Carrot Top Herb Fritters

Carrot Top Herb Fritters

We are finally enjoying our first successful year of growing carrots. We were able to harvest a handful in our first season, but didn’t yet have enough growing space to get very many. Then last year we didn’t harvest any at all due to the flooding of our plot and the destruction caused by what [...]

Green Tomato Salad

Green Tomato Salad

Green tomatoes at this time of year are unlikely to have enough daylight hours to ripen, but that isn't a reason to despair! Green tomatoes are entirely edible and I really enjoy their fresh crunchiness. Every year I make a green tomato chutney using the tomatoes that are left on the plants too late into [...]

Courgette & Ginger Cake

Courgette & Ginger Cake

The courgette glut has been coming thick and fast for the past few weeks and we've been harvesting more than we really know what to do with from our four courgette plants. They've been huge too - more like marrows. Courgettes are one of our allotment staples as they don't require too much intervention to [...]