Gooseberries :

Gooseberry And Lemon Verbena Cordial

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We've been drinking a lot of elderflower cordial recently, and stocks are getting low, so I've been looking round for other cordials to make. Using the gooseberries from the garden seemed to make sense, they're just starting to ripen and taste[...]

Road Trip: NYC Union Square Greenmarket

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When I think of New York City, I think of abundance.  You can find anything - any cuisine, any spice, any ingredient.  It's no surprise that you can also find a farmers market any day of the week. When I visited New York in August, I[...]

Friday mumblings ... and a zombie Jack Russell

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Well, here we are at another Friday.  How do the weeks go so fast?  This week has been somewhat blissful for me, as I worked on Monday but not on Thursday, nor the Monday coming - which means I'll have 9 days straight[...]

Gooseberry Tartlets with Jasmine Whipped Cream to Celebrate My Blogoversary

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I hope you aren't too disappointed or angry with me when I tell you that I don't have anything clever or exciting  to give away for my blogoversary.  My excuses are legion: busy-ness, forgetfulness, sleepiness. [...]

My Encounter with Gooseberries - A Recipe & A Crime Scene

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I came across these hairy grapes lookalikes when I was browsing the local market in Cambridge. I was curious and bought a punnet to try. Oh my...they were mouth-puckeringly tart! They reminded me of redcurrants. I tricked the wild boar into eating[...]

Bonfire Jam

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I think that I may have to add a new category to the blog. Burnt Fruit Preserves. I had it all planned out, lovely little jars of pinky green jam, scones and a great post about how Yorkshire is great for rhubarb and how we live not too far away from[...]

Kiwi Gooseberry Jam

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A reader asked me if I had a recipe for kiwi-gooseberry jam. Honestly the answer is, "no." None of my books had such a recipe and I had never thought of that combination on my own. However I figured I could come up with such a recipe.I figured that I[...]