:59
For lunch, a thick soup made with chicken stock, foraged sweet chestnuts, own onions, parsnips and leeks, with a scrap of chili.
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Post by: manicscousers on October 31, 2011, 09:25:35
Just made chicken and leek soup, 18 portions for £5.00 and that was for the chicken wings  ;D
the rest was garlic, leeks, carrots that have started to go bendy and a couple of butternut squashes that have marks on them , lovely  ;D
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Post by: cornykev on October 31, 2011, 09:50:17
Mash and carrots from the lottie with lamb steaks.  ;D
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Post by: saddad on October 31, 2011, 15:24:32
Not eaten them yet but shelled out five freezer trays of beans ... Barlotti, runners, trail of tears, top of the pole... and others ... just going out to see if there are anymore tomatoes!  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 01, 2011, 01:04:55
The usual... potatoes, beetroot and carrot.

Picked a pile of kale Saturday - looking forward to trying it - not grown it before.

Not to be eaten but from the plot: 90 good sized Scarlet Bedder wallflowers. 
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Post by: chriscross1966 on November 01, 2011, 12:39:48
You can grow CELERIAC :P :P :P

Yeah... it's getting a bit bolty, I might have put it in a bit too early, but the secret is put it on the autowatering that feeds the greenhouse so it gets a watering every day. Mines got microbore leaky pipe all through the bed and it gets 90 minutes a day.... or did until last week....

chrisc
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Post by: banksy on November 01, 2011, 15:49:05
We are having cavolo nero kale with our dinner tonight, never had kale before so we steamed a few leaves earlier and love  it - have tasted nothing like it before.  This is also the first proper thing we have harvested from our allotment since taking it on in May, its nice to see all that hard work digging is starting to pay off  ;D 

Tomorrow we will be eating autumn stonehead cabbage.


Iain
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 04, 2011, 02:46:53
We are having cavolo nero kale with our dinner tonight, never had kale before so we steamed a few leaves earlier and love  it - have tasted nothing like it before.  This is also the first proper thing we have harvested from our allotment since taking it on in May, its nice to see all that hard work digging is starting to pay off  ;D  

Tomorrow we will be eating autumn stonehead cabbage.


Iain

Good for you!!  :)

Mrs Roller turned her nose up when I arrived happily home with a bag of freshly cut kale... same variety as yours.

I'm hoping it'll be cooked tomorrow for dinner. If not I'm cooking dinner on Saturday (not before as I'm cooking for my parents as usual) and we'll try it then for the first time.  ;)

(Just realised I picked it last Saturday!! It's still in the larder fridge - hopefully fresh as a daisy newly picked kale)
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Post by: banksy on November 04, 2011, 17:14:03
Good for you!!  :)

Mrs Roller turned her nose up when I arrived happily home with a bag of freshly cut kale... same variety as yours.

snip...


Thanks!

We are totally converted to the kale, its delicious once I have blasted the leaves to get rid of the blasted whitefly  >:(

Will be off to pick more tomorrow.  ;D


Iain

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Post by: Digeroo on November 04, 2011, 18:40:09
Tesco had sea bream half price.  So I had half of one with sprouts, PSB, calebrese, carrots and parsley sauce with so much parsley it was more of less green.  And a few strawberries.  Cheap gourmet meal.  Though I tend to splat the food onto the plate rather than arrange in prissy little swirls.
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Post by: Poolcue on November 04, 2011, 19:43:54
Runner bean seeds which were surprisingly nice.
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Post by: Lottiman on November 04, 2011, 20:03:51
Mrs lottiman knocked up a big batch of bubble n squeak some for tea and some for the freezer.OK not all the veg was mine as we had a few disasters this year :'( but it was very scrummy! ;D
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Post by: green lily on November 04, 2011, 20:32:42
Tomatoes,sweet peppers,homemade bread toasted for lunch, potatoes carrots and beetroot and the last of the Brie for tea.. Followed by half of the last home grown pear [Concorde]. Plus apple[sans pareil I think] on meusli at breakfast. :) Must get to the sprouts. sowed them too early and they're getting away from me.Sod the whitefly enjoying the mild weather. :(
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Post by: queenbee on November 04, 2011, 22:54:16
Leaf beet, This really is a lovely vegtable, treat like spinach but it is milder, full of Iron. Beetroot, cabbage, potatoes had to abandon the late carrots, full of carrot root fly. The roast lamb was delicious and I covered the whole lot with delicious gravy made with the juices of the lamb.
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 05, 2011, 00:42:09
Runner bean seeds which were surprisingly nice.

I like these too. "White Lady" is lovely!
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Post by: Gadget on November 07, 2011, 10:26:49
had my first leek from the garden very proud of myself :)
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Post by: Monkey Brains on November 08, 2011, 22:03:44
A pork chop, fried with a handful of gooseberries from the allotment that I picked & froze back in summer this year (does that count?) ;D
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 08, 2011, 23:26:14
Gilfeather turnips, loose leaf lettuce of various types, parsley and thyme and a vase with the last of the zinnias.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on November 09, 2011, 22:48:31
Runner beans, chard, leeks and baby carrots enjoyed with a lovely steak.  Picked sprouts, apples, french beans and jerusalem fartichokes also.
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Post by: cornykev on November 10, 2011, 17:38:30
My onions in a pepper and mushroom stir fry, my Jackets and chicken in foil.   :P    ;D
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Post by: jimtheworzel on November 10, 2011, 17:43:21
NOWT !!
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Post by: artichoke on November 10, 2011, 18:18:09
Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.

Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
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Post by: elvis2003 on November 10, 2011, 18:21:17
pork stir fry,so chard,red peppers,coriander,carrot and garlic,oh and chilli
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 10, 2011, 18:30:10
Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.

Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 10, 2011, 23:31:14
Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.

Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.

Butterbeans are lovely! Tell us more, please!!!!
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 10, 2011, 23:43:55
Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.

Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.

Butterbeans are lovely! Tell us more, please!!!!
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/nonrancher/lima1.jpg) Grew those in 2009 but we ate them green after boiling and buttering.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on November 11, 2011, 18:18:26
Sprouts, cabbage, carrots and peas, all with a beautiful roast chook.
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 11, 2011, 22:53:10
Boiled up some gigandes supposed to be drying out for storage, but going mouldy....added olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and coriander - absolutely lovely. I simply CANNOT increase their numbers fast enough. I intend to put in 20 seedlings next year. Or 30.

Also chewed raw a final runner bean and a slightly manky mangetout.
Are gigandes the same as what we'd call lima beans or some folks call them butter beans? They take a long growing season here.

Butterbeans are lovely! Tell us more, please!!!!
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/nonrancher/lima1.jpg) Grew those in 2009 but we ate them green after boiling and buttering.

They look lovely! We tried eating the seed from some very large White Lady runner beans - they were pretty good!
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Post by: Ruth Rocket on November 11, 2011, 23:15:52
What an awesome thread!

Swiss Chard, Turnip leaf, Cabbage leaf, various mixed leaf salad, a round lettuce, Mizuna, a few Tsoi sim flowers, Thyme, Rosemary, Continental Parsley, Curly Parsley and some mixed micro herbs/salad (first try, as seen on HFW River Cottage, not sure as it just seems like some cress, but tasty, maybe a waste of seeds?) oh, and some Rocket. 

This was lunch and dinner, and quite a surprising haul for November, I think lucky weather here :)  Makes it all worthwhile!
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 12, 2011, 02:30:39
What an awesome thread!

Swiss Chard, Turnip leaf, Cabbage leaf, various mixed leaf salad, a round lettuce, Mizuna, a few Tsoi sim flowers, Thyme, Rosemary, Continental Parsley, Curly Parsley and some mixed micro herbs/salad (first try, as seen on HFW River Cottage, not sure as it just seems like some cress, but tasty, maybe a waste of seeds?) oh, and some Rocket. 

This was lunch and dinner, and quite a surprising haul for November, I think lucky weather here :)  Makes it all worthwhile!
Tell my about Mizuna!
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Post by: Ruth Rocket on November 12, 2011, 21:42:30
GrannieAnnie Mizuna is fab, I was given a mixed pack of salad leaves for my birthday, I chucked them in without reading the pack so I was eating the Mizuna for weeks thinking it was Rocket!   It has just kept going all summer, it doesn't seem to bolt in the hot weather and has just kept going until now.....  I think it is a Japanese leaf I will go and check for you :)

The flea beetles love it though... So mine is always a little holey x
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Post by: Ruth Rocket on November 12, 2011, 21:51:07
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/orientalgreens.html

Further down the page... Though I fancy a few of the others too x
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 13, 2011, 00:58:35
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/orientalgreens.html

Further down the page... Though I fancy a few of the others too x


Oh now I know what it is!! It popped up in a seed mix (most probably an "oriental salad" mix). I had not grown it or seen it before.

Am I right in thinking it has a bit of a peppery twang? I quite liked it and nibbled away on the plot as I harvested it.  :)
Great in salads!
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Post by: GrannieAnnie on November 13, 2011, 01:44:29
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/orientalgreens.html

Further down the page... Though I fancy a few of the others too x

Thanks, Ruth, I'll give it a try- especially like that it is both heat and cold tolerant. That's a real plus, besides the appearance.
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Post by: Stopp on November 13, 2011, 01:53:36
Apples in a tea loaf with butter mmmmmm  :P
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 13, 2011, 11:13:42
Snap for "apples" if not the tea loaf.  ;)

Three boxes full of eating apples. Quite unexpected.
Now...what to do with them?
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Post by: Ruth Rocket on November 20, 2011, 13:35:23
Aden, that is the one, though I am not sure it is peppery, it just seems to keep coming, I planted mine back in june/july when we first go our plot and I just cut some today..... awesome, love it in mixed salads, these oriental veg are really good!

GrannieAnnie I would reccommend it, in the summer when my spinach and rocket were busy bolting this was good, and so far this autumn it has been fine, tho we have only had one mild frost so far!  Where abouts are you?

Ruth x
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Post by: saddad on November 20, 2011, 14:22:25
Damson jam... so far...
but yesterday had a good salad, mostly from the lottie
and anya potatoes...  :)
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Post by: manicscousers on November 20, 2011, 15:25:03
filderkraut cabbage, romanesco in cheese sauce and kestrel potato with bacon ribs  , mixed salad for tea ;D
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Post by: Amazingrotavator(Derby) on November 20, 2011, 16:16:59
Dug some of my Christmas spuds for Sunday lunch(Bootiful) along with parsnips and brussells.
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 21, 2011, 02:11:08
Dug some of my Christmas spuds for Sunday lunch(Bootiful) along with parsnips and brussells.

This is the one year when I wish I had planted some late potatoes as they may well have been worthwhile to grow in the open. It has been so mild.  :)
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Post by: cornykev on November 21, 2011, 05:19:16
My spuds with roast Chicken.    ;D
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Post by: artichoke on November 21, 2011, 09:16:09
A mountain of spinach beet with butter, lemon, grated nutmeg and crème fraîche - extended family gobbled it all up with their pork (bought) casserole enriched with chestnuts (collected) and shallots and leeks and chillis (tasteless for some reason, but nice bright red colour).

Meringue and whipped cream (both bought) mixed up with masses of thawed raspberries. Even the baby had her mouth permanently open waiting for yet another spoonful.

Last night great trayfuls of potato wedges and a huge vat of pumpkin and parsnip soup for our bonfire party.
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Post by: manicscousers on November 21, 2011, 13:51:59
some of our tomatoes grilled with bacon and egg  ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 23, 2011, 00:36:16
Potatoes as usual as well as carrots, kale and onion.

(Nice to know where your food comes from)
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Post by: Kea on November 24, 2011, 10:45:49
Well yesterday I picked a ripe strawberry....and there are more almost ripe. I picked some more ripe tomatoes.....not many green left and the tomatoes have started flowering again the aubergine also still flowering but only one fruit is growing. Climbing French beans still flowering and fruiting but not getting very big, the dwarf beans have been frosted.
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Post by: saddad on December 02, 2011, 07:36:36
Tea last night was Paprika Chicken... but the soup starter (tomato) and accompanying veg. - Jackets, (Picasso), chard and carrots were straight off the Lottie.....  :)
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Post by: gazza1960 on December 02, 2011, 10:14:30
Brought some shallots and our 1st brussels home.

Steamed the Onions as they are really sweet that way.

Steamed the small brussels for 5 mins then drain them off,meantime soften some butter and fry off some smoked lardons for a few mins,then add brussels whizz em round the pan to take on the buttery bacon flavour...they are bluddy scrummy !!!!!!!!!!   ;)

Picked some more Peppers and chillies from the GH.

Gazza
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Post by: Digeroo on December 02, 2011, 14:13:39
Calebrese this might be the last.  Though after six months of it we need a break.  Sprouts been eating them for s few weeks.  Carrots, parsnip, potaotes, parsley, cabbage, psb.  I have chard as well but we do not like it so someone esle is using it.  I had the last raspberry on Wednesday. 

Did buy some green beasn and celery. 
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Post by: Ophi on December 04, 2011, 19:26:43
We had Jerusalem Artichoke and Leek Gratin for a change as my son was visiting.  He really enjoyed the meal but the after effects have made him decide not to grow them himself.

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Post by: boydzfish on December 04, 2011, 20:05:41
Curly kale, swede and butternut squash mm......... :)
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Post by: saddad on December 04, 2011, 21:32:13
Roasties (Picasso), Parsnips, mixed root mash (swede/celeriac/carrot) and red cabbage with apple.... celery soup for starter...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on December 05, 2011, 05:16:16
We had small shallots in our stifado and some small spuds with it.   ;D
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Post by: cornykev on December 05, 2011, 17:12:09
Today I'm doing my jacket spuds with pork loins, mushrooms and rice.    :P
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Post by: BarriedaleNick on December 05, 2011, 17:18:30
Rabbit stew with carrots, onions, celery, garlic and parsnips.  Sadly the rabbit was from the butcher tho..
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Post by: saddad on December 05, 2011, 22:52:08
Celery soup... and (beef) and aubergine curry...  :)
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Post by: Gadget on December 07, 2011, 14:04:19
Celery soup... and (beef) and aubergine curry...  :)

Yummy  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on December 07, 2011, 23:21:46
Every day potatoes from the plot (my parents are eating them too).

The rabbit and I are loving the the kale.  ;)
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Post by: woodypecks on December 08, 2011, 10:24:19
With the recent mild weather I have been cutting lots of Purple Sprouting Broccoli ...very pleased I didn,t pull them up after they,d finished last Spring .
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Post by: saddad on December 09, 2011, 14:32:15
Meatballs last night... in a tomato sauce (from our tomato slop in the freezer) Charlotte potatoes from the shed and fresh leaf beet from the lottie...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on December 10, 2011, 19:27:26
Lamb and red wine stew with my carrots, spuds and shallots.  :D
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Post by: fitzsie on December 10, 2011, 19:50:44
King Eddie roasties, curly kale with gammon ( not my own !!)
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Post by: antipodes on December 12, 2011, 10:44:43
Yesterday I went down and picked (with very cold hands!) at least 2 kilos of sprouts!! The harvest this year is terrific. Put two bags in the freezer and we'll eat a pound this week.
Also got - 4 leeks, some green kale, and a bag of mixed salads - a baby scarole, some lamb's lettuce and wild rocket and parsley. It was delish.
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Post by: saddad on December 12, 2011, 12:26:06
I'm going to crop the rest of the Kalibos and Summer Cabbage before they are too frost damaged... they will keep a month or so in the shed/fridge...  :)
Probably won't eat them today though!  :-X
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Post by: artichoke on December 13, 2011, 16:52:10
Soup made from J artichokes and the scraggy bits of parsnips (hate to waste anything) liquidised, then added shallots and a leek and parsley plus bought cabbage and celery and cream. Delicious.
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Post by: phlips66 on December 13, 2011, 17:18:38
suasages potatoes from my shed and celeriac( i got given)
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Post by: jimtheworzel on December 13, 2011, 17:50:35
nothing left on plot, so for tea i had a balloon with a crust on   ;D  ;D
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Post by: Duke Ellington on December 13, 2011, 18:44:02
Soup made from a Golden Hubbard Squash...(lovely flavour)!! with Peshwari Naan Bread ;D
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Post by: cornykev on December 13, 2011, 19:16:08
Shallots in my spag bol.   ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on December 14, 2011, 00:47:10
The usual... potatoes, butternut squash, onion, carrots and kale.
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on December 14, 2011, 17:41:42
Couve tronchuda, ragged jack and Daubenton's kale.
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Post by: saddad on December 14, 2011, 19:41:49
A "French" shepherds pie... apart from the mince it's off the lottie...  :)

... and very nice it was too...  ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on December 15, 2011, 00:21:43
Bacon Roly Poly containing onions (sturon) from storage, sage from the garden with frozen runner beans (scarlet emperors) from the plot, and cabbage :P

Very unhealthy with all that suet, tomorrow is another day and this was all that was left sadly ::) but all the greens went  ;D

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/ninnyscrops/BaconRolyPoly002.jpg)

Ninnyscrops




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Post by: Aden Roller on December 16, 2011, 01:37:27
Now Ninnyscrops....... that looks bootiful. Yum.  ;)
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Post by: cornykev on December 16, 2011, 05:14:03
Shallots in my Salmon parcels with Kestrel jackets.   :D
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Post by: Lottiman on December 16, 2011, 07:18:18
Chicken leek and bacon pie with my wilja spuds and runners. ;D ;D
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Post by: saddad on December 16, 2011, 19:21:44
Mixed bean casserole (Madeira, cherokee and barlotti) with Tomato slop and home made Harissa paste for flavour... and jacket (Charlotte) potatoes...  :)
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Post by: Twoflower on December 16, 2011, 20:34:59

   now the thing is am i going to have to take a jack hammer to get my christmas veg out this year?
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Post by: saddad on December 18, 2011, 22:14:50
Jacket Charlottes again... cabbage with a chicken casserole... and salad with dinner... Land Cress, red and white cabbage, some tomatoes still...  :)
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Post by: Lottiman on December 21, 2011, 16:10:20
Chilli tonight with my chillies tomato's and onions : :P
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Post by: manicscousers on December 21, 2011, 16:47:41
Stew made with bought beef, our celeriac, potatoes, onions, leeks, carrots,  swede and tomato sauce mix , instant clearout  ;D
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Post by: rugbypost on December 21, 2011, 17:17:21
Had organic ;D sausage from our local farm and from the garden swede, potato mash and onion gravy :) dribbled some  ;D on my jumper  told (OH) thats for when I feel hungry latter on :)
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Post by: Tonythegardener on December 22, 2011, 18:30:15
Today I am eating the penultimate pumpkin.  Pumpkin and carrot soup and pumpkin pie.  (Bit pumpkined out at the moment and another one to deal with  :P but not so big)

Harvested beetroot, carrots, Swiss chard, parsnips, Hamburg parsley, salsify, scorzonera, rocket, leeks, celariac, Brussel sprouts, purple sprouting, potatoes and (stored) garlic.  Who said that you can't harvest veg during the winter?

PS. would have harvested the lambs lettuce and land cress if they had been larger.  Put them in a little late though.   
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Post by: saddad on December 22, 2011, 19:56:29
We haven't eaten yet... but it will hit the plates in about 10 mins... Roast Potatoes, leeks, parsnips, carrots, red cabbage and Roast Chicken (that wasn't off the lottie!)  :)
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Post by: galina on December 28, 2011, 16:34:45
Just harvested leeks, winter radish, lettuce and endive lettuce.
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Post by: cornykev on December 28, 2011, 17:54:46
My spuds with beef in the slowie.  :D
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Post by: gavinjconway on December 28, 2011, 18:05:24
Having cottage pie for T made from some of the last few spuds from my first ever spud crop!!
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Post by: rugbypost on December 28, 2011, 18:29:40
Half a swede left from xmas with mash sausage and onion gravy :P
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Post by: Aden Roller on December 30, 2011, 16:44:34
Half a swede left from xmas with mash sausage and onion gravy :P

Thanks for reminding me... :) I need to go under the stairs to get some potatoes out for my parents dinner this evening. It's a long way to cycle back if I had forgotten them!!
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Post by: Duke Ellington on December 30, 2011, 16:50:42
Roast chicken with allotment grown roasted BON BON Squash and salad.
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Post by: rugbypost on December 30, 2011, 17:42:18
Cut a swede out of the ground, and some lovely sprouts, there some broad beans still in the freezer with some cauliflower florets thet will all be cooked for newyear
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Post by: gilliano on January 03, 2012, 12:17:33
Which varieties of potato do you find best to supply for most of the year? And do you grow Chard ? Which is the best tasting variety
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Post by: Suzanne on January 03, 2012, 12:55:50
Just had a rocket fro the lottie and smoked ham sandwich. Tonight I am doing squid provencal with tomatoes/courgettes sauce made in the summer.

Was lovely to provide all the veg for Christmas Day again - may not be the best looking veg but very gratifying.
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Post by: shirlton on January 03, 2012, 13:45:18
We are having soup that was made with all veggies from the allotment
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Post by: Normylass on January 15, 2012, 20:50:52
Potatoe's (cara) with red cabbage,and onions oh and beetroot..... :-)
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Post by: galina on January 16, 2012, 12:10:39
We had visitors at the weekend and I served - a few leaves of 'real' lettuce in cold frame (looking not very good and have probably had it now, unless they put on a spurt of growth in spring).  Lots of broad leaf endive, cornet de Bordeaux, which is not bitter at this time of year and does really well under a large fleece cloche.  Cress, a bit of celery, rocket and Red Mustard leaves to complete the mixed salad.  Own potatoes (last few meals), parsnips, chard, onions and garlic, also a trombone squash.  Bought carrots :(  For pud we had cherries, jostaberries, red currant and blackberries from the freezer, served on meringue nests with whipped cream on top.

Today's dinner will be - left-over potatoes, beans from the freezer and wok cooked sliced fried chicken in tomato sauce.  Tomatoes are from the freezer, squash from the windowsill.  Still have a few early Jalapeno peppers, that are half dried (these were seeds from Jeannine's amazing seed parcel and have done well here) to spice up the tomato sauce and onions and garlic.  The oregano is still looking good and so is the thyme for 'herby' flavours.  Still have a few frozen achocha halves, which also could go into the tomato sauce. 


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Post by: green lily on January 18, 2012, 21:48:34
Mines a bit basic but I'm still cutting long red peppers and chillies from conservatory. I had salad with peppers, spring onions- lillia's I think, +carrots. Last fresh tomato saved for tomorrow...  This evenings lamb stew had parsnips, carrots potatoes, garlic, chillies plus sprouts-all fresh.
 Mob coming at weekend so will use the leeks and one of the overgrown courgettes/marrows which is now yellow and turning itself into a squash for roasting... ;)
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Post by: saddad on January 24, 2012, 19:04:04
Just been preparing leeks and carrots to make soup. Also having Romanesco and jackets with a beef casserole...  :)
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Post by: grawrc on January 24, 2012, 20:38:03
pasta bolognese with onions, garlic, tomatoes (frozen), basil, carrots, thyme and brussel sprouts with onion,garlic, chilli. And salad .
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Post by: winecap on January 25, 2012, 20:15:20
For breakfast I had a Bramley apple, cored, and stuffed with blackcurrants then microwaved til soft and dowsed in cream. Apple and blackcurrants from the allotment.
For dinner I had mash (made with salad blue potatoes), carrots and a mixed greens selection featuring red kale, purple sprouting broccoli and romanesco. A colourful accompaniment to a couple of lamb burgers. For afters its the same as breakfast - I realised I have a lot of apples to eat before they get past it!
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Post by: green lily on January 27, 2012, 21:20:01
Yep apple on the meusli for breakfast. Last red pepper finished with spring onions for lunch, stew with pfas, carrots, garlic, chillies, leeks and brussel tops. Its only a small plot ie garden but it turns out quite a lot of stuff  ;D
There's a lot of kale I've got to get stuck into but the purple sprouting isn't ready. Guess I've got 4-6 weeks wait yet.
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Post by: saddad on January 29, 2012, 18:18:07
Just been tidying up some celery for soup...
 :) picked/dug some parsnips as well....  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on February 02, 2012, 00:49:43
Three whole hours on the plot last Sunday.... absolutely wonderful to have time to get back down there.

Brought home:
carrots, leeks, purple sprouting and kale so some very fresh veg for the Sunday roast along with stored potatoes.
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Post by: saddad on February 25, 2012, 19:24:22
Just about to have jacket spuds... Picasso from store... with carrots. Forgot to pick the Romanesco  :-X
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Post by: cornykev on February 25, 2012, 19:56:25
Still eating spuds, jackets with my salmon, onion, mushrooms and rice.    :D
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Post by: Lottiman on February 25, 2012, 21:02:32
Finished the last of the spuds today  >:( will have to buy some now.Just a few runner beans left in the freezer and not many onions left :'(
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Post by: gwynnethmary on February 25, 2012, 22:55:23
leeks, sprouts and parsnips
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Post by: galina on February 26, 2012, 12:24:15
Here too, last parsnips, leeks and a couple of winter radishes.  PSB looks awful, probably had it as it was too cold.  Something has eaten the chard and some of the chard has been killed by frost.  The white stemmed chard is ok (albeit somewhat eaten), the green stemmed chard (leaf beet) is mostly gone after the frost.  Interesting.

Rocket under cover looks ok and so do my overwintering turnips.  When I grew this variety first and overwintered them for seeds, I had substantial losses.  Growing from my own seeds, from the survivors that produced the seeds for the present plants, and they are much more frost hardy, despite a very cold winter.  They are adjusting  :)  it seems.

Most of the broad leaf endive (cornet de Bordeaux) has been destroyed by frost, but a row of well cloched plants still look a bit alive in the centre.  Hope they will recover and give us some more leaves soon.

At the moment we are mostly eating veg from the freezer and from the stored squashes on the windowsill which are still going strong, flavoured with lots of garlic and some dried Early Jalapeno hot peppers.

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Post by: Aden Roller on February 26, 2012, 16:03:41
Home-made pasties - not a spot of meat - butternut squash, spinach, garlic and cheddar cheese.

Absolutely delicious hot or cold.  :)
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on February 26, 2012, 22:11:19
Leeks and kale tops with the roast chicken.

Ninny
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Post by: non-stick on February 26, 2012, 23:54:26
leeks, parsnip and cabbage.
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Post by: saddad on February 27, 2012, 08:59:27
Got the Romanesco in for tea last night!  :)
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Post by: shirlton on February 27, 2012, 09:03:19
Home-made pasties - not a spot of meat - butternut squash, spinach, garlic and cheddar cheese.

Absolutely delicious hot or cold.  :)


Give us the recipe A.R. Tony and I are gradually leaving meat out of our diet but there is only so much quorn you can eat..?
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Post by: green lily on February 29, 2012, 20:53:49
Lettuce, corn salad, beetroot, carrot, leeks and potatoes.Waiting for the PSB to head up..... Only half a beet left..
During lent I don't buy food. Have to dig in the cupboards and garden to eat. Mind you the freezer needs emptying but it can make me cook as I run out of things. Think it'll be flour I run out of first ;)
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Post by: saddad on March 03, 2012, 18:25:33
We haven't eaten them yet... but got the cooker on... Purple sprouting and late sprouts...Potatoes from store...
and leeks and parsnips to clean and process as soup...  :)
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Post by: Digeroo on March 03, 2012, 18:42:58
Cabbage, sprouts, PSB, Parnips.  Not much left now.
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Post by: chriscross1966 on March 03, 2012, 18:50:04
Just pulled the last of the parsnips, celeriac and carrots (Eskimo, had them in pots all winter, little issue with fly cos they went out from modules quite late, and they've done really well... got massive too in the mild winter we had. They'll get roasted down tomorrow along with a load of spuds (might be a double or triple load through the oven) adn then frozen for bubble and squeak... got a load of garlic left that I need to either plant )the elephant stuff) or puree adn freeze (all the rest of it) and I also ought to audit the spuds again, prioritise cooking the ones that are breaking into chit,.... freezer still loaded up with broad beans, sweetcorn and peppers from last year along with a load of tomato puree and ready meals made from it.

Still got brussels sprouts in though a lot will be coming out tomorrow for the bubble and squeak extravaganza, I'll try and leave a few though, as long as they're holding it's nice to have at least one fresh veg with a meal...
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Post by: manicscousers on March 03, 2012, 18:55:07
Minted ( our mint) lamb shanks with desiree spuds from the store, romanesco broccoli, sweetcorn and peas from the freezer and sprouts picked today  ;D
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Post by: elsie on March 04, 2012, 00:45:21
My 7 month old has been enjoying our last few winter squash over the last couple of weeks. It's great to be able to wean her with something home grown  ;D
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Post by: galina on March 04, 2012, 06:41:53
My 7 month old has been enjoying our last few winter squash over the last couple of weeks. It's great to be able to wean her with something home grown  ;D

Yes indeed - what a nutritious start to 'proper' food.  I used to make almost all of our own baby food, cooked and then blended and frozen in portions.  With the exception of melon (which my son hates) the kids were fine with eating vegetables, most likely because they were used to the flavours.

We also have squash left and I dug up a few scorzonera roots (in pieces as usual rather than getting all of a root out :( ).  We have onion and leeks too and the tiny overwintered rocket is growing again.
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Post by: Normylass on March 06, 2012, 18:12:01
White sprouting broccoli and chips made from my potatoes ;D
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Post by: realfood on March 06, 2012, 19:42:28
Today I harvested carrots and beetroot which were still edible. Also parsley, a few potatoes. Also ate a few ripened Sungold cherry tomatoes which have been in a container on a sunny windowsill all Winter. You always feel so good eating your own stuff well out of season!!
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Post by: saddad on March 06, 2012, 19:50:26
Just had tea.... leaf beet and potatoes from the lottie...  :)
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Post by: cornykev on March 06, 2012, 19:55:39
Kestrel jackets.    ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on March 07, 2012, 03:25:28
Lots of leeks and carrots.... PSB coming along - after a few good pickings I need now to be patient.  :-\
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Post by: Lottiman on March 07, 2012, 13:38:51
This week I'll be mostly eating runner beans coz that's all that's left  ;D
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Post by: saddad on March 07, 2012, 14:56:31
Dorset Apple Cake..  :)
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Post by: JENIAN on March 09, 2012, 17:12:37
chip butties ::)
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Post by: galina on March 10, 2012, 15:11:36
Dorset Apple Cake..  :)

Apples here too from store, also squash and garlic.  Mispoona from the greenhouse.  Lamb's lettuce and cress, rocket and spring onions.  Had the last baggie of achocha halves from the freezer in a slow cooked 'almost no work' dinner - green Thai curry sauce from a jar, a couple of chicken breasts from the freezer, squash cubes and a green pepper.

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Post by: goodlife on March 10, 2012, 15:23:48
 :P (gulp)....Galina, your food sounds lovely..fancy coming over with your food?..I'm starving... ::)
I'm off to lottie...and looks like I'm not going to eat nothing from lottie today..chickens are having some kale though.. ::)
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Post by: claybasket on March 11, 2012, 16:37:52
Steak pie ,onion gravy pots ,sprouts,turnip,and pickled beetroot,getting down to the last few things ,but the sprouting broccoli should be any time now ;D
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Post by: cornykev on March 11, 2012, 18:26:26
My spuds with roast chicken and trimmings.  :D
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Post by: pumkinlover on March 11, 2012, 19:12:24
Baby figs in syrup on my porridge, marrow and ginger jam.
Turkey with own mash spuds, sprouts, cabbage and carrots (Yes!! carrots) and redcurent jelly.
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Post by: hippydave on March 11, 2012, 20:21:09
Well im just about to tuck into my own spuds, carrotts, cabbage, sprouts (last ones i think now) and white and purple sprouting broccoli and frozen beans from last year.
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Post by: Poolcue on March 11, 2012, 20:46:59
Parsnips and Brussel sprouts
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on March 11, 2012, 22:04:02
Fresh leeks, frozen runner beans and sprouts with the roast chicken.

Ninnys
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Post by: cornykev on March 13, 2012, 20:15:38
Kestrel jackets with Salmon, mushroom and onion.   :D
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 15, 2012, 17:57:22
Leeks, peas, spinach.
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Post by: artichoke on March 15, 2012, 18:30:31
Purple and white sprouting broccoli and a chopped leek fried in butter with a little water until it evaporated, to which I added a pack of shredded white cabbage frozen in a garlic (mine) white sauce.....(Husband will insist on buying these huge white hard cabbages....there is a limit to how much cole slaw one can eat....) but this mixture, with a little crème fraîche and some parsley, is lovely.

As he is away today and I can please myself, supper will shortly be roasted root veg (surprisingly huge parsnips just found when clearing a patch of allotment, and lovely jerusalem artichokes), and a goose egg I have just been given. Plus wild garlic and sorrel and spinach chopped up and simmered in butter and crème fraîche. Maybe some spaghetti.....(cannot usually have it because husband hates pasta).
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Post by: non-stick on March 25, 2012, 20:26:09
PSB, Leeks and Parsnip with dinner, blackcurrants for pudding

I love PSB!!
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Post by: Aden Roller on March 27, 2012, 10:08:48
Eat?

That's something I really must remember to make time for a bit more often.  ::)
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Post by: chriscross1966 on April 15, 2012, 20:37:53
Just had the first asparagus from my own plants ever.... about a dozen small spears, in the absence of any Hollandaise I bashed some balsamic vinaigrette into som mayo and that was nice with it too....  Main course will be paneer and mushrooms in a creamy garlic-cheese sauce flavoured with garlic and the finely chopped stem-ends of the asparagus... I grew he garlic in that lot as well as the last of the Congo potatoes, now frying up as goth chips..... om nom nom..
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Post by: saddad on April 15, 2012, 21:30:27
PSB, Babington leeks, potatoes from store, cabbage...  :)
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Post by: Stopp on April 15, 2012, 21:53:47
Kale and Savoy cabbage ... my last of ... the other has seeded ... oh well ....
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Post by: firstofficerspong on April 15, 2012, 22:01:39
Sprouts, leaf beet, leeks and parsnips.
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Post by: macmac on April 15, 2012, 22:03:45
found some peas lurking in the freezer,frozen pork curry made with lot's of  butternut squash,chillies and toms.
Oh I long for the veg this year I'm sick of buying carrots etc.Just a little spring cabbage left.
Keep spying the asparagus nearly there  ;)
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Post by: macmac on April 15, 2012, 22:05:11
Eat?

That's something I really must remember to make time for a bit more often.  ::)
;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Pescador on April 16, 2012, 13:59:06
Yesterday harvested leeks and PSB and the last of the overwintered kale and spring greens.
So its just leeks and PSB till the spring planted crops are ready, hopefully late May/early June.
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Post by: galina on April 16, 2012, 19:46:19
cress, lettuce, scorzonera , rocket and spring onions.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on April 16, 2012, 23:24:05
Cauli, purple and white sprouting broc and rhubarb.  :P
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Post by: green lily on April 26, 2012, 21:05:42
Asparagus, lettuce, radish, chard, PFAs and last years strawberry jam.. ;D
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Post by: gavinjconway on May 01, 2012, 23:51:51
Pulled my first winter onions (3) for having with white sauce... every year I pull the first lot on 1st May..
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Post by: saddad on May 02, 2012, 07:26:18
Purple, and potatoes from store...  :)
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Post by: saddad on May 02, 2012, 18:54:17
Beans... in a sausage casserole, and more purple. Also pumpkin, leek and potato soup...  :)
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Post by: Tin Shed on May 02, 2012, 20:13:15
The last of the purple sprouting and the first of the asparagus :D
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Post by: galina on May 06, 2012, 09:16:15
Rhubarb fresh and blackcurrant from the freezer, also chard and oregano for dinner.  Stored tromboncino squash. 

A few leaves of lettuce, rocket, spring onion, cress and landcress for lunch salad with just one tiny new shoot of celery (survived under cloche and fleece on top whilst plants of the same batch did not survive in greenhouse  ???) and salad burnett herb leaf tips for flavouring.
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Post by: Fayzie on May 08, 2012, 20:57:52
At the moment it seems to be Radish, radish and even more radish!!!  Didn't think I had sown that much  ;D
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Post by: saddad on May 13, 2012, 20:13:39
Still having potatoes from store... and PSB but the first real cut of asparagus...  :)
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Post by: gerbera on May 13, 2012, 21:09:16
As a newby-allotmenteer...nowt but rhubarb as yet. But after 3 hours of weeding, I wish I had googled 'nettle recipes' before I headed off to the plot rather than when I got home. ::)
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Post by: Crystalmoon on May 13, 2012, 21:21:12
 ;D re the nettle recipes Gerbera, Ive never plucked up the courage to try them but do use nettles to make a stinky 'tea' fertiliser ;)

Today I've had swede, kale & rhubarb. Picked lettuce for tomorrow. xJane
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Post by: antipodes on May 15, 2012, 11:02:40
Not a newby but can't manage to produce all year round. despite a lot of trying!  Still just rhubarb for now! and a lot of herbs: mint, parsley, coriander, chives. Lettuces are still tiny and the turnips...welll read my thread about them!  Still, peas are flowering.... and the first spuds are just a couple of weeks away.
AH yes, got the first strawberries! 6 of them  ;D  ;D but delish!
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Post by: saddad on May 15, 2012, 13:34:32
Rhubarb, more PSB more asparagus...  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on May 15, 2012, 19:04:47
Rhubarb, more PSB more asparagus...  :)

That reminds me I have cooked rhubarb in the fridge. I'll eat it even if no one else is keen  ::)
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Post by: manicscousers on May 21, 2012, 09:06:06
Yesterday, We had the first hen sized, firkled lady Chrystl spuds with a bit of beef, broccoli, sweetcorn, carrots and french beans out of the freezer  ;D
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Post by: Digeroo on May 21, 2012, 11:28:05
Dug up a volunteer potato and found 8 small spuds.  Very nice.  Volumia.
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Post by: Pescador on May 21, 2012, 14:38:24
Had the last of the PSB and leeks yesterday, with frozen runners. Then rhubarb and blackberry(frozen) crumble
The hungry gap starts now!!
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Post by: gavinjconway on May 21, 2012, 18:14:41
Still having potatoes from store... and PSB but the first real cut of asparagus...  :)

PSB... what is this??
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Post by: Duke Ellington on May 21, 2012, 18:21:36
Purple sprouting broccoli  :)
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Post by: Normylass on June 02, 2012, 22:48:23
Lettuce leaves, raddish,spring onions and rhubarb  ;D
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Post by: Eamon on June 02, 2012, 23:12:04
Sweetheart cabbage. It was a youngster, but oh so yummo! :D
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 02, 2012, 23:51:01
Strawberries and they were absolutely lovely.... picked four tubs full.  :)

So completely different from out of season / imported shop bought ones that have little taste. If only Mrs R would stop buying the things and be patient - the wait is worth it.

Next visit to the plot I must take more / larger containers as I left half behind for fear of squashing them. Another trip tomorrow if it doesn't rain too much tonight.
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Post by: manicscousers on June 03, 2012, 09:54:23
New potatoes, provence salad mix, radish and a gone to seed red onion, followed by rhubarb pie  ;D
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Post by: shirlton on June 03, 2012, 12:35:18
Made soup today out of frozen and stored veg. Cats protection lady came and relieved me of my surplus of frozen tomatoes and redcurrants. At last I can defrost one of the  freezers
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Post by: elhuerto on June 04, 2012, 10:02:54
Some beetroot, roasted - very tasty. My wife made a courgette, onion and french bean soup from the few I brought back from the lottie. Picked all the cherries today while there were still some left - got about a kilo worth. Snacked on redcurrants but they're  a tad sour. Tried a crystal lemon cuke but wasn't quite ripe. Tried the first peas straight from the pod - very sweet but not enough yet for a meal. Plenty of strawberries but a tad disappointing, think I'll replace them this year.
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Post by: Jeannine on June 04, 2012, 21:17:13
Triamble squash, rhubarb  from the freezer, Sorrel and kale salad, shallotts which we had to pull early as they were in the way.

X X Jeannine
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Post by: Digeroo on June 04, 2012, 23:24:09
Had the first four strawberries.  Lovely. 
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 05, 2012, 23:39:22
Asparagus and broad beans, and a few strawberries whilst hubby was edging ('cos I was watching him  ;D). A reminder to start netting the berry bushes!

Ninny
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 07, 2012, 00:35:09
Strawberries and baby-leaf spinach..... but not together.  ;)

Both so worth waiting for........ worth all the time and effort for the taste and freshness.
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Post by: saddad on June 07, 2012, 07:44:36
Still have potatoes from last year,,,  :-X
Mangetout and Pak Choi in the stir fry... minipop and peppers from freezer..  :)
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Post by: goodlife on June 07, 2012, 07:47:50
Just had some rhubarb with my yogurt for breakkie...never ending rhubarb.. ::) Won't be long for the gooseberries now..almost there for the first ones.. ;) ;D
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Post by: saddad on June 07, 2012, 07:52:15
Too true... on both counts, redcurrants not far behind... and strawberries ripening...  :)
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Post by: Lottiman on June 10, 2012, 18:42:32
First of the strawberry's Mmmmm  :P
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Post by: cornykev on June 10, 2012, 19:10:41
My first new potatoes eaten today and a few small strawberrys on the lottie.   ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 10, 2012, 23:14:35
Nearly the end of last season's frozen runner beans with the roast (well it was a miserable day and salad didn't seem appropriate).

Ninny
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Post by: saddad on June 11, 2012, 07:44:11
Last night... roast potatoes from store, mangetout and broad beans... freshly picked..  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 11, 2012, 17:19:49
Rhubarb (getting desperate!) and strawberries as I picked loads and loads....

      .........apart from that snails are prolific at the moment...Yuck!
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Post by: gavinjconway on June 13, 2012, 17:00:12
Going to eat my first punnett of strawberries from my new plot today. Woo Hoo...  :D  :D

I removed half the flowers from the plants as they are new from runners I got in september and grew them up in pots till my plot was dug and ready for them.
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Post by: claybasket on June 15, 2012, 13:25:42
We had our first two strawberry's Cambridge Favorite nectar,can't beat the old ones.
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Post by: chriselst on June 15, 2012, 13:49:08
Had the first broccoli I've ever grown on Wednesday;

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/72984436/2012-06-13%2017.45.23.jpg)
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Post by: claybasket on June 15, 2012, 13:59:50
what a cracker hope you enjoy it ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on June 15, 2012, 21:28:25
A few peas, little Miss Impatient, that is me, I just love picking,  but just had to try a few, but very small, and four strawberries.
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 16, 2012, 11:40:42
Had the first broccoli I've ever grown on Wednesday;

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/72984436/2012-06-13%2017.45.23.jpg)

Well done you! I bet it tasted wonderful.  :)
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Post by: cornykev on June 16, 2012, 14:58:40
New potatoes, Winter Onions and a few Strawberry's.    ;D
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Post by: louise stella on June 16, 2012, 18:06:04
Strawberries! ;D

Made a Meringue nest to go with them, from my girls eggs too!
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 16, 2012, 18:17:43
Strawberries! Loads.... although quite a few headed for the compost heap due to all the wet weather and grey mold.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 16, 2012, 22:56:20
Some shallots (pulled from the middle as I don't want crooked ones for the late summer show  ;)) in a chicken casserole.........it's nearing mid-summer's day and we are eating winter food  ::)

Ninny
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Post by: macmac on June 16, 2012, 23:03:34
Nowt !!
We had pizza made with tinned toms,bought garlic,bought onions I'm so sick of this "summer"  >:( :( :( :(
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Post by: Sparkly on June 17, 2012, 09:01:37
lettuce, lettuce and more lettuce (loves the rain). Also rhubarb! Most things are not ready yet (boo). Have been quite creative with the rhubarb though. For breakfast yesterday made a sweet omlette with rhubarb. For tea we had chicken tikka salad with a rhubarb yoghurt dressing,
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Post by: cornykev on June 17, 2012, 10:41:48
Onions in my spag bol.   ;D
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Post by: strawberry1 on June 17, 2012, 11:05:51
lettuce, shallots, potatoes, dill, mint, hispi cabbage, strawberries, rhubarb
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Post by: cornykev on June 17, 2012, 19:46:27
New spuds, mint and cabbage with my roast chicken and yorkshires.   ;D
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Post by: persecuted unlimited on June 17, 2012, 19:53:00
pointed cabbage and cauliflower with my bought spuds and pork
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Post by: Sparkly on June 17, 2012, 20:02:26
Garlic, lettuce, radish, chives :)
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Post by: donnythistle on June 17, 2012, 20:44:57
Raspberries, only 4 but they were ready and radish.
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Post by: grawrc on June 17, 2012, 22:49:24
Colcannon and pheasant (not from the plot!!)
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Post by: macmac on June 18, 2012, 00:07:35
Mange tout,courgette (very small) new potatoes,and two spears of asparagus (which have been rubbish this year) spring cabbage.
That was lunch with frozen turkey in gravy and lovely lettuce (little gem) in a sandwich for suppper
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Post by: artichoke on June 18, 2012, 08:46:12
Pathetically small potatoes, nice bagful of mangetouts (yellow, green and purple), some asparagus (growing really slowly and reluctantly) gorgeous overwintering onion and shallots and garlic, elephant garlic scapes chopped into everything, goji berry leaves mixed with spinach beet, big fat lettuce, strawberries (also pathetic), various herbs - not all at once.....and elderflower cordial.

Very strange year.
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Post by: antipodes on June 19, 2012, 13:26:14
We have been eating this week: rhubarb, early spuds (delicious!), fresh peas in a lamb stew, green garlic, the first red onions (sacrificed a few for salads! as they are not quite ready), loads of lettuce, mizuna, rocket, mint in teas, lemon thyme.
Strawberries are rubbish, raspberries not ready yet. However the artichokes are almost ready for picking! So far there are about 8 growing and more to come!
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 19, 2012, 21:24:15
The first harvest of broadbeans this year (delicious and tender) and another lot of very lovely strawberries.  :)
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Post by: gavinjconway on June 22, 2012, 12:05:43
Been away for a few days and came back to a load of strawbs... and my old faithful onions that I pull green and eat same day with white sauce.. I pull the ones that start to seed so no waste..

I had a lady neighbour put her head over the gate the other day saying "You do realise you'll need another freezer for all the veg" yes I replied and blow me down when I got home a neighbour who is moving to another town down yonder popped over and asked If I knew anyone wanting a small freezer... guess what I said.. then snapped it up, gave it a clean and it's now in the garage with my first surplus strawbs in!!
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Post by: strawberry1 on June 22, 2012, 21:52:20
potatoes
cabbage
garlic
carrots
strawberries
rhubarb
lettuce
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 22, 2012, 22:40:13
Sadly only garlic tonight, in one of our favourite Reader's Digest 1976 tenderloin pork and mushroom with rice meals.

There is more of a gardening connection as well. No dry sherry in the house but I won a bottle of Madeira wine at our local horty society raffles many months ago so opened that (I got hubby to check how long it lasts once opened and one year) so can see that going into many more recipes before it goes off.

Ninny

PS. I took a photo of the recipe and then read the small print - no reproduction allowed even way back then.  :(
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Post by: Digeroo on June 27, 2012, 16:44:55
Doing well today. 2 Courgettes, broadbeans, mangetout, calabrese, new potatoes and Parsley and parsnip thinnings(fried). unfortunately boughten carrots.  Redcurrants, strawberries and the first few raspberries.
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Post by: artichoke on June 27, 2012, 18:44:26
I'm so envious of many of these things! None of my courgette/squash plants have survived animal and slug attacks and sheer cold and wind, but my second wave looks reasonable, though not a courgette remotely in sight. Potatoes still tiny.

However, I have just podded quite a respectable bowlful of peas (Alderman) plus picked another bowl of mangetouts and snap peas, have many vast lettuces, loads of herbs and have been eating broad beans for several weeks. Garlic, of course, lots of lovely large white onions.....sorry, this is a repeat of ten days ago......but it is such a relief to be able to report something.

Goji berry leaves are really quite pleasant and spinach like, quite a discovery, as are the elephant garlic scapes. And I am keenly picking asparagus and intend to go on to the end of the month, as it started so late....

My choir tonight will snack on asparagus tips on cream cheese mixed with herbs, on tiny slices of home made bread.
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Post by: Emagggie on June 28, 2012, 23:01:34
Strawberries and raspberries in my smoothie for breakfast, strawberry tartlets, raspberries with lunch,strawberries after dinner...I'm going to have to make jam ;D 
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Post by: squeezyjohn on June 29, 2012, 00:23:31
Pasta with garlic-scape pesto.

The garlic will probably be ready to pull in a few weeks - but we're still eating up last years garlic - that feels like a real success making a crop last 365 days!
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Post by: susan1 on June 29, 2012, 00:31:01
Strawberries , and from greenhouse in garden cucumber , and lettuce from garden.
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Post by: goodlife on June 29, 2012, 16:51:37
We are going to eat all this...
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... ;D....and eggs from our girls.....or bit of steak (sadly we don't have a cow...other than me.. ;D)...(or should I call myself greedy pig.. :-X)
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Post by: cornykev on June 29, 2012, 17:48:54
My Foremost newies and onions are in the steamer and pork loins in sauce are on the barbie as I type.   :P ;D 
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Post by: manicscousers on June 29, 2012, 18:28:48
Vanessa spuds, calabrese, small cauli , new peas, all with lamb and mint sauce. We are so lucky  ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 29, 2012, 20:48:39
A few Lady C tats, a cabbage and the first of the globe artichokes (cooked for tomorrow's starter), last year's runners (from the freezer - had to really hunt for those so nearly down to the end) with sausages.

Ninny
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Post by: Aden Roller on June 30, 2012, 00:09:30
Today.... (not all on one plate)... new potatoes, strawberries, beetroot and spring onions.

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Post by: Gordonmull on June 30, 2012, 22:27:49
Maris bard, spring onion, coriander did a nice potato curry.

Mustard greens, new potatoes, carrot, chard, chives, parsley and lettuce did a quality "produce soup" cooked in a little chicken stock.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 30, 2012, 22:49:55
The globe artichokes and nothing else. Was truly another "When Harry met Sally" moment  ;D

Ninny
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Post by: Duke Ellington on June 30, 2012, 23:04:34
Norty Ninnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyys ;) :P
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on June 30, 2012, 23:13:44
Norty Ninnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyys ;) :P

Some things just can't be rushed Duchess  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: davyw1 on July 01, 2012, 08:20:24
I havnt yet but i intend to

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Picture528.jpg)
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 02, 2012, 00:27:07
What a beaut davyw1!

We enjoyed a very tender serving of broad beans and new potatoes with our Sunday roast... enough for the 5 of us.  :)

I must have a look at the carrots when I'm down on the plot next. Fed up with supermarket tasteless varieties.
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Post by: Duke Ellington on July 02, 2012, 07:09:10
Gooseberry crumble!
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 04, 2012, 01:40:15
Broad beans, potatoes, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries (just a few).
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Post by: Digeroo on July 04, 2012, 13:06:17
Just had a great brunch.  New potatoes with parsley, broadbeans, courgettes, topped off with a couple of fried eggs rounded off with strawberries and redcurrants.  Total cost 33p.
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Post by: Eamon on July 04, 2012, 18:26:12
Ate my first homegrown strawberries today. They were huge, and absolutely gorgeous. :P Also cooked our first courgettes - a green and a yellow. Got a great buzz out of that since it's my first time growing them. I have a double-barreled yellow about to flower. The granddaughter's gonna get that in her baby food. ;)
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 04, 2012, 21:06:13
Ate my first homegrown strawberries today. They were huge, and absolutely gorgeous. :P Also cooked our first courgettes - a green and a yellow. Got a great buzz out of that since it's my first time growing them. I have a double-barreled yellow about to flower. The granddaughter's gonna get that in her baby food. ;)

Sounds as if you are enjoying the fruits of your labour. Good for you!  :)

We had macaroni cheese with a salad from the plot.
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Post by: strawberry1 on July 07, 2012, 19:44:02
lady c potatoes
small carrots
peas
hispi cabbage
rhubarb (frozen a month ago)
strawberries
lettuce

that is onle lovely caulie. What sort and when did you plant it?
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Post by: manicscousers on July 07, 2012, 20:44:02
calabrese, cauli, lady chrystl spuds and onions :)
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Post by: chriselst on July 07, 2012, 20:47:49
Had the first two courgettes of the year today.

Only 2 plants in flower, but each has 2 more going to be ready in a few days
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Post by: Digeroo on July 07, 2012, 21:08:22
Potatoes Annabelle, very impressed no scab.  Broadbeans just caught them full pods but still sweet and tender.  Delicious.  Courgettes fried in a bit of butter, they seem to be so slow filling out this year.  Need sunshine.
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Post by: artichoke on July 11, 2012, 01:36:26
Lots of mange-touts but I have fallen out of love with the little yellow ones. Also purple. Small and tough. In future I will grow only the large green ones that can be picked in minutes and fill a pan. Snap pea "Sugar Ann" quite nice, but too small and fiddly to pick.

Is there a larger snap pea?

Potatoes coming on at last.
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Post by: manicscousers on July 11, 2012, 18:19:16
Lunch was a nearly salad, first cuc, purple springies and lettuce. Tea was calabrese in cheese sauce, first of the carrots and purple potato mash, followed by mixed fruit, the first of the blueberries are ready, yum ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 11, 2012, 20:35:53
Potatoes - but now we've run out so I'll hunt for my waders and go down for some more tomorrow.
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Post by: saddad on July 11, 2012, 21:45:38
Strawberries, cherries, lettuce, mangetout, peas, potatoes, chard, gooseberries... not all at the same meal!  :)
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Post by: susan1 on July 11, 2012, 23:34:40
Spuds, the last of last years onions, mange tout , strawberries black currants and 1 tomato from the greenhouse
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Post by: Jeannine on July 12, 2012, 04:16:50
The first tomato, goosegogs, lettuce, broadies,carrots,garlic scapes and the first fresh garlic,

XX Jeannine
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 13, 2012, 20:50:58
Potatoes... and lovely they were too.  :)
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Post by: Digeroo on July 13, 2012, 22:54:52
Raspberries, blackcurrants, broadbeans, Lady Chrystal, parsley, mangetout, calabrese
 3 dwarf beans, courgettes.   one sungold tomato, it might be the last, total this year 6.   
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 14, 2012, 00:09:57
Raspberries, blackcurrants, broadbeans, Lady Chrystal, parsley, mangetout, calabrese
 3 dwarf beans, courgettes.   one sungold tomato, it might be the last, total this year 6.   

You're doing better than I am with those there tomatoes!!  ;)

I have three greenhouses (not huge but..) and my parents double-glazed centrally heated conservatory all with their own planting of tomatoes and still not managed one ripe one yet.

Oh well......patience  ::) ;)
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Post by: chriscross1966 on July 14, 2012, 10:51:50
Lady Chrystl's in the potato salad, along with some spring onions, carrots, a few peas and radishes, a load of salad leaves.... this time of year (now the outdoor early spuds are coming through) is generally one of the easiest to feed myself from the garden/plot... note to self, sow more carrots and radishes and get another load of beetroot out cos the pigeons have wrecked the first lot and find a home for those other beans and once the armoured pigeon nets are up put those peas out, and the brussels etc.....
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Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on July 15, 2012, 01:12:55
The last two or three days.....first yellow cherry tomatoes from the greenhouse, ditto chillies, I've had about 8 chillies so far. Potatoes galore, lettuces galore, rocket, parsley, mangetout, baby carrots, ruby chard as stalks in stirfry and the leaves as spinach in a roast meal, strawberries galore, one or two autumn raspberries, two courgettes, coriander, broad bean tops and I'm eyeing up the pods now. A cucumber is dangling in the greenhouse but we have a shop one to use up first.
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Post by: cornykev on July 15, 2012, 09:30:40
Yesterday I had my onions, peas and steamed spuds with racks of ribs.   :D
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Post by: gwynnethmary on July 17, 2012, 21:18:51
exactly at this minute I'm eating cold potatoes with French dressing...Charlotte....steamed on Sunday with mint in the water below....why do they always taste nicer cold?
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Post by: Melbourne12 on July 17, 2012, 21:39:06
Tonight's supper was:

A nice glass of white wine with absolutely fresh peas, eaten raw from the shell.

A nice glass of red wine with absolutely fresh broad beans, cooked to a turn, with a little butter and hunks of home-made rye bread.

Simple and superb.
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Post by: Sparkly on July 17, 2012, 22:06:57
Calabrese, broad beans, new potatoes, black kale, lettuce, radish, courgettes, red onion, strawberries, raspberries :)
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Post by: gavinjconway on July 19, 2012, 20:40:56
Found a red currant bush loaded with berries today down by a river.. so I had to remove them to save them from the birds!!  Then made a mixed jelly/seedles jam by adding some raspberries.. So I call it jamelly..
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Post by: Jeannine on July 19, 2012, 20:52:36
Broadies, carrotts, lettuce, gooseberry pie,tomatoes XX Jeannine
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 20, 2012, 01:07:26
Tonight's supper was:

A nice glass of white wine with absolutely fresh peas, eaten raw from the shell.

A nice glass of red wine with absolutely fresh broad beans, cooked to a turn, with a little butter and hunks of home-made rye bread.

Simple and superb.

The wine sounds superb!! Did you grow it yourself?  :P

Seriously it sounds good to me. I love a small chunk of cheese then sweet beetroot, grated carrot, cherry tomatoes, spring onions, cold new potatoes and lettuce or mixed summer salad leaves from the plot or the greenhouse. If not this then exactly the same without the cheese.  ;)
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Post by: chriscross1966 on July 22, 2012, 20:58:30
To celebrate an English winner of a French race I chose a meal in Italo-scottish style therefore accompanying the bottle of Prosecco was Un salade de Glaswege.... ie a bottle of italian fizz plus cheesy chips with some cut adn come-again salad.......
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Post by: antipodes on July 23, 2012, 11:01:55
let's see, a salad of home grown lettuce and baby leaves, artichokes, bettroot, raspberries and MY VERY FIRST CAULIFLOWER! I am so thrilled. There are 2 more on the go and I just sowed some more for the autumn.
Runner beans later in the week, they are almost ready and the 1st courgettes then too.
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on July 23, 2012, 22:27:10
Hubby had a blonde, or should I say grey, moment when he said he fancied some salad and cured meat tonight as it had been so hot today. He'd been to the shop and picked up what he thought was lettuce (my current lot has bolted) which turned out to be chopped kale and the cured meat was pancetta slices  ::).

So had a quick nip down to the drying off onions in the greenhouse, a few of the hardnecked garlic cloves, cream from the 'fridge, a quick steam, a quick fry and served on grilled puffed up wraps.

Didn't know he thought I was into Ready, Steady, Cook  ;D

Ninny
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Post by: Aden Roller on July 24, 2012, 00:46:04
Sounds good Ninny.

If you've got a motorbike too your welcome this way with your frying pan anytime.  ;)  ;D
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on July 24, 2012, 18:50:01
Sounds good Ninny.

If you've got a motorbike too your welcome this way with your frying pan anytime.  ;)  ;D

 ;D
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Post by: cornykev on July 24, 2012, 19:57:29
Onions in my spag bol.   ;D
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Post by: Gordonmull on July 24, 2012, 22:57:22
Just some calabrese. Was lovely though. The first time I've had it home grown since I was a wee boy and used to eat my Papa's calabrese. Totally took me back.

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To celebrate an English winner of a French race I chose a meal in Italo-scottish style therefore accompanying the bottle of Prosecco was Un salade de Glaswege.... ie a bottle of italian fizz plus cheesy chips with some cut adn come-again salad.......

I hope that CCA salad was deep fried in batter  ;D
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Post by: Borlotti on July 28, 2012, 22:24:40
The first runner bean with lots of courgettes.
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Post by: antipodes on August 01, 2012, 10:36:40
Yesterday I picked:
2 small caulis,
almost a kilo of beans, runners and french (which went straight in the freezer)
2 small peppers, the first ones!
about 6 small artichokes,
a kilo of beetroot (slightly nibbled)
2 red lettuces and some baby leef
a handful of swiss chard
and 6 baby yellow squash and the 2 first courgettes.
Quite chuffed, except that things are starting to appear and I am off for 2 weeks on saturday.... oh well you can't win...
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Post by: Digeroo on August 01, 2012, 10:47:00
First good portion of dwarf french beans very nice. Courgettes.  Calabrese.  Spuds.  Onion.
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Post by: Aden Roller on August 01, 2012, 11:18:52
Yesterday we had lettuce, cucumber, potatoes and beetroot from the plot with a home slow roasted ham. Delicious.  :)
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Post by: antsuxx on August 01, 2012, 11:27:39
    Today Iv picked my first runners and french beans , got a cuople of toms and courgettes, Lettuce, some Charlottes, so a feast tonight.     :)   
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Post by: Borlotti on August 01, 2012, 13:39:39
My potatoes in my shepherds pie, made last night with my (very small) onions, garlic, and one carrot and a few french beans and one runner bean.  Had to buy the mince meat. Had my cabbage with it and a few more french beans (planted about 50 seeds and only got 3 plants).  Picked two cooking apples and made apple sauce for the pork for tomorrow night.  Put one gladeolli in a vase and a big vase of sweet peas.  Just waiting for my little Cox's apples to get bigger, first year have had more than one or two apples on it.  Runner beans looking good, raining today, so maybe tomorrow it will be runner bean day, and I expect the courgettes will have grown overnight, only two plants this year. Lettuce all been eaten, and not by me, toms not looking too good at allotment but OK in front garden.  Everyday I can bring a little produce home, but not at all like last year, when I could give to neighbours, friends, just enough for us.
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Post by: GRACELAND on August 01, 2012, 14:13:43
courgettes   there growing like mad
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Post by: Aden Roller on August 02, 2012, 12:05:59
courgettes   there growing like mad

You're doing well. We've cut just one...the round type...Tondo Di Toscana.

(Which translated probably means: "fat chance in this weather!"  ;D  ::)
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Post by: Crystalmoon on August 02, 2012, 13:39:53
Wow Graceland lucky you I didn't get a single courgette this year, no not even one! And all my winter squash failed too  :'(

I am eating nothing from my allotment at all - waiting for the blue berries to ripen (really hope they do)
The blackcurrants are abundant but soooooooooooo bitter  :-X where they didn't get any sun to develop the sugars I am not even going to pick them for jam this year - in theory I am letting the birds have them but even the birds don't seem to want them!

I am eating lovely salads daily gathered from the raised bed outside my back door  ;)

xJane
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Post by: Borlotti on August 03, 2012, 10:43:28
Picked a few blackberries last night for my neighbour who loves them.  Why do blackberries always grow amongst the stinging nettles. Not so many this year as most of the plots have been taken, so my little hidden spots are not available for picking anymore. Got enough runner beans for two, and really pleased with my Calabrese broccoli, silly me waited for the first top to go purple as thought it was purple sprouting broccoli, but then it went to seed so I checked my seed packets and realised it was meant to be eaten green, so picked enough for two of us, and hopefully more will come.  Cabbages not too good, slugs seem to have eaten the heart, will certainly plant more calabrese next year, did net some plants but even the un-netted ones seem to be doing OK.  So excited.  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: green lily on August 03, 2012, 21:21:09
Volunteer potatoes, dwarf beans, onions, courgette, broad beans, one or two left over peas, desert gooseberries. ;D ;D
The lettuces are good and the cherry tomatoes are starting to ripen indoors and out. Runners are just getting to picking stage and I have a squash about to take over the world so I think it'll be shears and a haircut tomorrow. A shake of woodash might make it more inclined to fruit than swamp the tomatoes and dahlias....
The potatoes from tps have blight but I cut it off as much as I can. Its really dry over here!! so with luck I may manage until the rain drops instead of passing sedately overhead...
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Post by: Han on August 03, 2012, 21:44:51
Today? took out quite a lot of rubarber from our huge plants, so this evening: rubarber!
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Post by: Lottiman on August 05, 2012, 16:05:02
Roast Epicure spuds, roast medley of veg carrots,courgette,onions,tomato,garlic and a heap of cobra french beans  :-* nearly forgot a nice chicken Kiev  :P
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Post by: Sparkly on August 05, 2012, 16:30:40
Blueberries with pancakes for breakfast. Lettuce, tomato and radish with lunch and will have some potatoes tonight. Should have really picked some greens for tea, but the heavens opened when I was still trying to collect the blackcurrants.
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Post by: Kleftiwallah on August 05, 2012, 16:33:40

Spring cabbage and spuds. :D

Cheers,     Tony.
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Post by: cornykev on August 05, 2012, 17:02:08
I'm just about to have my spuds, kale, french beans, peas and carrrots with chicken and yorkshires.   :D
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Post by: lisaparkin on August 05, 2012, 18:47:28
I am frying marrow, dwalf beans, patty pan squash, cauli, broccoli, spring onions, cougette and peas.......then putting in oven proof dish with veggie stock, cook for half hour, add grated cheese on top then put back in oven for 10 mins, then serve  ;D ;D
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Post by: Han on August 07, 2012, 22:06:35
Only some strawberries......Took out red onions to dry. They are rather small.......
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Post by: Aden Roller on August 19, 2012, 00:08:37
The other day I had a large plate full of fried red onions - I love them!!

Today french beans, boiled potatoes (lifted a few hours earlier), beetroot and carrots with roasted gammon joint. Lovely.  :)

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Post by: Eamon on August 19, 2012, 14:45:45
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Dug up our first spuds this morning - King Edwards. They're on now for the Sunday dinner - roasties and mash. ;)
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Post by: laurieuk on August 19, 2012, 16:33:35
Potatoes,runner beans, climbing french beans, beetroot courgettes and tomatoes. nothing like your own veg.
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Post by: Lottiman on August 24, 2012, 20:17:12
Corn on the cob followed by roasted veg courgette,onions,tomato,garlic,and carrots with epicure spuds and a Kiev.
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Post by: vague on August 24, 2012, 21:14:58
Parsnop, celeriac and dwarf french beans... Perfic with duck! ;D
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Post by: gwynnethmary on August 24, 2012, 22:40:59
runner beans
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Post by: elvis2003 on August 24, 2012, 23:13:27
blackberries and second showing of strawbs for brekkie,spuds for tea,along with peas and lettuce from school gardens
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Post by: sunloving on August 25, 2012, 08:59:07
I love this time of year becuase of the roast tomatoes, just delicious and five jars in the cupboard for winter teas.

x sunloving
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Post by: manicscousers on August 25, 2012, 09:27:05
Barbequed sweet corn, jacket spuds, big tomatoes with a salad, all mine, too  ;D
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Post by: Poolcue on August 25, 2012, 12:45:28
My first ever self grown sweetcorn.very tasty too.
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Post by: non-stick on August 25, 2012, 14:50:45
We've just had HFW courgette bruschetta, substituting Feta for Goat's cheese and Basil instead of Thyme

Very Yum Yum
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Post by: Aden Roller on August 28, 2012, 10:53:26
Potatoes (smaller than last year but very welcome) and cobra French beans that have been delicious... perhaps something benefitted from all the rain earlier in the year.  ???
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Post by: SueK on September 02, 2012, 14:42:40
A first for us today, home grown cucumber - and grown outside at that .  :)  Opinion was divided but I was very pleased.

Later on will be courgettes with macaroni cheese.  If weare lucky there will be some blueberries to have for afters.
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Post by: gwynnethmary on September 02, 2012, 14:47:03
turnip crisps, french beans and kestrel potatoes.
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Post by: Lottiman on September 02, 2012, 18:19:48
Tomato,s , Onions , Garlic , Basil (made pasta sauce),Sweetcorn , Cobra french beans ,Cucumber , Raspberry,s and ,Blackberry,s
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Post by: Linnea on September 02, 2012, 22:05:53
Today - roasted courgette, runner beans, sprouts, peas, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, sweetcorn. with blackberries for pud

yesterday - runner beans, sprouts, peas, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, courgette, broccoli, and sweetcorn. with blackberries for pud

plus we're giving away french beans, runner beans, courgette and cabbage!

all in all a very good haul so far! :)
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Post by: cornykev on September 04, 2012, 17:13:06
Yesterday just my Carrots and Red Onions  in my beef stirfry also peppers, mushrooms and noodles
Today my Jacket Spuds and French Beans with Salmon and Coconut Rice.   :P
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Post by: gavinjconway on September 04, 2012, 20:53:14
Gemsquash, peas and spuds...
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Post by: Debs on September 04, 2012, 22:39:05
runner beans :P, large greenhouse tomatoes
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 05, 2012, 02:22:09
I just keep picking those French Climbers.... it's been nonstop demand at home and they are gorgeous.

The runner beans have hardly had a look-in the kitchen and my parents love them too.

Despite growing and planting out several varieties it's the cobra that have come up trumps... long, tender and delicious.

I'm not quite sure how the family will react when eventually the supply dwindles.  :-\
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Post by: Debs on September 05, 2012, 12:45:35
5 lbs of Courgette sauce for pasta   Tasty as hell and ready to freeze !
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Ok theplotthickens. . .

wot, no recipe??

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Post by: steve76 on September 06, 2012, 17:46:18
Had the 1st of the sweetcorn WOW it was sooooo nice ;D and some of the garlic.

I did notice that some of the cobs have all the brown threads missing not sure if they have been eaten??? any one else have this problem its a 1st for me!!

Steve.
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Post by: cornykev on September 07, 2012, 05:41:40
First Sweetcorn too, with carrots , French beans, jacket spuds with BBQ Chicken.   ;D
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Post by: cornykev on September 10, 2012, 19:29:56
Yesterday Roast Chicken and Yorkshires, with my Kale, Carrots, Spuds and Pak Choi.
Today Winter Reds in my Spag Bol.   ;D
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Post by: gavinjconway on September 10, 2012, 19:56:59
Had loads of baby gigantic corn now - about 6" long and about an inch diameter...

Tonight - a small cabbage that the worms have left me, onions and some courgettes..
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Post by: Digeroo on September 11, 2012, 17:35:38
Just had salmon with parsley sauce, runner beans, climbing french (mrs lewis),  sticcoli broccoli, Mayan gold microwaved and sauteed, sweetcorn and raspberries.   Absolutely delicious, thats why I grow veg it was worth the blood, sweat and tears.

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Post by: cornykev on September 11, 2012, 20:13:31
My Jacket spuds with rack of ribs and coconut rice.   ;D
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 12, 2012, 18:07:50
5 lbs of Courgette sauce for pasta   Tasty as hell and ready to freeze !
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Ok theplotthickens. . .

wot, no recipe??

I wondered about the destructions instructions too.  ;)
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Post by: gavinjconway on September 12, 2012, 18:12:26
Picked my first Black Sea Man toms today... not a crisp tom as I hoped.. a bit soft   - eaten chilled raw with s&p..
Also picked my first sweetcorn albeit a bit on the small side for supper tonight along with some courgette and leeks in white sauce - in separate dishes of course..
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Post by: carroteater on September 14, 2012, 08:02:10
Sweetcorn fresh off the plant for tea yesterday,  runner beans and king edwards tonight.  :)
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Post by: Aden Roller on September 15, 2012, 00:19:21
More french beans (they've been brilliant this year) and potatoes (not such a heavy crop as usual but flavoursome)
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Post by: Lottiman on September 23, 2012, 14:14:35
Courgette fried with some Onions and Garlic , some more beans from the cobra climbing triffid , chips Mushrooms and a nice piece of steak.
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Post by: gwynnethmary on September 23, 2012, 14:50:15
parsnips, carrots and turnip, roasted ....also cabbage, French beans and sweetcorn...a delicious Sunday dinner!
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Post by: saddad on September 23, 2012, 20:17:32
Salad with rocket, mizuna, tomatoes and cucumber at lunch...
Potatoes, runner beans, carrots with tea...  :wave:
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Post by: cornykev on September 24, 2012, 19:05:34
Just had roast chicken, sweetcorn, cabbage and yorkshires with MY roasties, parsnips and carrots.     :toothy10:
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Post by: Lottiman on September 24, 2012, 20:11:49
Roast chicken stuffing bread sauce cauliflower cheese and carrot's and roast spuds.
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Post by: Lottiman on September 25, 2012, 19:59:52
Toad in hole with my cabbage and roasties.
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Post by: cornykev on September 26, 2012, 05:35:50
Salmon, mushrooms, orange pepper in foil with my jackets and red onion.  :wave:
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Post by: Lottiman on September 26, 2012, 13:54:47
Meatball's with our pasta sauce tonight
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Post by: Dragonette on September 26, 2012, 16:00:45
Granola with fresh raspberries :glasses9:
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Post by: manicscousers on September 26, 2012, 20:15:42
Veggie stew made with all kinds from the plot  :toothy10:
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Post by: lottie lou on September 26, 2012, 21:54:01
Took fresh salad from the garden - lettuce, onions, beetroot and tommies to work for a "bring and share" party.  Also a veggie chilli.  Went down well.
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Post by: grawrc on September 26, 2012, 22:10:52
everything that was ready for eating risotto!!
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Post by: davyw1 on September 30, 2012, 19:28:30
Not all in one go

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Post by: lottie lou on September 30, 2012, 21:29:30
French beans and roasted elephant garlic.  Wow what a lovely harvest you've got Davyw1
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Post by: okra on October 01, 2012, 15:55:13
Has not stopped raining today but yesterday had a lovely bowl of stewed apples with raspberries
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Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on October 03, 2012, 01:03:41
More raspberries, We've been eating them almost every night for two months and made 10 lb of jam and frozen them and some raspberry vinegar and given them as gifts.
Very thin French beans, lettuce, ruby chard leaves, sorrel, and basil green salad and the very last of our early potatoes with garlic mayonnaise and parsley.
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Post by: Aden Roller on October 04, 2012, 17:32:35
Not a lot - My "free" half day will be on Sunday if all goes to plan but it's set to rain so we'll see....

A few potatoes to dig and I'll be after beetroot and carrots... if I get there.
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Post by: Kleftiwallah on October 04, 2012, 17:37:05

Cabbage, carrots and runner beans (bubble and squeak tomorrow). :happy7:

Cheers,   Tony.

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Post by: Han on October 04, 2012, 19:57:53
Carrots! Ehmmm....we've not had diner yet....so we know in an hours time :-)
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Post by: cornykev on October 07, 2012, 10:43:16
An onion in Chicken Korma made by number one daughter.  :icon_cheers:
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Post by: manicscousers on October 07, 2012, 10:58:59
Last night, charlotte spuds, prime cut carrots, best we've ever grown, purple top turnips and parsnip, all with our onions and some butchers sausage , today, already had a fig and an apple  :toothy10:
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Post by: non-stick on October 07, 2012, 12:02:24
Last night we had Pink Fir Apples (finally got round to digging them up), courgettes (with our garlic), runner beans and some
french beans all served up with some salmon. Very nice it was too and helped make up for a disappointing season. Oh and for lunch home-made beetroot soup.

Today we have Cauliflower and Spuds plus raspberries for pudding!
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Post by: Lottiman on October 07, 2012, 12:42:08
Roast lamb with our spuds,carrots,parsnips,leeks and runner beans all ready about now. :blob7:  :wave:
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Post by: Obelixx on October 07, 2012, 17:15:26
Butternut squash soup at lunch time and the last of the beetroot roasted with cumin and garlic for dinner to go with roast guinea fowl.   
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Post by: Borlotti on October 07, 2012, 19:28:08
From the allotment, runner beans, mint, raspberry and apple crumble, two heapings for me.  Took the raspberries out of the freezer and let de-frost, sliced my lovely brambley cooking apples thin, put in a dish with the raspberries, with two tablespoons water and two tablespoons sugar, put crumble mix on top (from Morrisons) as had been at the allotment most of the day (good excuse) and cooked for about 30 mins.  Had with double cream, might have a bit more soon, and soon Quality Street, why am I so thin.
Not from the allotment, lamb cutlets, carrots, I cannot grow carrots.
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Post by: lottie lou on October 07, 2012, 19:41:44
Got home made tomato soup, french beans with our roast and elephant garlic.  Wondering whether to try a beetroot soup recipe.
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Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on October 07, 2012, 23:27:33
I cut some Gai Lan stalks, a form of fast growing Chinese broccoli, to eat with pork steaks. They were very tender and tasty. It was the first time I've grown them and will definitely sow them again next year.
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Post by: cornykev on October 08, 2012, 17:47:11
Onion in spag bol.   :toothy10:
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Post by: manicscousers on October 08, 2012, 18:28:06
First of this year's picallilli  :happy7:
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Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 09, 2012, 17:48:53
Onion and chard, in a curry.
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Post by: manicscousers on October 09, 2012, 17:58:46
Apple juice with brekky, genovese minestrons soup , all our veggies for lunch and lasagne, with all our veg and turkey mince, plus a jacket spud. Yuuum  :coffee2:
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Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on October 11, 2012, 20:46:01
.......yet more courgettes!
 :help:
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Post by: louise stella on October 11, 2012, 21:08:54
.......yet more courgettes!
 :help:


hahaha  me too!
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Post by: louise stella on October 11, 2012, 21:10:10
Chuck it all in soup for lunch!
Corn on the cob and Courgette omlette for tea!
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Post by: Poolcue on October 11, 2012, 21:22:14
Nothing but Mrs P ate all of the Autumn Bliss raspberries.
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Post by: Lottiman on October 14, 2012, 15:32:36
Spuds,Carrots,Beans from the plot today with abit of roast chook  :blob7:
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Post by: steve76 on October 16, 2012, 18:14:52
roast with 1st of the sprouts and a handfull of purple sprouting?? along with nearly the last of my pots and the last of the fresh runners from the bottom of the fridge frost has killed the runners of now..
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Post by: Lottiman on October 21, 2012, 16:01:10
Spuds,Carrots,Cabbage and Parsnips from the plot today with roast beef.
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Post by: cornykev on October 21, 2012, 18:19:12
Onions and spuds in our beef Stiffado.   :icon_cheers:
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Post by: manicscousers on October 21, 2012, 18:47:39
Charlotte roasties, prime cut carrots, best we've grown, filderkraut cabbage and romanesco broccoli in cheese sauce  :toothy10:
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Post by: antipodes on October 22, 2012, 11:50:16
MMmm not much, a bunch of radishes (the last ones now), some rocket and some purslane for a salad.  Soon hopefully some lettuce and the first leeks and some more swiss chard.
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Post by: goodlife on October 22, 2012, 13:08:12
Not so much what I've eaten, but what  I am inhaling...phew, my eyes are watering..
I've got fan oven and I'm keeping the oven door slightly open to assist the drying of the chillies, lovely smell but it is STRONG.
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Post by: Toshofthe Wuffingas on October 22, 2012, 16:26:05
Were the bottom ones hot lemon? I grew that this year and love the flavour.
I am still eating the last of the Cobra French beans. I have huge respect for it now. It produced well and even plump and flecked with age and with seeds forming there is not a hint of stringiness.
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Post by: goodlife on October 22, 2012, 17:09:33
Were the bottom ones hot lemon? I grew that this year and love the flavour.
Yes..they are and there is still lot of more to deal with..they always perfom well.
I'm going to do individual variety chilli powders this year..some for me..some make some nice 'stocking fillers' for Christmas.
Its going to be 'home made' pressies Xmas this year  :icon_cheers:
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Post by: Poolcue on October 25, 2012, 19:41:01
A v pleasant Cream of Turnip and Potato soup.
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Post by: cornykev on October 26, 2012, 19:49:02
Onions in my Salmon parcels.   :coffee2:
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Post by: Aden Roller on November 25, 2012, 23:51:33
Carrots, potatoes and leeks from the plot with home made chicken pie.  :tongue8: Delicious!
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Post by: Digeroo on January 26, 2013, 17:00:19
Went down to lottie for the first time in over three weeks.  Got a bucket full of goodies.  Parsnips, sprouts, cabbage, PSB.  Reckon more than £6 worth of veg.   
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Post by: tricia on January 26, 2013, 17:50:38
Does it count that I made a flan with frozen raspberries, from my garden last Autumn? (no lottie  :tongue3:).  All I have still growing are leeks and some watercress.

Tricia
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Post by: cambourne7 on January 26, 2013, 20:55:47
Sheppard's pie with my pots onions courgettes as Ive got lots few herbs from my herb garden behind the greenhouse ( mush, garlic not mine) mountain of runner beans and rhubarb crumble ;D.....
And all for me as the Mrs and kids are on hols..... was meant to be working but been laid of :(

Sounds yummy and sorry to hear your news happened to me just before Christmas as well :(
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Post by: Aden Roller on February 06, 2013, 00:22:44
After a very quick and brief dash to the plot....

                 Leeks.  :love10:'em
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Post by: steve1967 on February 06, 2013, 06:12:59
Lamb chops tonight with cauli sprouts cabbage carrots all fresh from the lottie  :glasses9: Aint life great when you can tuck into your hard work and fill ya belly.
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Post by: cornykev on February 10, 2013, 18:35:04
Parsnips with my Chicken Roast.   :icon_cheers:
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Post by: lottie lou on February 10, 2013, 19:11:08
Cabbage with chicken dinner.  Went down to lottie to pick it today in pouring rain.  Paddled up the stream that was path, such a sad sight, site deserted, plots flooded etc.
BTW anyone got a knitting pattern for life jackets for onions?
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Post by: caroline7758 on February 10, 2013, 19:13:29
Jerusalem artichoke soup.
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Post by: okra on February 10, 2013, 22:13:23
Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes
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Post by: galina on February 11, 2013, 08:56:01
Squash, onions and garlic.  Pan fried sliced pork and squash pieces, topped with a sauce made of half a pint of veggie water, a heaped tablespoon of peanut butter dissolved in the veggie water and with shredded hot peppers, sliced onion and garlic added.  Left to cook on gentle heat for 20 minutes with lid on.  Sorry, this is turning into a recipe .............
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Post by: Jeannine on February 16, 2013, 10:21:53
Nothing today as we ate out byt we pulled J artichokes, parsnips, leeks, brussels, sprouting broc and posies from the plot today for tomorrow, we will be adding stored shallotts, garlic and dessert with stores frozen fruit.

XX Jeannine
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Post by: jimtheworzel on February 16, 2013, 12:39:33
my plot is empty, nowt at all to eat
only weeds!    :wave: :coffee2:
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Post by: Annemieke on February 16, 2013, 13:27:20
Leeks, with pasta and grated cheese. I love potatoes, but we are running low - for the first time since years we don't have any to give away! :sad10:
Annemieke Wigmore, Somerset UK: http://thoughtforfood-aw.blogspot.com
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Post by: green lily on February 16, 2013, 20:23:08
Well yes! i had roasted squash,onions,parsnip, toms and last jalapenoes for lunch then 'coleslaw' from cabbage and leeks [+raisins and walnuts ] all from plot. Waiting for PSB and some caulies to do their stuff. During lent I don't buy any food  except 3 pts of milk delivered per week. It makes me eat my stash and what's still growing is a bonus I bank on every year. By week 6 choice is limited but then it always is for most of the world... :wave:
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Post by: Coastie on March 10, 2013, 22:10:53
Purple sprouting broccoli
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Post by: daveylamp993 on March 10, 2013, 22:54:26
We had Leeks . . Lyon Prizetaker still in very good condition,and a Tundra Cabbage very tasty but only a medium size.
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Post by: Digeroo on March 10, 2013, 23:58:35
Parsnips, sprouts, brocolli.   I still have a few leeks and cabbages.
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Post by: Mrs Tweedy on March 11, 2013, 08:40:20
We had carrot and swede mash, celeriac mash, the last of the Charlottes,roast  parsnips, sweet and sour roast squash and broad beans with the roast stuffed lamb, yesterday.
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Post by: Annemieke on March 14, 2013, 08:16:07
Yesterday we had a bought cabbage :sad10:, but today I'm going to make a nice oven dish with own leeks and own spinach. They just grow so slowly at the moment ....
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Post by: galina on March 14, 2013, 10:26:49
Beetroot, onions and garlic plus there has been just a little growth on the greenhouse salads, so we had a small portion of salad with chicory, lettuce, landcress, spring onions and rocket.  The lamb's lettuces are coming on as well but they are still tiny.

Babington leeks are going strong as well as the Multiplier and Everlasting onions.  Chives and Welsh onions have put on some welcome growth too.

On the downside, the outside rocket has gone - lifted the cloches and there was nothing!  I think they rotted away as the garden was underwater for quite a time this winter. 

Still have a few squashes and potatoes in store too.
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Post by: cornykev on March 14, 2013, 19:03:07
Onions with the spag bol.   :wave:
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Post by: Aden Roller on March 24, 2013, 10:50:50
After a very quick and brief dash to the plot....

                 Leeks.  :love10:'em

Same again!! Bless their long white socks.  :tongue8:
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Post by: Annemieke on March 29, 2013, 10:02:13
Sorrel - made a lovely quiche. I don't like sorrel much but as a quiche it is fabulous. Plus of course kale tops for Mike, and proper purple sprouting for the rest of us.
PS for the quiche recipe see the recipe thread!  :wave:
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Post by: Aden Roller on March 29, 2013, 10:17:01
Sorrel - made a lovely quiche. I don't like sorrel much but as a quiche it is fabulous. Plus of course kale tops for Mike, and proper purple sprouting for the rest of us.
PS for the quiche recipe see the recipe thread!  :wave:

I knew there was something missing on my plot this year!!  No purple sprouting.  :dontknow: I simply didn't have time to get it sown, grown and sorted last summer..... and now I'm missing it. 


We've been eating leeks.... but now even those have dried up.
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Post by: galina on March 29, 2013, 17:43:01


I knew there was something missing on my plot this year!!  No purple sprouting.  :dontknow: I simply didn't have time to get it sown, grown and sorted last summer..... and now I'm missing it. 

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They took umbridge to being underwater for such a long time over winter - no PSB here either - still fortunately we have other veg to go and the salad stuff is making a little bit of an effort in the greenhouse.  Made roast potatoes from the garden today.
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Post by: Plot69 on March 31, 2013, 13:27:46
Yorkshire Pud made with fresh laid fruits del la chicken.
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Post by: galina on April 03, 2013, 17:23:56
Potatoes, Babington leek, chard, scorzonera tops (the roots are for another day), shallots, squash for the main.

And a side salad consisting of: baby chard leaves, a few lettuce leaves, chives, everlasting onion, lemon balm, witloof chicory, lamb's lettuce, rocket and cress.
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Post by: cornykev on June 15, 2013, 18:51:43
My first new spuds with spare ribs and rice.   :blob7:
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Post by: antipodes on June 17, 2013, 13:41:27
Tonight we will be eating some lovely globe artichokes and there are several still to be harvested.
Also picked new potatoes, beautiful ones this year, some mizuna, a red lettuce, and some spring onions. Also have a punnet of strawberries for dessert!
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Post by: Borlotti on June 17, 2013, 13:53:18
3 peas and 2 strawberries.  I am so impatient.  Loads more to come I hope.
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Post by: GREGME on June 17, 2013, 14:36:23
rhubarb chard, asparagus and 1st early pots( red and pink dukes and swift).
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Post by: artichoke on June 17, 2013, 15:56:22
Tons of lettuce with a lovely dressing of olive oil, blackberry vinegar (plus salt and a little lemon juice for sharpness) and also lots of chard and kale. Asparagus again tomorrow. (Not stopping picking it until Midsummer Day, if then....)
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Post by: Digeroo on June 17, 2013, 18:34:19
Six strawberries and some mangetout. 
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Post by: ancellsfarmer on June 17, 2013, 20:22:04
More lettuce (3 varieties), spring onions, radish.
Baby beet, spinach (perpetual sown this year),turnips,60 day calabrese,
Carrots from tunnel, last of the first rocket from tunnel.
Strawberries (half a punnet to start.
Next visit :broad beans and a few peas.May tickle a few pots if soil not too wet.
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Post by: Digeroo on June 26, 2013, 16:34:11
Things are finally on the up.

Two Courgette and three small beetroot, broccoli, new potatoes (rather small), parsley and strawberries.

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Post by: Mikeakabigman on June 26, 2013, 17:49:46
Lots of things well on the way   :happy7:
We ate Strawberries, Lettuce,Spring onions, Radish, flat leafed parsley, Basil and New potatoes, today.
Also had a mini cucumber from our neighbour, absolutely delicious, we will be growing that variety next year for sure !
Have been eating Carrot thinnings for a couple of weeks, also beetroot leaves from thinning.

 Harvested about 10 kilos of first early potatoes  this week (Maris Bard) Looking forward to seeing what the second earlies are like
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Post by: cornykev on June 27, 2013, 18:54:37
Strawberries yesterday and my new spuds with chicken and Mushrooms today.    :blob7:
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Post by: susan1 on June 27, 2013, 18:57:25
New spuds today absolutely delicious and some strawberries  yum yum
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Post by: cornykev on June 27, 2013, 19:03:03
RDOY new spuds with lashings of mint sauce and a large thingy of butter.  :blob7:
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Post by: manicscousers on June 27, 2013, 19:48:58
Big salad with home made kohl slaw with some sandwiches  :happy7:
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Post by: squeezyjohn on June 27, 2013, 21:03:24
New potatoes, calabrese, mange tout, strawberries, lettuce and the chard that is somehow still going from last year.

It's definitely starting to kick in!
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Post by: claybasket on June 29, 2013, 19:46:12
My lovely strawberrys fresh and sweet yummykins :happy7:
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Post by: susan1 on June 29, 2013, 20:20:39
New spuds, strawberries, and a mini cucumber , looks like we may have some mange tout tommorow  :toothy10:
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Post by: galina on July 01, 2013, 09:49:14
Peas, broccoli, chard, broad beans (they were still tiny but yummie) and tons of lettuce.  First shallots (harvested because they got knocked out of the ground, but they are nearly ready anyway).  Lots of garlic because I have quite a few bulbs left and the new harvest is only weeks away.  Delighted how well the garlic has kept last year and we haven't even started on the Elephant garlic yet, which is the best keeper.

Today I will dig up the first of the potatoes.  I didn't get them in as early as I wanted, but a bit of exploring (firkling) shows promise.

Strawberries from the greenhouse are the first of the soft fruit (apart from rhubarb) with cream.  Normally we have ripe other soft fruit at this time of year, but not this year.  Goosegogs don't have long to go.

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Post by: Borlotti on July 01, 2013, 21:13:29
4 lbs of strawberries, gave some to next door, and neighbours as have already made jam.  Peas looking good, so am happy tonight.  Going away Saturday, so will pick Friday before I go.  Just had to show you my photo.  More than 3 peas today.
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Post by: susan1 on July 02, 2013, 00:21:24
Eat first lot of mange tout today, delicious and some new spuds and strawberries yum yum
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Post by: claybasket on July 02, 2013, 11:01:09
Cabbages a race againest the slugs ,cawlis and the leaves,radishes and lettice,broccoli, lovely nothing bets it .AND STRAWBERRY'S  :icon_cheers:
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Post by: cornykev on July 08, 2013, 20:34:47
Strawberries, carrots, beetroot, new spuds and onions.  :toothy10:
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Post by: squeezyjohn on July 08, 2013, 21:48:29
Mange tout, broccoli, kohl rabi, lettuce, rocket, radishes and spuds.  I fear I will be in pea glut for a very long time!  But it's better to have that problem than the other way round!
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Post by: galina on July 14, 2013, 14:15:16
Potatoes (Swift), peas, broad beans, first beetroot, gooseberries, lettuce and spring onion and chard.   
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Post by: antipodes on July 15, 2013, 10:32:33
Made a nice salad with lottie spuds (Belle de Fontenay), red onions, basil, mint and (market-bought) tomatoes.
Tonight we are eating peas and mangetout peas, and must shell the broadies and cook them to eat later in salad. Tomorrow I will make a quiche with the big bunch of swiss chard and beet leaf I picked yesterday.
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Post by: Borlotti on July 15, 2013, 12:51:13
Made some pea and courgette soup, had to try some before it went in the freezer and it was good.  Courgettes are multiplying and peas have done well.  Must be the nettle feed I gave them.
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Post by: squeezyjohn on July 15, 2013, 15:21:11
(http://johnspiers.co.uk/uploaded_images/veg/veg.jpg)

Well - I haven't eaten them yet - but I have broad beans, golden podded mange tout, champion of engalnd peas, Calabrese, kohl rabi, courgette and sweet peas for the table.
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Post by: gerkin on July 15, 2013, 17:50:04
strawberrys raspberries onoins and new pots
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Post by: steve1967 on July 15, 2013, 18:42:02
Cauliflower cheese, broad beans, cobra French beans and peas with a few slices of boiled bacon. YUMMY  :icon_cheers:
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Post by: strawberry1 on July 15, 2013, 18:59:28
potatoes, courgettes, broad beans, strawberries and blackberries
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Post by: cornykev on July 15, 2013, 20:46:07
Yesterday I had my spuds, carrots and cabbage with my roast
Rossa lettuce with my ham salad wraps for lunch
And red onion in my Chicken Korma tonight.     :wave:
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Post by: sunloving on July 20, 2013, 19:10:44
Today I ate lots of things from other a4aers allotments, lovely cherries, quiches made with yummy veg, special courgette salad,and took home lots of fabulous seed varieties to try.
Happy day
x Sunloving
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Post by: waterlooroader on July 22, 2013, 22:41:29
Picked (and ate) several very nice raspberries.

Also came back with some gooseberries (Which I didn't eat as I can't stand them, the wife loves them though!) and a carrier bag full of garlic.
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Post by: Borlotti on July 22, 2013, 22:49:17
Made some pea and courgette soup, so had to try some.  Froze the rest. Picked some gooseberries and made some chutney.  Dropped a bottle of wine vinegar in the shop whilst searching for mustard seeds and it smashed, but nice man didn't make me pay for it. Might try the chutney with some bread and cheese, as the soup filled me up and it is too hot to eat.
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Post by: gazza1960 on July 22, 2013, 23:02:56
Picked more Green Gooseys and munched on loads,made a Goosy and Horseradish sauce for tomorrows Mackeral Lunch.
Dug dome more Tatters,snipped some Rocket And mixed leaves for lunch.
The GH and Polly are now producing a few more red tommies of all varieties for the table.
Snaffled a few raspberries along the way too....yum.

Gazza
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Post by: antipodes on July 23, 2013, 09:03:38
My first tomato!!!! OK it is only about 2 inches across and doesn't look that great but it means that the others will swiftly follow! The plants are all bearing fruit.
Last night I made sauteed courgettes and patty pan squash from the garden with my onion red onion and garlic and tarragon that the neighbour kindly gave me. And a crustless quiche with swiss chard and perpetual spinach from the garden too.
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Post by: gazza1960 on July 23, 2013, 09:19:17
meant to say,enjoyed your blog antipodes,the piccies of your veggie efforts are great.

Always rewarding when the 1st Tommy shows its shiny red head,im panicking that the stormy rain might induce blight to our Tommies,hope not otherwise we,ll end up with tonnes of green chutney again,your quiche sounds interesting cant recall making a crustless,bet that's tasty....Jude would like it too as she cant tolerate pastry in any quantity as it gives her horrid indigestion.

Gazza
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Post by: Mrs_m on July 23, 2013, 22:39:18
Evening all,
Today for breakfast we had the first tasting of the strawberry jam my daughter and I made a couple of days ago. Sadly the strawberries weren't ours, they were dontat ed by a fellow 'lottie' holder in exchange for a lettuce and 3 courgettes! For lunch we had ham salad sangers using our beetroot, mini cucumbers, lettuce and spring onions. Yum yum!
All we need now are a few chicken/pigs and we'll be totally self sufficient!
Mrs M x
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Post by: manicscousers on July 24, 2013, 07:06:39
Hiya, Mrs M, welcome to the house of fun  :toothy10: :wave:
As I'd made lavender shortbread , calendula scones and an edible flower salad for the judges, we were all eating them after they went. Brought home lovely carrots, head of calabrese, courgettes, colossus peas, charlotte spuds for jackets and a punnet of raspberries, so blessed  :happy7:
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Post by: antipodes on July 24, 2013, 11:02:07
meant to say,enjoyed your blog antipodes,the piccies of your veggie efforts are great.
your quiche sounds interesting cant recall making a crustless,bet that's tasty....Jude would like it too as she cant tolerate pastry in any quantity as it gives her horrid indigestion.

Gazza

Thanks Gazza! That's kind.
As for the crustless quiche, you can make a lot of varieties of that always with the same basic idea - prepare the veg then pour the thick batter over it. You can make it with well drained tomatoes, courgettes, etc, tuna and sweet corn, I have even made one with pears or apples, bacon and a strong cheese which is also really tasty. I said a cup of milk in the recipe but it's more like half a pint.
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Post by: waterlooroader on July 25, 2013, 09:34:58
Pulled up the rest of the garlic and some Maris Pipers.

Then returned home to find that the wife had cooked pork in gooseberry sauce with the gooseberries I picked the other day; have to say it was lovely (May be converted to gooseberries yet!)
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Post by: cornykev on August 04, 2013, 18:16:28
Spuds, peas, cabbage and carrots.      :icon_cheers:
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Post by: Borlotti on August 04, 2013, 18:50:09
Toast and gooseberry jam for breakfast.  Gooseberries from the allotment, I netted mine.  Shepherds pie tonight, with pots, spinach, french beans, curly kale from the allotment.  Well the spinach was a gift from allotment friend, but did manage to get rid of (give) 3 courgettes in return as his courgettes have turned into pumpkins.  Thought I was the only person that didn't label plants.  :sunny:
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Post by: cambourne7 on August 04, 2013, 22:37:56
Since the garden has been alternatively soaked and baked the weeds which were non existent a few weeks ago seam to recognize i had taken my eye off the ball to hibernate inside and decided to go a little mad!

So today i have dug back up my brassicas and repotted them for a short time and i have started to dig the bed over again. Will be finishing it off tomorrow then covering in membrane and wood chips and replanting in a few days. So far filled 2 brown sacks of weeds and unwanted parsnips and beetroot which are all growing in the wrong place and will prob fill another one with general tidying.

(dont worry i did harvest quite a bit of the larger beetroot and parsnips and roasted them tonight :) both quite woody so the rest of the crop not worth saving.

Walkin greenhouse is going to be pulled out next week so that i can tackle the ants nest had 14 bites in last few weeks going in there and they are causing quite a bit of damage to the seedlings in there so going to pack the greenhouse away and pop it back up next year when i need it.

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Post by: antipodes on August 05, 2013, 09:11:44
Over the weekend we ate:
homemade rhubarb+gooseberry jam,
risotto that included my yellow patty pan squash, onions, garlic and herbs from lotty
salad with lotty cucumber, lettuce (last of the present batch), wild salad herbs, mint, the first few ripe tomatoes
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Post by: manicscousers on August 06, 2013, 07:30:10
Still eating the mayan gold spuds, various tomatoes, garlic and salads we brought with us but they will run out today . Still, we have picalilli, elderflower and gooseberry jam and the last of last years strawwberry jam still going. We're going to have to find some home growers here in cornwall to Buy our fruit and veggies from and, as there are 13 of us, that's a lot of sttuff :toothy10:
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Post by: saddad on August 13, 2013, 17:57:03
Our cherries are now finished for another year.. but the gages have started. Mulberries and autumn rasps to graze, lots of tomatoes and cucs...  :wave:
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Post by: Borlotti on August 13, 2013, 18:36:34
Blackberry and apple pudding is boiling away.  It may be a complete disaster, but my Mum could make it.  Will let you know later, either brilliant or in the bin.  Hard work all this topping up the saucepan, but no microwaves in the old days.  Maybe steak and kidney pudding tomorrow.  More news on it later.
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Post by: Deb P on August 23, 2013, 11:23:47
Some rather nice striped yellow courgettes, first time I've grown them (from PoD I think) made a yummy curry....... :happy7:
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Post by: lady_bug on August 24, 2013, 09:52:53
A cucumber..but not from our allotment as they're not ready yet.. the lovely bloke next to us gave it to us as he had had a glut of them. First time either of us had ever had a homegrown one.. can't wait for ours to be ready to pick now.
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Post by: SueK on September 02, 2013, 16:48:29
Further on the cucumber front, I never thought I would eat (and enjoy) cucumbers which looked to be overripe, but the boys and I ate some overgrown Miniature Whites and Boothby's Blondes at lunchtime, having come back from our hols yesterday to find them looking rather yellow.  Who is it who says BB's are like eating apples?  They are right - almost sweet and the skin barely resisted the knife.  Wonderful!  :happy7:
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Post by: Deb P on September 06, 2013, 22:48:36
Anya potatoes, part boiled then fried in green chilli oil.....yum!
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Post by: cornykev on September 08, 2013, 20:23:29
I had my spuds, carrots and red cabbage with my roast lamb.   :blob7:
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Post by: squeezyjohn on September 08, 2013, 20:49:04
Lovely warming Gigandes Plaki - a dish from Greece made from the first Gigandes beans with onions, garlic, courgettes, tomatoes, oregano and basil (and a pinch of cinnamon, salt and honey which didn't come from the allotment).

Just eaten with the very successful late July planting of first early rocket potatoes - two crops from the same patch this year!
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Post by: saddad on September 08, 2013, 22:17:40
Figs, raspberries, brambles... grazing. Lots of aubergines in a "salad" dish, tomatoes of course....  :wave:
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Post by: galina on September 11, 2013, 16:30:09
Tomatoes, pattypan courgettes, chard, carrots, potatoes and lots of lovely beans with lettuce, and the little mouse melons aka melothria scabra baby 'cucumbers' are producing too. 
Title: Re: WHAT DID YOU EAT FROM YOUR ALLOTMENT TODAY?
Post by: Jeannine on October 05, 2013, 07:39:22
Potatoes, lima beans,rainbow chard,acorn squash,along with roast pork,apple sauce made from fallen apples on an abadnoned house near me, blueberry cheescake

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: WHAT DID YOU EAT FROM YOUR ALLOTMENT TODAY?
Post by: powerspade on October 13, 2013, 15:34:11
Spuds, Parsnips, Carrots, Swede, Cabbage, Runner beans, Peas. The only thing bought was the beef
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