sprouting broccoli

elisa | 15/05/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: garden, gardening, greenhouse, vegetables

pastures new

elisa | 08/05/2012 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: canada, cows, england, plaw hatch farm

mrs beeton's

elisa | 01/05/2012 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: cooking, recipe, remedies

flower farm

elisa | 24/04/2012 | 6 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden

copperware

elisa | 17/04/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: 17th century, brewing, cookware, copper, countryside, kitchen, national trust, potager, scullery, servants, winchester

larders and pantries

elisa | 10/04/2012 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: countryside, heritage, history, national trust, william morris

watering can

elisa | 04/04/2012 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: country cottages, flowers, garden, gardening, history, kitchen garden, london

breadsticks

elisa | 03/04/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: baking, bread, flatbread, pizza

hen-sitting

elisa | 27/03/2012 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: chickens, countryside, eggs, smallholding, village

rhubarb pot

elisa | 21/03/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: garden, gardening, potager, rhubarb pot, terra cotta, traditional, walled garden

bird bath

elisa | 20/03/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: birds, garden, gardening, sculpture, traditional, wildlife

thumb-sprinkler

elisa | 15/03/2012 | 16 comments | categories: winter, handcrafted, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: clay, gardening, pottery, terra cotta, throwing, tools, victorian, wheel

mozzarella

elisa | 13/03/2012 | 3 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: cheese-making, cooking, cookware, guide, milk, mozzarella, pizza, raw milk, sea salt, traditional, whey

compost

elisa | 06/03/2012 | 4 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: gardening, organic, recycled

pasta

elisa | 27/02/2012 | 7 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, bread, cooking, handmade, pasta, sourdough

grinder

elisa | 22/02/2012 | 2 comments | categories: kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: antique, tools, traditional, vintage

glass rolling pin

elisa | 21/02/2012 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: antique, essential oils, history, perfume, rolling pin, violin

cutting soap

elisa | 16/02/2012 | 2 comments | categories: winter, handcrafted, kitchen garden
tags: clay, devon, laundry, natural, non-toxic, rose, soap

english muffins

elisa | 13/02/2012 | 3 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden

snowman

elisa | 07/02/2012 | 3 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: countryside, sledging, snow, traditional

cider vinegar

elisa | 31/01/2012 | 4 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: cheesecloth, fermenting, vinegar

baking powder

elisa | 24/01/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, cream of tartar, food sensitivities, sodium bicarbonate, traditional

flatbreads

elisa | 17/01/2012 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, bread, river cottage

winter bouquet

elisa | 09/01/2012 | 6 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: floristry, flowers, garden, gardening, local, organic

soapmaking

elisa | 22/12/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, handcrafted, kitchen garden
tags: coconut oil, devon, essential oils, handmade, learning, quarterly, sarah harper, skills, soap, vinegar

winter bread

elisa | 20/12/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: aidan chapman, baking, culture, fermenting, flatbread, pannetone, pizza, recipe, river cottage, river cottage cookery school, sourdough, spelt, the phoenix bakery

stevia

elisa | 13/12/2011 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: decanting, design, dishes, jelly, sculpture, stevia, sugar, takenobu igarashi, teapot, tools, toothpaste, yogurt

rustic wreath

elisa | 06/12/2011 | 7 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apple, floristry, flowers, holiday, learning, snow, wreath

pomander

elisa | 29/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cloves, moths, oranges, pottery

sweet chestnuts

elisa | 22/11/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: alÿs fowler, corsica, countryside, foraging, marron, nuts, paris, sweet chestnut, traditional, wildcrafting

honey lemon

elisa | 15/11/2011 | 14 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: colds, honey, lemon, natural, remedies, traditional

autumn bouquet

elisa | 08/11/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: berries, bouquet, flowerona, flowers, hand-tying, local, rona wheeldon, rosehips, seasonal

rosehip cordial

elisa | 01/11/2011 | 4 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, infusion, medicinal, muslin, preserving, river cottage

apple wine

elisa | 25/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apple, brewing, demijohns, ginger, kits, pears, press, rosehips, wine

honey nuts

elisa | 18/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: foraging, honey, nuts, preserving, river cottage, wildcrafting

toothpaste

elisa | 11/10/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: birch, coconut oil, ecological, health, non-toxic, organic, recipe, sea salt, stevia, toothpaste

autumn greenhouse

elisa | 04/10/2011 | 3 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cleaning, garden, gardening, greenhouse, organising, tomatoes

nettle tincture

elisa | 27/09/2011 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: apothecary, foraging, health, herbs, infusion, nettles, tincture, wild veg, wildcrafting

apothecary

elisa | 20/09/2011 | 6 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: apothecary, herbs, infusion, lotions, medicinal, potions, salve, tincture, traditional, vancouver

foraging with alÿs fowler

elisa | 12/09/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: alÿs fowler, apple, canada, cordial, edible garden, england, fat hen, foraging, granny, hedgerow, jelly, quince, rose, rosehips, scrumping, sloes, sonny, thistle, wild fruit, wild veg, wildcrafting

baking apple turnovers

elisa | 05/09/2011 | 7 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: anniversary, apple turnover, apple-turnover, appleturnover, baking, country cottages, fratelli, janis nicolay, learning, recipe, sussex, vancouver

elderberry cordial

elisa | 24/08/2011 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: blackberry, canada, cordial, elderberry, foraging, grandmother, handbook, infusion, london, preserving, quarterly, river cottage, sussex, vinegar, wild fruit

elderberrying

elisa | 22/08/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: berries, damsons, elderberry, elderflower, foraging, greenway, hawthorn, hedgerow, london, mark diacono, mirabelles, plums, preserving, quarterly, river cottage, wild fruit, wildcrafting

huckleberry shrub

elisa | 15/08/2011 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: preserving

cherry liqueur

elisa | 08/08/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: canada, england, fruit, infusion, liqueur, pantry

red huckleberries

elisa | 25/07/2011 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: berries, canada, foraging, indigenous, jelly, wild fruit

fruit fly trap

elisa | 21/07/2011 | 4 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: blueberry, flytrap, fruit, vinegar

rose petal salve

elisa | 04/07/2011 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: beeswax, calendula, coconut oil, elderflower, essential oils, handmade, lavender, natural, non-toxic, recipe, rose, salve, shea butter

salmonberries

elisa | 29/06/2011 | 4 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: berries, canada, england, foraging, jam, liqueur, preserving, wild fruit

lavender sugar

elisa | 22/06/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: baking, flowers, infusion, lavender

elderflower cordial revisited

elisa | 09/06/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, cottage, elderberry, elderflower, foraging, hedgerow, jelly, preserving, recipe, river cottage

elderflower sherry

elisa | 03/06/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, infusion, preserving

vegetable patch

elisa | 31/05/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: gardening, garlic, greenhouse, no-dig, vegetables

elderflower champagne revisited

elisa | 26/05/2011 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: brewing, elderflower, foraging, preserving

elderflower honey revisited

elisa | 25/05/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: brewing, elderflower, preserving, remedies

pancakes

elisa | 23/05/2011 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: cottage, crêpes, raw milk, recipe, whisk

netting

elisa | 17/05/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, handcrafted, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: deer, gardening, knitting, rabbits, vegetables

elderflower jelly

elisa | 16/05/2011 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, jelly, river cottage

traditional cold remedies

elisa | 03/05/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: epsom salts, fish oil, garlic, ginger, health, infusion, nettles, remedies

copper polish

elisa | 18/04/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: copper, ecological, frugal, non-toxic, wood stove

jelly mould

elisa | 14/04/2011 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: elderflower, jelly, organic

on the farm

elisa | 11/04/2011 | 6 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: birth, chickens, countryside, farming, milk, organic, plaw hatch farm

wild garlic

elisa | 04/04/2011 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: foraging, garlic, river cottage, wild veg

mothering sunday

elisa | 31/03/2011 | 2 comments | categories: spring, handcrafted, kitchen garden
tags: flowers, illustration, local, organic

digless garden

elisa | 30/03/2011 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: compost, gardening, greenhouse, mulch, no-dig, organic, permaculture, raspberry

stoneware crocks

elisa | 24/03/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: antique, fermenting, preserving

chocolate torte

elisa | 22/03/2011 | 4 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: baking, mixing bowl, whisk

mixing bowl

elisa | 21/03/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: baking, cheese-making, culture, mixing bowl, river cottage, scales, sourdough, whisk, yogurt

hair tonics

elisa | 17/03/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: essential oils, herbs, infusion, vinegar

cream cheese

elisa | 10/03/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: cheese-making, culture, mozzarella, raw milk, recipe, sourdough, whey, yogurt

nettle soup

elisa | 09/03/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: brewing, foraging, infusion, nettles

sussex trug

elisa | 07/03/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: antique, blackberry, countryside, elderflower, foraging, gardening, london, nettle, sussex, vancouver, wood

sowing seeds

elisa | 03/03/2011 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: compost, garden, homeschooling, vegetables

granola

elisa | 28/02/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, breakfast, yogurt

candy thermometer

elisa | 23/02/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: cheese-making, preserving, yogurt

garden plot

elisa | 22/02/2011 | 4 comments | categories: winter, spring, kitchen garden
tags: countryside, deer, drawing, garden, greenhouse, london, river cottage, vegetables

sour cream

elisa | 16/02/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: countryside, culture, plaw hatch farm, raw milk, sourdough, yogurt

ricotta

elisa | 15/02/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: cheese-making, culture, lasagna, milk, mozzarella, sourdough, whey, yogurt

culturing yogurt

elisa | 09/02/2011 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: culture, milk, sourdough, yogurt

oatcakes

elisa | 04/02/2011 | 3 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, river cottage

kitchen sponge

elisa | 31/01/2011 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: cleaning, ecological

sourdough

elisa | 25/01/2011 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, river cottage, sourdough

marmalade

elisa | 24/01/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: antique, preserving, refinishing

curing bacon

elisa | 11/01/2011 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: curing, river cottage

demijohn

elisa | 07/01/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: brewing, fermenting, river cottage

cookery school: fish

elisa | 06/01/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: fish, river cottage, river cottage cookery school, seafood

cookery school: veg

elisa | 05/01/2011 | 2 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, garden, learning, river cottage, river cottage cookery school

cookery school: bread

elisa | 04/01/2011 | 11 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: baking, culture, learning, river cottage, river cottage cookery school, sourdough

cookery school: meat

elisa | 03/01/2011 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: devon, learning, meat, river cottage, river cottage cookery school

traditional scales

elisa | 21/12/2010 | 4 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: finland, recipe, scales

dishwasher soap

elisa | 20/12/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: recipe, soap

chicken broth

elisa | 16/12/2010 | 5 comments | categories: winter, kitchen garden
tags: broth, cookware, recipe

copper kettle

elisa | 09/12/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: kettle

homemade butter

elisa | 06/12/2010 | 2 comments | categories: kitchen garden
tags: butter, raw milk, whisk

nettle infusions

elisa | 26/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, spring, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, grandmother, infusion, nettles, rosehips

mozzarella experiment

elisa | 25/11/2010 | 1 comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: animal vegetable miracle, cheese-making, lasagna, raw milk

rosehip infusion

elisa | 23/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, foraging, milk, mozzarella, preserving, river cottage, rosehips

real milk

elisa | 19/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cottage, cows, garden, lathe, plaw hatch farm, raw milk

enamelled cookware

elisa | 17/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: cookware, cottage, deer, fox

homemade laundry powder

elisa | 11/11/2010 | 5 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: cottage, laundry, london, recipe, sussex

decanting milk

elisa | 09/11/2010 | 5 comments | categories: kitchen garden, tried & true
tags: cheese, decanting, milk, old faithful, pitcher

quince brandy

elisa | 04/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: country cottages, infusion, liqueur, nettles, preserving, quince, sloes

sloe gin

elisa | 03/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: foraging, liqueur, preserving, river cottage, sloes

apple picking

elisa | 02/11/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: alÿs fowler, apple, edible garden, granny, preserving, pumpkin, quince, rosehips, sloes

hedgerow

elisa | 28/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: kitchen garden
tags: book, foraging, river cottage

green tomato chutney

elisa | 21/10/2010 | 2 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: chutney, preserving, tomatoes

wild damsons

elisa | 19/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: damsons, foraging, wild fruit

mincemeat

elisa | 18/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: mincemeat, tomatoes

wild sourdough culture

elisa | 07/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: kitchen garden
tags: culture, sourdough

green tomatoes

elisa | 06/10/2010 | 6 comments | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: carrots, harvest, tomatoes

elderflower liqueur revisit

elisa | 04/10/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, liqueur, preserving

potager du roi

elisa | 01/10/2010 | 2 comments | categories: kitchen garden
tags: kitchen garden, potager, versailles

london garden harvest

elisa | 27/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: autumn, kitchen garden
tags: garden, garlic, harvest, mouli, tomatoes

blueberry jam

elisa | 24/09/2010 | 4 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: blueberry, jam, preserving

blackberry season

elisa | 20/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: blackberry, drawing, equinox

raspberry liqueur

elisa | 17/09/2010 | 4 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: infusion, liqueur, preserving, raspberry

raspberry cordial

elisa | 16/09/2010 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, preserving, raspberry

raspberry vinegar

elisa | 15/09/2010 | 3 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: preserve, raspberry, vinegar

raspberry jam

elisa | 14/09/2010 | 4 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: preserving, raspberry

the berry picker

elisa | 14/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: drawing, foraging

elderflower liqueur

elisa | 09/09/2010 | 2 comments | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, infusion, liqueur

elderflower champagne

elisa | 09/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: brewing, elderflower, preserving

elderflower honey

elisa | 07/09/2010 | be the first to comment | categories: spring, kitchen garden
tags: elderflower, infusion

elderflower cordial

elisa | 07/09/2010 | 2 comments | categories: summer, kitchen garden
tags: cordial, elderflower, preserving

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