Archive for October, 2011
Why are the best ones always furthest away?
The end of October is usually the time for us to harvest the apples from our one dessert apple tree. In fact this was one of the first things we did when we moved here almost three years ago, surprised to see the apples still hanging into November. We don’t know what variety the tree is (the previous owners told us their son had planted it from an apple pip), but it tastes okay and importantly they store very well. My records show we were still eating them in May! Read the rest of this entry »
A bountiful harvest!
The first frost of the autumn has been forecast for this week, so to avoid a repeat of last year we decided to pick all the peppers now. We didn’t realise quite how many we had, as pepper plants have a surprising amount of foliage that disguise all the green peppers. The sweet peppers I’m cutting up and putting straight in the freezer, and they can be used directly in stews and soups. The chilli peppers we freeze whole and then cut them up as we need them. I’m also on the hunt for a recipe for a chilli sauce, as this would probably use up a large quantity at once. Read the rest of this entry »
The end result (a meal fit for any roadside Cafe!)
It’s been six years since we last had meat, but our first taste again was well worth the wait. We went over to the butcher’s yesterday to collect our pork and gammon and were given six boxes of various joints and sausages, including some cured products in the form of gammon joints, steaks and bacon. This was all packed into the freezer (thankfully we had bought an extra small chest freezer so had plenty of room for everything), apart from a couple of gammon steaks, some bacon and a roasting joint, which would be our next few meals. Read the rest of this entry »