Comments for Fife Food http://fifefood.wordpress.com A kitchen and garden diary from Friends of the Earth Fife Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Seasonal Recipes – July/August by David http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/seasonal-recipes-%e2%80%93-julyaugust/#comment-15 David Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:09:26 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-15 I made the Courgette and Chocolate cake recently. I was a bit unsure when I looked at the sugar, eggs and yoghurt all mixed together. However, when I added it to the flour in a bowl it started looking like a cake mixture. I don't live in a place where natural yoghurt is easy to buy, but vanilla flavoured yoghurt is no problem. I also used grated chocolate for the top rather than chunks and baked it in two loaf tins rather then a cake tin. The end result is great. A very light cake which it is too easy to eat several slices of in one go. I'll make it again. I made the Courgette and Chocolate cake recently.

I was a bit unsure when I looked at the sugar, eggs and yoghurt all mixed together. However, when I added it to the flour in a bowl it started looking like a cake mixture.

I don’t live in a place where natural yoghurt is easy to buy, but vanilla flavoured yoghurt is no problem. I also used grated chocolate for the top rather than chunks and baked it in two loaf tins rather then a cake tin.

The end result is great. A very light cake which it is too easy to eat several slices of in one go. I’ll make it again.

]]> Comment on In The Garden – July and August by AlexM http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/in-the-garden-%e2%80%93-july-and-august/#comment-14 AlexM Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:56:11 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-14 Your blog is interesting! Keep up the good work! Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on In The Garden – July and August by David http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/in-the-garden-%e2%80%93-july-and-august/#comment-8 David Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:47:12 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-8 Thanks for the advice. My soil is good, though there is a layer of clay a little below spade depth below the top. Any polite advice on how to deal with the potato advocates? Thanks for the advice. My soil is good, though there is a layer of clay a little below spade depth below the top.

Any polite advice on how to deal with the potato advocates?

]]> Comment on Seasonal Recipes – July/August by Sue http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/seasonal-recipes-%e2%80%93-julyaugust/#comment-7 Sue Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:59:50 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-7 I made an omelette with (Fife) courgettes today and it was lovely - like a healthier version of a traditional Spanish omelette! I made an omelette with (Fife) courgettes today and it was lovely – like a healthier version of a traditional Spanish omelette!

]]> Comment on In The Garden – July and August by Fife Food http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/in-the-garden-%e2%80%93-july-and-august/#comment-6 Fife Food Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:19:47 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-6 Hi David, I would only recommend doing this if your ground is very dense clay. Potatoes help to break this up. However this can also be done by hard graft!! I would recommend trying a few different things to find out what will grow well in your garden. I find that certain things flourish and others don't (depending on the type of soil, the aspect of the garden, how windy it is, the types of pests which are already around etc) so rather than have to spend huge amounts of time and effort coaxing reluctant crops, I concentrate on the ones that want to grow. This has taken a bit or trial and error but has saved me a lot of frustration. Good luck! Hi David, I would only recommend doing this if your ground is very dense clay. Potatoes help to break this up. However this can also be done by hard graft!! I would recommend trying a few different things to find out what will grow well in your garden. I find that certain things flourish and others don’t (depending on the type of soil, the aspect of the garden, how windy it is, the types of pests which are already around etc) so rather than have to spend huge amounts of time and effort coaxing reluctant crops, I concentrate on the ones that want to grow. This has taken a bit or trial and error but has saved me a lot of frustration. Good luck!

]]> Comment on In The Garden – July and August by David http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/in-the-garden-%e2%80%93-july-and-august/#comment-5 David Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:15:51 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-5 I have a newly dug vegetable patch, but not planted anything yet. The people I have spoken to advise only doing potatoes for the first year. Is this what you recommend too? As local food becomes popular again there will be more amateurs like myself looking for advice. I have a newly dug vegetable patch, but not planted anything yet.

The people I have spoken to advise only doing potatoes for the first year. Is this what you recommend too?

As local food becomes popular again there will be more amateurs like myself looking for advice.

]]> Comment on Seasonal Recipes – June by David http://fifefood.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/seasonal-recipes-june/#comment-3 David Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:53 +0000 http://fifefood.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-3 The Cheat’s Risotto is a very good tip, though with the price of rice these days I don't have risottos frequently. The Cheat’s Risotto is a very good tip, though with the price of rice these days I don’t have risottos frequently.

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