Inspiration for young people at uni and away from home

What’s growing?

Beautiful dahlias, xenias, late delphiniums, roses, corn flowers & asters.

What’s growing?

Beautiful dahlias, xenias, late delphiniums, roses, corn flowers & asters.

THIS WEEK

home___cooks

Trying to catch all the ripe figs - so many more s

Trying to catch all the ripe figs - so many more still green & hard but whether they will ripen now the sun & warmth have disappeared....Made another batch of our family favourite fig relish by popular demand. Delicious with all cheese, particularly spread on sourdough toast with goats cheese & green leaves. Go to link in my bio/recipes to make your own #figs #figrelish #figchutney #lastdayofsummer #lastofsummerproduce

Chocolate fudge cake decorated with beautiful colo

Chocolate fudge cake decorated with beautiful colourful zinnias for my darling September husband. It’s only got 450g of chocolate in it - he is a chocoholic! #septemberbirthdays #birthdaycake #birthdaycakes #zinnias #chocolatecake #chocolatefudgecake #chocoholic

I have a glut of beetroot - this is one of my favo

I have a glut of beetroot - this is one of my favorite ways of eating them, in a salad with spelt or some other crunchy/nutty grain with edamame (or broad beans, or in fact any green veg) & spring onions. Go to link in my bio for the recipe #beetroot #beetrootsalad #speltsalad #glutofvegetables #homegrownveggies

Look at the size of this amazing ‘Dahlia Islande

Look at the size of this amazing ‘Dahlia Islander,’ it’s bigger than my girls’s face! I only planted the tuber about 4 weeks ago #dahlia #dahliaislander #dahliaislander2020 #dahliaflower #dahliaislander

Who needs to go abroad? This is a truly unedited s

Who needs to go abroad? This is a truly unedited sunset we saw this evening when it has been pouring around the country. I think heaven would look like this #lovecornwall #lovecornwalluk #staycation #cornwall #beautifulsunset #beautifulsunsets

Huge glut of plums, I picked about 10kg today, I’m thrilled to have got there before the wasps! So what to do with them...made some compote to have with my granola, a galette, currently making a huge pan of jam. Go to link in my bio for recipe for compote, Darwin granola, use my gooseberry galette recipe, just substitute with plums #plums #plumcompote #plumgalette #homepickedplums

Trying to catch up with all the wonderful vegetabl

Trying to catch up with all the wonderful vegetables growing in my kitchen garden. Always a favorite at this time of year are deep fired tempura courgette flowers. Try this egg free batter which is deliciously crisp & light. Go to link in my bio for the recipe #courgettes #courgetteflowers #courgetteflowertempura #homegrownoroduce

Thank you darling girl for our lavender anniversar

Thank you darling girl for our lavender anniversary cake! She just made a Victoria sponge but added 4 tablespoons of lavender (pick off just flowers) to the sugar which went into the cake. Apparently if it’s dried lavender use half the amount, it’s more potent. Then filled the cake with vanilla buttercream icing. I just love the flavour of lavender! #weddinganniversary #weddinganniversarycake #lavender #lavendercake #victoriasponge #victoriaspongecake

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