The Wild Cherry Farm
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Do you grow your own tomatoes? What’s your favourite tomato recipe? We like to make Tomato Bean Salad with Quinoa. The basis for this recipe are cherry tomatoes, sweet corn and black beans. You can also add chopped pepper, spring onions, parsley (or basil). For the dressing I use lime or lemon juice, a bit …
There’s something wonderful about stepping outside to pick ingredients for breakfast. These days I like to wake up early and take some time to meditate and write before making breakfast for myself and my boys. Smelling the fresh morning air, breathing deeply, while walking along our track and picking a big bowl of blackberries, becomes …
Do you want to provide wholesome, nourishing meals for yourself and your family but find yourself overwhelmed and disorganized in the kitchen? Without a clear plan, it’s easy to fall into the trap of last-minute, unhealthy food choices. The result? Wasted money, wasted food, and compromised nutrition for you and your loved ones. Save time …
You can use all the lovely summer vegetables growing in your garden to make this summer vegetable garden soup. Even if you don’t have a garden, this recipe is great for using up those leftover vegetables in the fridge before you go shopping again. Today I decided to try one of our bigger Kohlrabis that …
As the temperatures rise there’s no better time to quench your thirst with this captivating beverage that effortlessly captures the essence of summer. I love our elder tree (and so do our chickens). We planted it 12 years ago for our son and it’s getting stronger every year. In many cultures it’s considered a good …
This refreshing summer drink has all the health benefits of nettle and mint tea, as well as lemons because you don’t boil the lemon juice; you only add it to the warm tea. Yesterday a new project got finished: our picnic table from old scaffolding boards. We brought it over to the pond and enjoyed …
If you have rhubarb growing in your garden you are probably always looking for new ways to use it. Here is a healthy recipe you could make for breakfast or dessert. pin it for later
At the moment I have lots of parsley growing in the polytunnel, next to the first heads of lettuce and bunches of baby spinach. So I’m trying to find easy ways to use these greens every day. Today I tried this quick chickpea salad with some homemade parsley pesto. It only took 5 minutes to …
