'Tales From the Veg Patch' is a new podcast by award-winning food writer, cook and veg grower, Kathy Slack. Come through the garden gate for 15 minutes of rural...
It might be the end of the series, but it’s not the end of the growing season. So this week, things to look forward to in the autumn veg patch, plus some jobs to get done and recipes for the coming chill.Find the green tomato chutney recipe here:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/04/nigel-slater-green-tomato-recipesAnd for the roast cauliflower soup with kale and walnut pesto which Kathy's talks through:https://www.kathyslack.com/blog/cauliflower-soup-kale-pestoKeep in touch with Kathy until series 2 begins:kathyslack.cominstagram.com/gluts_gluttonytwitter.com/gluts_gluttony Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Autumn Unbuyables
Unbuyables – the class of produce only a grower has access to – are especially bountiful in early Autumn and none is more exciting than the imminent winter squash harvest. So this week, pumpkins – how to go them and what to cook with them. You can find all the recipes Kathy mentions in her cookbook, From the Veg Patch.Find the pumpkin tikka masala recipe here: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/pumpkin-tikka-masala-with-flatbreads/Keep in touch with Kathy:kathyslack.cominstagram.com/gluts_gluttonytwitter.com/gluts_gluttony Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Courgettes: A blissful tyranny
It’s August so the courgette glut helpline is open and ringing off the hook. Kathy has plenty of ideas for your courgettes, plus an essay on the joys and tyranny of the bounty. This is an extract from Kathy's cookbook, From the Veg Patch, where you’ll find all the recipes mentioned. For more info on the upcoming events Kathy mentions:https://www.daylesford.com/shop/events/cookery-school/market-garden-gather-and-cook-3https://thebigfeastival.com/chef-line-upKeep in touch with Kathy:kathyslack.cominstagram.com/gluts_gluttonytwitter.com/gluts_gluttony Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The cacophony of silence
This week, silence. Kathy goes on a silent nature retreat and, sitting in the kitchen garden at the retreat, discovers that silence, at least in nature, is not silent at all.The retreat was at The Sharpham Trust: https://www.sharphamtrust.org.For more tales about growing and cooking, see Kathy's cookbook, From the Veg Patch,Keep in touch with Kathy:kathyslack.cominstagram.com/gluts_gluttonytwitter.com/gluts_gluttonySee you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Goings on in the garden
This week: lists. Not a 'To Do' list as such, but a list of things to look out for, enjoy and, yes, get done, in the garden at the end of July and into August. Plus, a super simple courgette and lime cake recipe.Find the courgette and lime cake recipe in this episode here: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/courgette-cake-with-lime-buttercream/Plus more recipes for your harvests in Kathy's cookbook, From the Veg Patch.Keep in touch with Kathy:kathyslack.cominstagram.com/gluts_gluttonytwitter.com/gluts_gluttony Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'Tales From the Veg Patch' is a new podcast by award-winning food writer, cook and veg grower, Kathy Slack. Come through the garden gate for 15 minutes of rural tranquillity as Kathy shares uplifting stories about growing and cooking her own food and the healing powers of gardening for mental health.There’s 'The Love Story of the Overlooked Leek'; an essay on 'How to Buy Dirt'; and, musings on 'The Morals and Mysteries of Failing to Catch a Mole'. Plus lots of eating, weekly recipes and ideas for making the most of the harvest.Tales, stories and essays to reconnect you with the food you eat and get you back to the land. Every Thursday.FOLLOW:kathyslack.comInstagram.com/gluts_gluttonyTwitter.com/gluts_gluttonyShow music: Tom DysonCover pic: Stephanie McLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.