Filling, fully flavoured, yet light enough for a summer’s evening. Chorizo and broad bean risotto is a bold yet light choice. The deep flavour of the chorizo complements the creaminess of the rice and the broad beans provide a freshness. Ideal for supper on a warm June evening, maybe with a nice crisp white wine….
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Harvest 2022 – one to remember
Harvest 2022 and a stressful year Harvest 2022 is an unprecedentedly early harvest, and would ordinarily be the only feature of a year like this. However, this has been an extraordinary year in so many other ways. The price of fuel, fertiliser, and other inputs has increased almost exponentially. Labour supply for some has also…
A Spalted Beech bushcraft spoon
What is Spalting? Fungi are everywhere and are responsible for the breakdown of matter and the beginning of the rotting process. Sometimes sick trees are attacked by these fungi, but once trees or branches fall to the ground in the moist atmosphere of a UK winter, Fungi will not take more than a few months…
Maybe I was a dog in a past life
It does make me wonder sometimes. I like to be outside and go for walkies and am always on the lookout for the next stick. Don`t know how I am going to get it home or what to do with it when I get it there, but I want it. Most end up on the…
Love Rissoles – a tempting tasty treat for any meal
Rissoles are a tempting tasty treat. A traditional Rissole recipe using minced pork and common cupboard components for you to make and enjoy. Great as a light lunch or main meal option. Pork Rissoles – a dish for any season. On random occasions, my dads mum (my gran) made these wonderful objects for dinner. (Or…
Stockbridge Down, a beautiful grassland site for rare wildflowers, butterflies, and moths
Stockbridge Down is one of my favourite local nature reserves. There are amazing views of farmland and villages below with soaring red kites and buzzards above and greater for rare wildflowers, butterflies and moths. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), managed by The National Trust as a grassland site for rare…
DEVIZES IS LOOKING FOR A NEW PIE!
Devizes Pie was a local speciality for hundreds of years, an ancient version of the recipe written in Old English. The Devizes Food and Drink Festival think it is about time Devizes has a new pie and a competition is being run to discover the new pie.
The Wonders of a Wander seize your right to roam
I love walking. I love being out and about, seeing, touching, smelling, listening, getting the air and exploring. However, sometimes life and your brain get in the way. Sometimes we need to just get out there, enjoy that Wonders of a Wander, but our head might get in the way. I explore this and the…
Sensational Seasonal Cabbage and Sausage with Leeks and Beans
Make sausage and cabbage tantalisingly tasty with this quick and easy hearty meal. A few seasonal veg and storecupboard items makes this one pot, one bowl wonder of a meal for two or main for four. Take me to the recipe! What’s in the fridge? I cook for the family most evenings. I do not…
Rodborough Common, a herb-rich limestone grassland, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation and owned by the National Trust
Rodborough Common is a 116-hectare site situated on the outskirts of Stroud, Gloucestershire. The site is now owned by The National Trust and was cited as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1954. The site is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), in part because of its herb-rich limestone grassland. The common…