John's Blog

Mixed Game Terrine I consulted several recipes on the internet for game terrine and although they had differences in content and met...

The Weald June 2017 On our return from holiday we were pleased that our potatoes at Mile Oak had made good progress and should be ready ...

May 2017 The year has not progressed as well as we had hoped. Two minor operations put me out of action for a bit in the early part ...

Oven roasted whole brill We live in the Wish area of Hove and a few hundred meters from the eastern end of Shoreham harbour. I recently d...

Brill or turbot? What's the difference between turbot and brill? About £3 - £4 a kilo. Most chefs and cookery books suggest tha...

APRIL A month of mixed fortunes Before considering the allotment, its worth sharing some news from the garden at home. After a prolif...

March 2017  from St David's Day to St Patrick's Day According to the Meteorological Calendar, 1st March is the first day of Spr...