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sara | August 29, 2009
If you have a glut of beetroot and don’t know what to do with it then here are a few suggestions:
Boiled beetroot.
Roast beetroot.
Pickled Beetroot.
Jellied Beetroot.
Grated raw beetroot in a salad.
Make beetroot hummus.
Beetroot soup.
Caramelised beetroot.
Beetroot juice.
Beetroot chutney.
Thinly sliced beetroot fried to make beetroot crisps.
Let me know how you use your beetroot.
If you fancy growing beetroot then [...]
sara | August 7, 2009
I am delighted to announce that TopVeg are now selling hessian bags or sacks for potatoes.
The sacks are:
50 x 80cm – not too heavy to lift.
ideal for storing potatoes, onions and garlic – allowing them to breathe and they do not sweat.
easy for the air to circulate through them.
each sack will hold approximately 28lb.
Introductory price [...]
sara | August 6, 2009
Made caramelised beetroot to accompany beef burgers, mash, carrots and sugar snap peas and it was delicious, so thought I would share the recipe.
Ingredients
1 large beetroot
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 tablesppoon of balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Method
Peel and cut up the beetroot into about 8 pieces.
Boil the water.
Place beetroot in boiling water for about 5-10 minutes.
Remove beetroot from [...]
sara | March 29, 2009
As the weather brightens up many of us head into the garden to sow seeds. If you are interested in cooking, then growing your own herbs in the garden, a raised bed or containers is a good idea.
Here are a few herbs whose seeds can be sown in March, so with a lovely Spring day [...]
sara | December 19, 2008
How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook is now on sale for all you keen gardeners and cooking enthusiasts that want to produce a herb garden or grow your own herbs for cooking.
At a cost of only £3 the How To Grow Herbs For Cooking eBook will provide you with information about:
how to grow herbs,
sizes [...]
sara | November 5, 2008
Topveg giftTowards the end of October, Sally from Topveg visited the farmingfriends farm. As some of you will already know Topveg and I have been in collaboration, making Vegetable and Herb growing cards. We got together in let October to organise putting together a Growing Cards book, so watch this space for news about this [...]
sara | August 8, 2008
I like to steam all my veggies in the microwave as they keep all their flavours better.Here’s a mixture I do in the microwave. Steam a few new potatoes (10mins), some courgettes (3mins), some sugarsnaps (2mins).
Then saute some leeks and red/green/yellow and red peppers in butter in a pan. Add the potatoes, courgettes and sugarsnaps [...]
sara | June 8, 2008
It was my dad’s birthday today (Sunday) and he was thrilled to receive his gardening gift. A few months ago, I decided that I would give my dad some vegetable plants that I had grown from seed myself. Although this gift doesn’t cost alot in terms of money, the time and effort spent preparing the [...]
sara | June 1, 2008
Back in October my bay tree wasn’t looking very good and after consulting TopVeg for an online consultation via skype, I planted my bay tree in a sunny spot that was sheltered from the wind.
I am thrilled to say that the bay tree has new leaf growth on it, so I will be able to [...]
sara | May 12, 2008
The TopVeg website always provide me with excellent seed sowing information.
Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Runner Beans growing card.
Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy.
If you would like this [...]
