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Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Curry with Sorrel

3 August 202023 June 2020

Serves 4-6 Ingredients Olive oil (or canola/rapeseed oil) 2 tablespoons (30ml) grated ginger 6-8 garlic gloves, crushed 2 teaspoons (10ml) curry paste or powder 1 teaspoon (5ml) ground cumin 1 teaspoon (5ml) ground chilli powder 1 teaspoon (5ml) turmeric 2 …

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Categories Recipes, Sorrel, Sweet Potato, Vegan, Vegetarian

Forest garden border: reviewing the first season

10 September 20205 January 2020

The L-shaped forest garden border along the south (left) and west (right) facing fences, in July, prior to the new kitchen garden beds being created in front. My forest garden border was first planted out in March this year, and …

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Categories Apples, Blueberries, Comfrey, Damson, Forest Garden, Fruit trees, Gardening with ME, Sorrel

First border

24 May 2018

Thanks to my gardener Andrea, who spent a day starting to tidy up the garden, I now have my first border in the new garden. I’m rather excited. This was the border back in April. Well, not really a border. …

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Categories Hardy Perennial, Raspberry border, Sorrel

Spoonie Veg: Sorrel

3 August 202023 May 2016

Spoonie Veg rating: 1 Ok, my hands are up, I admit this isn’t the most obvious first choice for an individual Spoonie Veg blogpost. Bear with me, and see if I cannot convince you that Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is one …

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Categories Gardening with ME, MECFS, Perennial Vegetables, Sorrel, Spoonie Veg

Sorrel and Potato Gratin

3 August 202023 May 2016

This recipe is a based on a mix from Alison Tindale and Martha Stewart. I’ve swapped the onions/shallots for garlic (I’m allergic to onions and shallots) and added a cheese topping. I converted the measurements to grams etc, and for Spoonies, …

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Categories MECFS, Perennial Vegetables, Recipes, Sorrel, Spoonie Veg

Sorrel and mushroom pasta

3 August 202014 April 2016

Sorrel is one of my favourite vegetables. It’s a perennial vegetable, which means in hard winters it will come back the following Spring, and in mild winters as the one past has been, you can continue to harvest, though less …

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Categories Perennial Vegetables, Recipes, Sorrel, Spring

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