As an Artisan Producer, good food is my life and my passion. I love playing with recipes both old and new, discovering new tastes and techniques. I find the best and freshest ingredients come from your own garden so I grow as much as is practical. There is always something new to learn, so lets share.

Autumn Jellies

Make hay while the sun shines , or in our case jelly. Its time to get out there and pick whatever berries  and fruit you can before the rain destroys them, and turn them into gorgeous jewel coloured homemade jellies. Last week we spent Friday morning picking our way along the neighbour’s hedge and ended [...]

September 14th, 2009 | Category: preserves, recipe | 2 comments

Gooseberry Jam and Blackcurrant Jam

Another summer jam recipe. We raided the neighbours garden again, this time for gooseberries (I forgot to wear long sleeves so my arms are scratched to bits,wont make that mistake again) .
We picked 25lbs of berries from 1 bush . How fantastic was that!.
My  jam recipe is the same for both blackcurrants and gooseberries,  [...]

July 16th, 2009 | Category: preserves, recipe | One comment

Rhubarb and Ginger Jam

Its summer jam time so I’m gonna start it off with one of my favorites Rhubarb and Ginger Jam
My Neighbour Matt kindly allowed me to raid his  rhubarb patch today. Mine is still a bit young as the stools only went in last year . If you dont have a rhubarb patch ask around as [...]

July 2nd, 2009 | Category: preserves, recipe | Leave a comment