keeping my head above the compost heap
Rhubarb. It’s the marmite among vegetables (and yes, it’s a vegetable, not a fruit.) You either love it or hate it. Well, don’t dis it until you’ve tried these recipes – designed to turn even the most committed rhubarb avoider. I too was once averse to rhubarb – or at least the acrid stewed variety served with … [Read more...]
It’s just gone 9am when the phone rings. I’m in between the school run and the nursery run. As usual I’m running – after D who is scooting perilously fast for her age, slaloming in and out of the ubiquitous dog poo. Newborn bounces against my chest in the sling and I have a feeling I’ve forgotten to do my bra up. … [Read more...]
I started growing things when I was about seven or eight. Someone gave me a Ladybird book on Indoor Gardening and my obsession with sticking things in soil began. Probably because it was way more interesting than reading Peter and Jane. I’m not sure why I decided to start with a lemon, but I did. I can’t even … [Read more...]
When it comes to baking, I'm no Delia or Nigella, but I like to have a go. Trouble is, so do J and D. And once they get their mits in the mixing bowl, you can kiss goodbye to the recipe book - and anything vaguley presentable. So when Wilkinson kindly sent us some spooktacular Halloween goodies, I knew I wouldn't even … [Read more...]
It’s not often I get excited about domestic appliances. I don’t possess an iron, the vacuum cleaner only comes out in emergencies, and I don’t remember ever lifting a duster. Yes, I really am that crap. But when Wilkinson’s kindly sent me a lovely new shiny slow cooker, I practically went into labour with … [Read more...]
