I too love Nigel Slater's books; 'Tender' 1 & 2, but I think there could be a permanent programme; a seasonal one indicating what to grow, when, how. Then what to harvest that month, how to prep, cook, freeze, preserve. For example a friend has for the first time made medlar jelly, but it was a matter of pure guesswork to know when the medlars were 'bletted'(?). I would be very keen on that type of programme, possibly with 2 presenters who are not desparate for us all to love them!
And the Jan edition told us how to cook kohlrabi...how strange is that you may get a programme which combines the two sooner than you think happymarion, keep scribing.
I think it's an excellent idea. Some veg's are so under rated. Kohlrabi's nice stuffed with peppers and beetroot delicious hot with a sauce, courgettes sliced length ways with cheese as a filling is also a nice supper. Then there are all the herbs and spices which we grow and add taste to many a bland dish.
The idea deserves at least a one year trial run of programmes.
I'd suggest, with two teams, one male/female to look at whats growing well that week/month, in the allotment/garden and who go out to see real people. That team then choose the vegs/fruit to be cooked. Another team, male/female cooks, are then challenged to make something from the vegs/fruit chosen, but, instead of producing just two dishes, extra dishes are brought on at the end of the programme, prepared earlier, to say this veg/fruit can also be cooked like this...and then they all sit down together and have a jolly good time tucking in.
Oh, thank you so much for your support, Zoomer44. I like your idea very much and so pleased the participants will sit down to eat the fruits of their labours! Yes, I did notice the piece on Kohlrabi. I gave a lunch for some of my fellow volunteers from our Botanic Garden in Bristol to introduce them to kohlrabi that I had grown and it was a great success. It was a great favourite in Victorian times and still is in many parts of Europe.
I grew kohlrabi more successfully this year after realising it sits on the ground rather than half buried in soil like turnip, kept wanting to earth it up the first year grown.
Azure Star is a red variety and Delicacy White, grows green, I'd recommend both, can be sown as early as February but April sown seeds produced the better crops here in the NW. Doesn't seem to mind the wet weather either.
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I too love Nigel Slater's books; 'Tender' 1 & 2, but I think there could be a permanent programme; a seasonal one indicating what to grow, when, how. Then what to harvest that month, how to prep, cook, freeze, preserve. For example a friend has for the first time made medlar jelly, but it was a matter of pure guesswork to know when the medlars were 'bletted'(?). I would be very keen on that type of programme, possibly with 2 presenters who are not desparate for us all to love them!
But we all know that food eaten standing up is calorie-free! That's how he stays so slim
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove... in future I will give standing only dinner parties; my friends will be v. grateful when they lose weight!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Funnee!!!
In my slate scree this morning, 16.12.12,picking up the brown leaves i found this white primrose flower.
Now how to find out whether it is safe to have the petals on my salad?
How about that - the Jan. edition of the mag. has recipes to use winter veg,!
And the Jan edition told us how to cook kohlrabi...how strange is that
you may get a programme which combines the two sooner than you think happymarion, keep scribing
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I think it's an excellent idea. Some veg's are so under rated. Kohlrabi's nice stuffed with peppers and beetroot delicious hot with a sauce, courgettes sliced length ways with cheese as a filling is also a nice supper. Then there are all the herbs and spices which we grow and add taste to many a bland dish.
The idea deserves at least a one year trial run of programmes.
I'd suggest, with two teams, one male/female to look at whats growing well that week/month, in the allotment/garden and who go out to see real people. That team then choose the vegs/fruit to be cooked. Another team, male/female cooks, are then challenged to make something from the vegs/fruit chosen, but, instead of producing just two dishes, extra dishes are brought on at the end of the programme, prepared earlier, to say this veg/fruit can also be cooked like this...and then they all sit down together and have a jolly good time tucking in
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Oh, thank you so much for your support, Zoomer44. I like your idea very much and so pleased the participants will sit down to eat the fruits of their labours! Yes, I did notice the piece on Kohlrabi. I gave a lunch for some of my fellow volunteers from our Botanic Garden in Bristol to introduce them to kohlrabi that I had grown and it was a great success. It was a great favourite in Victorian times and still is in many parts of Europe.
I grew kohlrabi more successfully this year after realising it sits on the ground rather than half buried in soil like turnip, kept wanting to earth it up the first year grown.
Azure Star is a red variety and Delicacy White, grows green, I'd recommend both, can be sown as early as February but April sown seeds produced the better crops here in the NW. Doesn't seem to mind the wet weather either.