I’m married to an Austrian; sauerkraut is a way of life in these parts. The fermented down cabbage mush is a cupboard staple, and yet on asking I found out that my wife has never made it herself. Neither, does she think, has her mother or any of her wider family. I’m reading more and […]
Recipe: Peach & Peppercorn Hot Sauce
Habenaroes are super awesome. They are hot, but have an underlying fruitiness to them which means that they go perfectly in a fruit-based sauce. But, whenever I see recipes for fruity hot sauces, they always seem to use an abundance of fresh fruit. That’s great if you live in an area where fruit is cheap […]
Recipe: Roasted Peppers in Olive Oil
We’ve had a glut of peppers from the roof terrace, and there are only so many ways you can eat them. I’ve done stuffed peppers, salsa, pepper salad and now I’ll be honest, I’m a little bored of eating them fresh. By roasting peppers and storing them in olive oil, you have a shelf stable […]
Recipe: Easy Homemade Oat Milk
At the start of the year, I watched Conspiracy. Back then I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself in for, but since watching it I’ve not been able to drink dairy milk. Weirdly, I’ll admit, milk disguised as cheese or chocolate or ice-cream was much more palatable for a while, but each time […]
Recipe: Easy Pickled Cucumber
Cucumbers are easy to grow, but to be honest you can end up with more than you can handle. There are only so many cucumber sandwiches and Hendrick’s and tonics that you can have before you go slightly cucumber-mad. So that’s why you should pickle some for later. And with this Easy Pickled Cucumber recipe, […]
Recipe: No Cook Hot Sauce
I’m a proper chilli head, and currently grow a lot of chillies out on the roof terrace. I grow so many because I really enjoy turning them into hot sauce. But sometimes, let’s be honest, I’m a bit lazy in the kitchen. This recipe is the best thing to make if you have an abundance […]
Recipe: Strawberry & Basil Hot Sauce
Summer is here, or at least the strawberries are. But if the weather isn’t going to help me out a bit I’ve decided on my own course of action to get things hot in here… Strawberry and Basil Hot Sauce. I first tasted strawberries as an accompaniment to heat in a jalapeño and strawberry jam […]
Homemade Tabasco Sauce
Oh man, this time of the year I get ridiculously excited every time I step out on my balcony. My little chilli patch is brimming with chillies and blooms, and I can’t wait until everything ripens off. I literally couldn’t wait… Yesterday I was at the French supermarket and saw that they had slashed their […]
Recipe: Elderflower Champagne
Making your own booze is ridiculously easy, and you need very little in the way of specialist equipment. In fact, this recipe even requires you to drink some booze in order to make it, as you’ll need some bottles with swing-tops, and the cheapest way to acquire those is to buy some beer (Grolsch, for […]
Recipe: Vegan Flapjacks
When I first started this blog the “plant” in Plant. Eat. Repeat. was to do with planting, growing, raising food. And then I watched Cowspiracy, switched back to being vegetarian and tried to be as vegan as possible. Not the “plant” refers both to those that I grow, as well as the plant-based life I’m […]