Chilli and Sesame Crusted Cod
This was an experimental dish i made last night so it might need a bit of tweaking but here is the recipe any way. Ingredients (serves 2) 2 pieces of cod loin 2 tablespoons of honey 2 tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce 1 red chilli, finely chopped (can de seed if you wish) 2 tablespoons […]
Bought: Onion Sets
I bought some onion sets today as i tried to grow onions from seeds last year and failed. Onion sets are little baby onions that you plant and they grow into bigger onions, it really couldn’t be easier. […]
Bought: Seed Potatoes
Popped into town yesterday to do a bit of shopping and nipped into wilkinsons, this is where i usually get my potato seeds form as they are cheap and usually good quality. The idea with seed potatoes is that you buy them then put them somewhere cool and light to “chit”. Chitting is the process […]
Wilkinsons
Wilkinsons high street store is a fantastic source of chilli and veg growing equipment and seeds. I popped in yesterday to buy my spuds and onions for this year and they had a great array of ready to grow sets ranging from herbs and spices to chillis and peppers then to carrot and spud bags. […]
Growing Chillis Part 2: Germination
Germination is the first stage of growing chillis (unless you cheat and buy seedlings or grown plants). it basically involves activating the seed and prompting it to sprout. There are many different ways of germinating seeds I’m going to cover just 2. Many people as when they should sow their seeds, again its totally up […]
Growing Chillis Part 1: Getting Started
Getting started with growing chillis is pretty easy and cost effective, especially when you consider the varieties you can grow and the number of chilli pods you will get compared to how much chillis are in the supermarket. There are a few things that you need in order to get started these are: Chilli Seeds […]
Growing Chillis: Introduction
Welcome to the Chilli Up North guide to growing chillis, there will be a number of parts that should cover all aspects of growing chillis. I will add pictures to each stage as i will take them as i start growing my chillis If you have any questions of comments please feel free to add […]
Chilli and Chocolate Crisps
I’ve just sampled the Walkers do us a flavour, Chilli and Chocolate crisps. They were nice but definatley more chilli than chocolate, but they did have a sweet aftertaste which i guess you would put down to the chocolate. They are the only ones ive tried yet so im not going to vote until ive […]
Walkers Do us a flavour crisps
I’ve been waiting for the results of the Walkers do us a flavour competition for a while now as i was intrigued to see if it would include and new or exciting crisp flavours as its about time we had some new and interesting flavours. Well ive not been dissapointed with the 6 winning flavours […]
Grow list 2009
Every year i try to grow different chillis (and now veg) along with a few past favourites, i always end up with more seedlings than i need so ill have some availble before long so dont rush out any buy any yet. My grow list for this year is: Chillis Dorset Naga Hot Portugal Chilli […]
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