I never thought of roasting cauliflower. Check out this blog. Keep scrolling…the recipes get better and better!! As I have planted caulis this year I can look forward to trying some of them.
Entries from June 2008
June 29, 2008
More about garlic scapes
I have been looking into this, as I thought I didn’t get scapes because I was too far north. But it seems it must be the variety of garlic that is the factor, not so much the latitude.
I have found a garlic grower in Nairn, Scotland (farther north than Edinburgh, where I am). They are the [...]
June 28, 2008
Garlic scapes – a bonus crop
I had never heard of scapes before today. But it seems they are tasty, versatile, free (if you have planted garlic!) and a garlic-lover’s paradise!!
They are a shoot that grows from mature garlic, though I have never seen it in mine. Perhaps the weather in Edinburgh isn’t hot enough, or maybe the scapes are more [...]
June 25, 2008
101 photoshop tips in 5 minutes
Can you believe it? This is amazing – Deke McLelland really knows his stuff!
I am learning little by little how to use Photoshop and this video is a fun challenge to use the tools.
June 16, 2008
Organic slug control – garlic
I met a lady who runs a garden centre in East Lothian (damp Scotland!). She was telling me that her dahlias had been badly hit by slugs – in previous years, that is. But this year she is trying a new remedy – garlic water! It sounded good to me, and she said it seems [...]
June 16, 2008
Cranford – free audio book
As I use my eyes all day at work (mostly on the PC) I find reading very taxing. That is why I am especially delighted to have discoivered a wealth of audio books – free to download!
There are several sources, but the one I found for Cranford is here. Librivox has many of the out [...]