They say the good weather will be coming back soon, and we might even get an Indian Summer, so I’ve been looking for a few new drinks to serve at BBQs and garden parties. Once again I’ve teamed up with 31 Dover to bring you reviews of new drinks, and there are some cocktail ideas […]
It’s Week Four of the 2017 Empty the Freezer Challenge (here’s the full list and the rules if you want to join in yourself). I was determined to use up the last of our old frozen foods this week, so I made a big effort when I planned our weekly meals. On Monday we had […]
We’ve been using up as much of our old frozen food as we can this week, and making more of an effort with the Empty the Freezer Challenge. It’s business as usual back at the homestead so meal planning has been much easier. The list of items I earmarked for the challenge has now started […]
There’s a huge wealth of British seasonal food available in August. The warmer weather brings us a whole new crop of heat loving fruits and vegetables, and game season officially begins. Here’s what’s good at the market and on the allotment this month. Fruit in season in August Apples (first), apricots, blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, […]
We’re into the second week of the Empty the Freezer Challenge, where I’m trying to use up all our oldest frozen foods while they’re still edible. Some of it’s been hanging around for a while, and it’d be good to clear some space for all the fruit and vegetables we’ve been growing in our kitchen […]
It’s been a week since the start of my 2017 Empty the Freezer Challenge began, and we’ve been trying to make the most of it here at Golightly Gardens. If you’d like to know a bit more about the challenge, you can have a quick look at last week’s post about it. To start with, […]
It’s time for a new thrifty challenge – want to join in? This month I’m trying to cut my grocery bills and clear some space in the freezer, so it’s time for some good ol’ listin’, plannin’ and eatin’. Let’s empty that freezer! My main aim is to make some room in there for this […]
This weekend I tried using the OLIO food sharing app for the first time. They had a big giveaway of free food in South East London and it was just too good to resist, so I put in a pickup request and hiked over to the venue. As you probably already know, the UK still […]
British seasonal food in July is bursting with flavour, and here’s the best vegetables, fruit, fish and shellfish, herbs, cheese, foraged food, game and other meat in season this month. Treat yourself to the full range of healthy fresh berries, enjoy the first courgettes, or some help yourself to fresh Cornish sardines and crab, and […]
British seasonal food is delicious in June, and buying in season tends to represent the best value. The summer has arrived, bringing a riot of new flavours and colours along with it. Suddenly there’s a huge array of soft fruit to enjoy, along with salads and fresh-tasting vegetables, and delicate elderflowers. Here’s the big list […]
