Artichokes the Dutch way

by | Apr 16, 2011 | Food and wine

Now lots of people tend to leave those prickly hoodlums alone but their is one type that gets treated as a prince. I’m talking about thistles here, yes artichokes is a thistle but a very good and very edible one. There are many different types of artichokes but...

Bizzy bees

by | Apr 15, 2011 | General

Yes the bees are back and already very bizzy. We have some flowering cabbages, great for ornamental gardens btw and the flying community is flocking  to it. We are very busy as well so please excuse us enjoy the...

Garden in action.

by | Apr 14, 2011 | Food and wine

Somehow the pictures of this post are already a bit old (two weeks or so) … This is the time of the year that a lot of plants gear up to produce there leafs and fruits. In our green house (polytunnel) we planted out two courgettes, a striato(striped) type and a...

Roaming the fields for food

by | Apr 8, 2011 | Food and wine, General

And there is more….. Soaking required. You need to have an eye for detail. No worries we are fine and so is the garden but verdure del campo, wild greens, are still held in very high esteem here. If you are lucky you may even find them in a ristorante. Either at...

Wild asparagus

by | Apr 7, 2011 | Food and wine

We already ate them two weeks ag our neighbours house in a frittata but from now on you can find us daily in the bushes to get our own. It takes a bit of practising to train your eyes but after that you’ll get into the picking flow. I like to eat them raw but...

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