Wednesday 4 November 2020
Jo Jo's Kitchen Garden featured on Yahoo!
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Stir-fried (Unripe) Butternut Squash with black bean sauce recipe
Stir-fried Butternut Squash with black bean sauce recipe
- Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over a medium heat.
- Add squash and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add garlic, red chilli, bell pepper and fry for 30 seconds.
- Add spring onions and fry for 30 seconds.
- Add black bean sauce, water and sugar and toss through.
- Stir-fry until squash is tender (approximately 3 - 4 minutes)
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Compostable Coffee pods by Black Insomnia - Nespresso compatible
- Their product range includes ground coffee, coffee beans, coffee drip bags, coffee pour over bags and coffee pods
- Their coffee has been independently verified as The World's Strongest Coffee with 1105 mg of Caffeine per 12 fl. Oz cup, equating to more than four times the strength of Starbucks or other typical high street brands.
Friday 10 July 2020
Black Insomnia 100% compostable coffee pods
Black Insomnia Coffee Company, the maker of the world’s strongest medium roast coffee, has launched a revolutionary Nespresso©-compatible coffee pod which is 100% home compostable.
The new pods, which are certified by TÜV Austria as ‘Ok Compost Home Compost’, present a completely eco-friendly alternative to the standard aluminium and plastic capsule. This means they can be disposed of alongside home food waste and will compost in the garden within six weeks.
According to research, 39,000 coffee capsules are produced every minute globally, of which 29,000 end up in landfill. Nespresso themselves concede that 71 per cent of their capsules are not currently being recycled.
Even those capsules which are recycled require vast amounts of energy to do so, making compostable pods the most eco-friendly solution. Black Insomnia is the first coffee company to provide coffee in this new eco-friendly way in the UK.
Sunday 19 April 2020
Stay at home: Zucchini / Courgettes and Squash seeds to sow
Top left: Genovese, Rugosa Friuliana & Striato |
Custard White |
Note: I ordered seeds from their website during the UK covid-19 lockdown and they arrived within the week.
Here are some that I've grown in the past from the Franchi range:
Rugosa Friuliana (zuchetta) - a firm favourite of mine with knobbly, pale yellow fruit and tasty dense flesh. There is no need to peel them and they are delicious.
Genovese and Striato are both typical classic shaped zucchini but their colouring is what makes them striking. The former is a pale green, creamy fleshed variety from Genova and the latter a dark green striped one.
This year, I am going to try Bolognese with oval fruits, Greyzini Ibrido F1 and Spaghetti squash.
Rugosa Friuliana (Zuchetta) |
Genovese (Zucchino) |
Franchi seeds can be purchased online from Seeds of Italy here (UK Only).
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Stay at home : Harvest & Preserve herbs
Getting food into the house has proven to be challenging over the last few weeks. We normally use Ocado for food deliveries but in recent weeks, both their app and website have been impossible to get into. We are gradually adapting to our new way of life but being in isolation means we can't simply just pop out to the stores as we have done so often in the past.
Friday 27 March 2020
Stay at home: Conserving and Extending spring onions
Our family of three have been 'self isolating' as we have symptoms of the coronavirus. It has been 14 days now and our last food delivery was over a week ago.
Even More Spring Onions
Here's something you can do that will extend the life of your spring onions. Ask the kids to help and be responsible for caring for their plants.
Friday 30 August 2019
Richard Buckley's "Plants taste better": Vegan recipe book
Plants Taste Better by Richard Buckley |
Monday 8 October 2018
Stir Crazy by Ching-He Huang
Stir Crazy by Ching-He Huang (Photo courtesy: chinghehuang.com) |
This week, I was delighted to receive a copy of Ching He-Huang's latest cookbook in conjunction with the launch of her line of organic soybean and edamame noodles for Yutaka.
Stir Crazy is Ching's collection of everyday stir fry recipes written with the busy in mind.
In it, she offers plenty of tips on how to cook the perfect stir fry - with simple recipes that most people can try at home.
Saturday 11 August 2018
Japanese inspired burger with panko breadcrumbs
Japanese inspired burger with panko breadcrumbs (photo courtesy Yutaka) |
Who is feeling the heat this summer? With temperatures soaring, it's the perfect weather to be cooking on the BBQ. This week, I was sent some sample Yutaka products to review - their miso paste, panko breadcrumbs, wasabi paste to name a few and some recipes to add a Japanese twist to traditional BBQ-ing.
Now, I really love miso paste and try to add it to just about everything, so this Japanese-inspired miso laced burger really hits the spot. Top with wasabi mayonnaise and what more could your heart desire?