The most enchanting strawberries I have ever tasted were Norwegian berries, bought from the grower in a gravel-strewn lay-by on a winding road along Sognefjord on Norway’s west coast. They were pale pink and I was suspicious of their anaemic pallor, … [Read more...]
Roast potato, chicken and bacon salad
This satisfying main course salad is a celebration of the first cut-and-come-again lettuces from the garden and the noble remains of a good roast chicken. It is given extra appeal with some crisp bacon and good tomatoes. It is also a homage to … [Read more...]
Syttende Mai
Norwegians everywhere on this 17th day of May are celebrating “Syttende Mai” – Norway’s National Day of independence, the day in 1814 when its constitution as an independent nation was signed after over 400 years of Danish rule, following Denmark’s … [Read more...]
Asparagus now!
It’s here! I returned from a week away to find my asparagus bed has leapt to attention and is at risk of growing into trees before I’ve had a harvest. It really is one of the “hurry up and wait” crops: you drum your fingers for weeks in impatience, … [Read more...]
Seed cake and story
‘I don’t mind some seed cake, if you have any.’ ‘Lots!’ Bilbo found himself answering to his own surprise; and he found himself scuttling off, too, ... to a pantry to fetch two beautiful round seed-cakes which he had baked that afternoon for his … [Read more...]
A progression of rhubarb
Our colder than usual March here in East Anglia was good for primroses and daffodils, but the rhubarb on my village allotment used it as an excuse to tarry in hibernation. Where I would normally be harvesting the first stalks by now, I turn in … [Read more...]
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