Category: plate

Broadbean harvest

by Onya | Nov 13, 2020 | garden, plate | 0

Growing broadbeans is easy.. but harvest time can be overwhelming. Here is the easiest way to get those babies into the freezer to enjoy over weeks ahead.

Three-trick pony

by Onya | Jul 16, 2020 | loop, plate | 0

I used to live with my Gran when I went to university. She taught me a lot about making good food, eating simply and making do. It has had a strong influence on how we live now.

{sshh} Killer Brownies

by Onya | Jul 10, 2020 | plate | 0

It begins with the expected Brownie line-up, but departs from the usual with one secret ingredient. Take your brownies to the next level.

Naked Citrus

by Onya | Jun 7, 2020 | plate | 0

Peel your citrus BEFORE you peel them 😉🍊🍋

Apples for breakfast

by Onya | May 7, 2020 | plate | 0

It’s apple season. We got apples coming out of our whatsitz. Apple crumble, apple sauce and...

Staub, my one-pot.

by Onya | Apr 30, 2020 | Goodies, plate | 0

My handsome cast iron 5.2L Staub Cocotte with Steamer, and boy is it earning its keep. The steamer on top takes it to a new level, so we get two ways to cook in every meal.

Rex, old faithful.

by Onya | Mar 10, 2020 | Goodies, plate | 0

Rex is our old faithful. No, not a dog, a jar. Rex jars. They and their WECK cousins preserve, store, display and celebrate your food beautifully. Zero plastic, oven, freezer and microwave safe too.

Marmalade ‘no-worries’ Cake

by Onya | Feb 21, 2020 | plate | 0

Awesome but abundant jams and marmalades don’t ever die, they just make fabulous cakes.

My metal funnel

by Onya | Feb 5, 2020 | Goodies, loop, plate | 0

We want to love and buy local rather than import, reduce plastics and consumption of single use glass given it has a far lower rate of recycling than metal/tin. Let’s do both, with a metal funnel.

We grow, make and store, but that’s not near the whole story.
In order to really make the most of our resources, and reduce food waste, we need to be sure every single edible part of the plants we grow can be used. This is the ‘stock cycle’.

Herbs, cut & freeze.

by Onya | Feb 5, 2020 | plate | 0

Some folks dry herbs, but I like freezing. I freeze enough for the whole year. Shallow containers stack beautifully and are not so deep as to make the contents inaccessible. Here are my top tips for harvest and freeze of herbs.

Rocket pesto, the leafy green miracle.