Category Archives: herbs

Lots of things to do with tomatoes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by thegreedygardener

With the beautiful weather of the past few days my tomatoes have been ripening well, and today, when I actually should have been working hard but was procrastinating wildly, I went out into the garden to pick some of the … Continue reading →

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Favourite summer salad

Posted on September 5, 2011 by thegreedygardener

    The summer holidays are drawing to an end, my daughter went back to school today and my son follows on Wednesday.    In the summer on my days off from work we love eating meze style lunches outside. … Continue reading →

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Quest for the perfect Mint Tea

Posted on August 15, 2011 by thegreedygardener

I drink much too much coffee, very strong coffee and for the last two weeks I’ve been trying to cut down.   I went cold turkey for a week, and its astonishing how hard it is to fill the working … Continue reading →

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Gluts and Gluttony

Posted on August 1, 2011 by thegreedygardener

Every vegetable gardener or allotment owner knows about gluts.  In spite of your best attempts to plant successionally and sensibly, sometimes you just can’t avoid having a shed load of the same vegetable ready for eating at the same time. … Continue reading →

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Sugar snap, bean and feta salad

Posted on July 26, 2011 by thegreedygardener

When I got home from work I was feeling too bone idle to walk to the supermarket, which is pretty lazy considering that it takes me less than 30 seconds to get from my back gate to the supermarket entrance. … Continue reading →

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Broad bean hummous

Posted on July 24, 2011 by thegreedygardener

I’m feeling a bit wistful as the broad beans are nearly over for the year.    They’ve been the roaring success of my nascent potager and they’ve had a good innings.    I planted three batches in succession in one … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Courgette flowers

Posted on July 16, 2011 by thegreedygardener

I’ve grown courgettes before but never tried eating the flowers.  I’d always thought it looked like a bit of a faff, but with the children away on holiday with their father, and a a less packed work schedule than usual … Continue reading →

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