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  • A pan of potato and spinach curry simmering on the wood burning range top
    Food and Recipes

    How to Make The Best Vegan Potato and Spinach Curry

    ByHeather June 23, 2023August 9, 2024

    Are you looking for a flavoursome, satisfying vegan curry recipe? Then look no further! This potato and spinach curry is packed full of healthy, whole food ingredients and tastes just as good as a takeaway. Curry has become a popular dish around the globe. In the UK, takeaway curry is a staple. Though this is…

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  • Two dinner plates set before a wood burning range cooker. Each plate contains a serving of home made quiche, steamed new potatoes and fresh garden carrots.
    Food and Recipes

    The Best Simple, Tasty Quiche Recipe

    ByHeather June 16, 2023August 9, 2024

    Quiche, tart or flan: what would you call this deliciously simple meal? It can be served hot or cold, with a choice of fillings limited only by what you have in your fridge. I love to make a quiche every week over the summer months, as it makes good use of our fresh eggs and…

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  • Two dinner plates pictured in a farmhouse kitchen before a woodburning range cooker. Each plate contains a serving of vegetarian mince and tatties with seasonal green vegetables.
    Food and Recipes

    Healthy and Homegrown: What We Eat in a Week

    ByHeather June 9, 2023August 9, 2024

    Have you ever wondered what the reality of self-sufficiency looks like? What do people who grow their own food actually eat? Well, here is an example of a typical week’s worth of evening meals. We are currently in late Spring. Some of our fresh produce is ready to eat, but we are also relying heavily…

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  • An open journal, showing a double page spread of jobs to get the garden started in early Spring.
    Gardening

    Sowing Our Seeds: Getting Started in the Garden This Year

    ByHeather April 18, 2023August 15, 2024

    I love Spring! It’s such a hopeful time of year. The days start to get longer and warmer. The grass starts to grow. Bluebells and daffodils add splashes of beautiful colour. And it’s time to get started in the vegetable garden. Every year it feels like the race is on to get all the seedlings…

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  • A vegetarian Christmas dinner featuring a festive wellington, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and a Yorkshire pudding
    Food and Recipes

    How to Prepare A Vegetarian Christmas Feast

    ByHeather December 27, 2022August 7, 2024

    Christmas dinner! The most important meal of the year, for many. We put so much emphasis on turning out the perfect spread with endless side dishes for our extended family and friends. A combination of taking on our small-holding and the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in George and I spending a quiet Christmas at home,…

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  • A pot of warming winter stew and dumplings, alongside a serving of the stew in a bowl. The pot and bowl are displayed in front of a range cooker with the fire going.
    Food and Recipes

    Recipe: Delicious Vegetarian Sausage and Bean Creamy Stew

    ByHeather December 17, 2022July 31, 2024

    There’s nothing better than a hot bowl of hearty, comforting stew on a cold winter’s day. I especially like that stews and casseroles can be prepared ahead of time, avoiding a late afternoon panic about what to make for dinner. Today, I’ve assembled the stew during the afternoon, keeping myself warm in front of the…

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Hi, I'm Heather!

I am a busy wife, mother, smallholder, knitter and spinner. Join me as I share my tips for simple living, meals lovingly made with home-grown ingredients, and crafty home-making.

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