Category: Mystery items

Not necessarily mysterious – it just sounds more interesting than ‘miscellaneous’.

Fruit

August 31, 2025

The mini peaches from our mini peach tree still feel quite firm, but they are a good colour and have started to drop off the tree of their own accord (I blamed the foxes at first), so they have to be picked. They are in fact ready to eat – I think they might be nice grilled with a bit of crème fraîche or similar.

Mirabelle Gin

August 2, 2025

For the last couple of years I’ve made sloe gin. This year I thought I’d try a batch of mirabelles. So here it is, just needs three months of regular turning.

Rolls

July 13, 2025

These granary bread rolls were made with a dash of olive oil, and they taste pretty good – but yes, they do bear an unfortunate resemblance to a certain emoji. They will, I believe, nicely complement some more yellow courgette soup.