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Offline hollins

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« Reply #165 on: July 17, 2011, 09:23:56 am »
Thought that someone might like this recipe for courgette soup. It always comes out the same and tastes really creamy even though there is no cream in it.

Courgette soup
3 courgettes
1 small onion
1 small potato
1 pint  or so vegetable stock

Melt an ounce of butter and fry the chopped onion in it, then add the chopped up potato.
Chop up the courgettes and add those to the pan. Give it all a good stir , add salt and pepper and let it sweat for a few minutes. Then add the stock and cook for about 20 mins.
Put it all in the liquidiser and then add a little milk at the end.


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« Reply #166 on: July 17, 2011, 01:05:44 pm »
Thanks Hollins - I also do another version which is virtally the same with the addition of a few carrots.  With the pots and carrots it turns out fairly thick so needs more stock.   Freezes very well.

I find making soup is a good way of using up stuff from the veg rack that has past its best.   Why do bought potatoes sprout after a couple of days but your own don't?    :D
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« Reply #167 on: July 17, 2011, 01:12:52 pm »
Hugo-- I tend to chop off the leaves of my Bears Breeches and leave the flowers, usually more leaves appear.
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« Reply #168 on: July 17, 2011, 03:24:12 pm »
Thanks for the advice Nemesis and I'll do that next time.   $good$
 
This time I just used the hedge cutter and chopped the lot down to ground level but I've still got two others left.

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« Reply #169 on: July 17, 2011, 03:30:09 pm »
Shouldn't try it today Hugo, you'll be soaked ! :o
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« Reply #170 on: July 17, 2011, 04:23:42 pm »
And it's also an electric Hedge cutter!       :o

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« Reply #171 on: July 17, 2011, 09:56:45 pm »
Ouch :o
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« Reply #172 on: July 18, 2011, 12:37:03 pm »
Any advice please?  I planted a  rose bush by a grave at Llanrhos but noticed that some of the leaves are turning yellow.  Other graves look ok and I havn't watered it just when I put it in.  The soil is really claggy but I'm detremined to put something there as other graveowners have done.

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« Reply #173 on: July 20, 2011, 03:44:26 am »
Watch this space!    ;)

Has Steve Hunt authored a cookery book now?  ???

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« Reply #174 on: July 20, 2011, 08:26:00 am »
Yummy!
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Offline stephenprudence

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« Reply #175 on: July 21, 2011, 06:58:41 pm »
Llechwedd, it's not very traditional but it will give you colourful flowers in summer, and can tolerate wet, rubbishy soil - the Bottlebrush plant.

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« Reply #176 on: July 22, 2011, 12:05:55 pm »
Oh thanks for that wonder if it will tolerate Llanrhos!

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« Reply #177 on: July 22, 2011, 02:34:27 pm »
Suppose alot depends on which part of the graveyard you planted the rose. The old bit is very shaded in places and the new bit under the glare of the summer sun. The grave which I tend is right at the bottom of the old part and gets overrun with ivy very quickly. The wild flowers there are lovely though.
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Offline hollins

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« Reply #178 on: July 26, 2011, 01:56:38 pm »
Just picked these sweet peas from the garden and put them in some of my torquay pots
Wish you could smell the flowers!

Offline Blodyn

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« Reply #179 on: July 26, 2011, 04:25:47 pm »
What a lovely display, Hollins.  I can imagine the scent!