A New Look
A new look for the site.
The theme I use for this site – Magazine Premium – started throwing errors after my migration and software update, saying it was incompatible with the current versions.
Articles by Chris Malme
Veg Trough Update, June 2020
The work that went into clearing and and rejuvenating my vegetable troughs seems to be paying off. All but one of my troughs are doing great … all in all, I don’t think it is a bad showing. Later, I will take some pictures of my tomatoes and fruit plants.
Reusing My Garden Furniture
My garden furniture is 8 years old, and I really haven’t taken the care of it that I should.
It was on my list of things to do for a long time, so when I hired some gardeners to do some work, stripping and retreating it was high on the list.
However, I am considering an alternative.
A Tough Trough.
For the first time in about 4 years, I have all 4 of my vegetable troughs planted with vegetables. But boy, that 4th one was tough.
Brusseling Things Along
I planned a trip to the garden centre today. With nothing to plant in my recently cleared third veg trough (of four), and not yet having any herbs for my recently bought VegTrug Herb Table, I needed to do some shopping.
New Growth
My garden has gone through a couple of years of neglect. This started with a year where I did very little, then when faced with the work needed to bring it all back, simply procrastinated.
Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken
Coconut Chicken (Slow Cooker)Adapted for the slow cooker from a Mindful Chef recipe.
Keeping The Kitchen Stocked
It’s been a while since I last posted (except for the minor rant a moment ago). I keep meaning to get this blog going again and put some effort into it.
Anyway, on everybody’s mind at the moment is Covid-19 and how it affects the weekly shop.
Pasta Evangelists
So, Pasta Evangelists. Fresh, artisan pasta at artisan prices, by post.
I’ve ordered this twice before, the last order in March. I have to say, the pasta is really nice and the sauces great. But last time, when I should have gotten 3 pots of parmesan and 1 pot of (similarly coloured) bechamel, I ended up with just 1 pot of parmesan and 3 of….
What is an Air Fryer?
It is essentially a counter-top fan oven, usually looking somewhat like a deep fat fryer. Your food does not actually fry, but the size shape and high heat effectively gives you the same effect, but with a lot less fat.