Articles by Carl Legge
Carl Legge |
Tuesday, 31st January 2012
Carl continues to explore the wonderful, sustainable opportunities afforded by the colourful oca - an under-used tuber that can substitute for potatoes in all sorts of recipes...
Carl Legge |
Wednesday, 11th January 2012
This is a really tasty, one-pan way of preparing this unusual (outside of South America) tuber. Its gorgeous flavour and texture are enhanced by a really quick and fragrant warm salad dressing.
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Monday, 2nd January 2012
Carl Legge reviews a book that is much more than a green gardening guide, it contains 'extremely useful principles, models and strategies' to help you become more resilient and self reliant in the face of economic instability and climate change. Very pertinent.
Carl Legge |
Monday, 19th December 2011
It's the season for parsnips. Carl Legge, our permie chef, offers a change from roasted parsnips and curried 'snip soup. Here is his delicious combination of parsnips with petit pois and pasta. Enjoy!
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Monday, 21st November 2011
Overrun with squash and pumpkins? Looking for some new gourmet ideas? Carl Legge experiments with roasted pumpkin sourdough bread and finds he is on to a winner
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Thursday, 27th October 2011
It’s about the time of year where you are getting to the end of your bright ideas about what to do with the mountains of apples you’ve picked. And you’re also thinking about those damaged or bruised ones and the windfalls. Carl Legge, permaculture chef and smallholder, has the answer!
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Wednesday, 5th October 2011
When the last sip of sloe gin dribbles out of the bottle, left in the bottom are these lonely round sloes, bursting with alcohol. They are too rich to stomach alone but it would be a shame to let these leftovers go to waste! Carl has whipped up these two recipes so you can keep reusing your sloe berries throughout the year.
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Tuesday, 4th October 2011
Our resident foodie Carl shows us how to make sloe gin with a few interesting flavour variations. But what to do with the leftover sloe berry alcohol mush? Well, in true permaculture style, he also has some tricks up his sleeve to be revealed in the next blog post.
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Thursday, 8th September 2011
Carl Legge describes how to make a Calendula salve, a traditional healing balm or ointment, and explains the meaning of the plant's name, Calendula Officinalis. It is all Latin and Greek to him!
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Wednesday, 17th August 2011