Another Busy Weekend
As i’d mentioned in another post earlier, it was a busy weekend in the garden, as well as fixing the green house, i did a whole lot of other stuff, including planting my spuds (charlotte, nicola, kestril and maris piper, planted my onions in the cold frame, planting my goji berry bush, planting lots of […]
Chilli Yorkshire Puddings
Every now and then i like to spice my yorkshire puddings up. Yorkshire pudding batter can take just about any herbs and spices you throw at it, so give it a go and see which variations you prefer. Basic Recipe 280ml Milk 3 Large free range eggs 115g plain flour pinch of salt and pepper […]
Greenhouse Fixed
Sorry for the lack of updates recently, it’s been rather hectic at work and that combined with the weather has meant that not much had been done in the garden until yesterday. Amongst other things i finally got round to fixing the greenhouse, after some nasty little kids chucked some rather large bricks at it. […]
Busy Weekend
Had a busy weekend in the garden as i wanted to make the most of the sun. I dug the veg beds over and added some more fertiliser, i then netted them to stop next doors cats using them as a toilet, i cut the grass, planted various veg seeds and had a general tidy […]
Choc chilli cookies
Here is my recipe for chocolate and chilli cookies, you can also chuck in some cherrys for a bit of extra sweetness if you like, it works really well. Ingredients 1 large free range egg 115g sifted plain flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder 115g butter, at room temperature 100g soft brown sugar […]
Beer Bread
Ive posted this at the request of a friend on twitter (@markdredge), although this particular recipe contains no chilli you can add chilli to the recipe to give it a bit of spice or replace the beer with water and make all sorts of bread…..ill post some chilli bread recipes later on. there is also […]
Growing Chillis Part 3: Potting on/Transplanting
Hi Guys, Time for part 3 of the Chilli Up North Chilli Growing Guide. Once you have successfully germinated your chillis, it won’t be long before you need to transplant them into a bigger pot, this is also called potting on. i usually like to pot my seedlings on once the 2nd set of leaves […]
Chilli Up North Goulash
Decided to try and make a goulash in my slow cooker, i had a rough idea of what went in so just kind of made it up as i went along, it was bloody lovely so thought id share the recipe with you. Ingredients 600g of braising steak (diced) 2 carrots (grated) 2 sticks of celery […]
More Germination and Seedling Pics
Seelings are coming on well now, my tom’s, courgettes and cucumbers will need potting on at the weekend as they are getting too big for the propagator. A few chillis have appeared but still waiting for most of them. here is a of a few of them [nggallery id=8] […]
Chilli used to keep drivers awake
I Just read this and thought it was quite interesting so thought id share it with you. Police in southwest China are spicing up drivers with raw chilli in a bid to stop them falling asleep at the wheel, a newspaper said Wednesday. Skip related content Police in the Chongqing region have started serving drivers […]
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