Sally Vincent’s Diary of Food and Life on a Devon Farm.
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Tomatillo, Tomato and Apple Chutney
Of course as summer fades into Autumn I have masses of Tomatillos left and the weather is too cold for salsa now so Chutney seems the best answer. I chop up apples and onions. Halve the large tomatoes and tomatillos, leave the little ones whole. I use all the tomatoes left in the greenhouse, red…
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Pickled Eggs
Living as we do in a place much favoured by holiday makers we often have too many eggs in winterout of the holiday season. Come the tourist season we or rather the hens can’t produce enough. So now is the time for me to put down a supply of pickled eggs for those summer salads…
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Nettle and Spinach Soup
Take a large bag of young nettles, some spinach leaves and a little sorrel. Remember sorrel has a strong lemon flavour. Chop an onion, a medium potato and a carrot and a crushed clove of garlic and sweat as described above. Add the nettles, spinach and sorrel well washed, wilt in the oil and butter.…
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Garbure
Now for some comfort eating while we wait for spring! Old English Boiled Beef and Carrots, Italian Minestrone, Welsh Cawl, Suffolk Stew, and then there’s Garbure. Somehow this last wonderful pot of South West France brings so many regional dishes together. And as an English woman who am I to say how it is cooked!…
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Apple, Cabbage and Ginger Soup
Fresh, spicy and delicious this is a great way to use up a few windfalls and a bit of cabbage. But, a big but, it’s essential to have some good chicken stock to back up the flavour. Shred half a large white cabbage and chop three onions and four green apples. Turn them over in…
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Family Picnic
River dart Smoked salmon Avacado Mayonnaise Home Grown Rare Roast Beef with Horseradish & English Mustard Jersey Royal potato Salad Tomato salad with Basil Green Salad with French Dressing Brie de Mieux and crisp White Rolls Strawberries and Clotted Cream Coffee Picnics have been on my mind for some time recently which surprises me because…
