Lil` gems

 Discovered as usual, at car boot sale

 Set of Kilner jars and glass thingies at 20-50p each

( not to mention some pretty cotton runners and doilies at 10p each! )

                                                    Beautiful 1950s planters at £3-5 each

Early harvest

 Not so many this year, but larger ans sweeter than last year`s crop.
I guess we sussed out pruning issue

`Owlette `- by Olive

This little cute owl created by by clever 10 years old ( her own pattern too)

Wolly jobs

 I guess I got carried away a bit :)
 Toddler size hat

Chocolate Almond Pound Cake (Gluten-Free) | Healthy Green Kitchen

Chocolate Almond Pound Cake (Gluten-Free) | Healthy Green Kitchen:

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 I made this many times now and it`s absolutely *perfect*- so easy and yummy.

 My modified version of the recipe is for 2-3 cakes( just about enough for our family plus a few guests )

Recipe for gluten-free chocolate almond pound cake

adapted from the recipe for Pound Cake with Cocoa in Chocolat by Stephan Lagorce.

Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves

ingredients:

*1 cup organic unsalted butter
*1 cup olive oil
*10 eggs, preferably organic and free-range
*3 cups ground almond flour (or use organic all-purpose flour for a gluten-full version)

*1 cup dessicated coconut
*1/2 cup fruit sugar
*1/2 cup pure agave syrup
*4 teaspoons baking powder
*1 cup organic cacao powder

directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

2. Melt the butter in a pan over low heat. Transfer to a small bowl and mix in the olive oil. Use a little of this to grease your baking pan(s).

3. Whisk eggs together with the sugar. Add the agave syrup nd whisk again.

4. In another bowl, sift together ground almond,coconut , baking powder, and cacao powder. Add to the eggs/sugar/agave syrup and combine well with a wooden spoon. Add the melted butter/oil and mix well again.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s) and bake in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean/dry.

6. Remove from pan(s) and allow to cool on a baker's rack. Dust with organic icing sugar or cover with melted chocolate

sewing day

  My lil` artists never go out without their fav kit. Hence many requests for this handy pencil wrap

Here is one I made earlier :)

Guilty free treats :)

Arch`s satchel- made by request :)

Crochet- and yet more hats

                                                   Latest addi(c)tions  :o)

                                             

                                                        Newborn size pom-pom beanie

Sleeping owl- newborn size

 requested by Junior- bunny beanie :)

                                             Freddy the frog- newborn size

                                                                   

the owl flew all the way to Poland to her new *cute-cute* owner

 made by request ( from my teenage niece) 

A Smallholder's Diary

A Smallholder's Diary:

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Blackberry recipes - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Blackberry recipes - Recipes - BBC Good Food

pure2raw

pure2raw

 plenty of great, healthy ideas for raw food ( baking mainly)
Great recipes

How to Make Your Own Condiments | Yummly

How to Make Your Own Condiments | Yummly

Courgette/zucchini bread

 Mom`s zucchini bread

 Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

and after hard work...... yet more FUN!! :)

                                                                   Wye Community farm                    

                                                         breathtaking views at the nature reserve

Local Community Farm

  Offered our unskilled labour at the local community farm .
 Lots of fun weeding raspberries, herding sheep and visiting  a small preserves company  next door.

 Came back with a bouquet pretty gladiolas and lots of courgettes ( our unexpected reward).
Ragout for dinner, tomorrow and probably some courgettes bread too.


                                                              Vegetable patch

Charcoal burner

                                                               Weeding away