Went to the farm stand this morning for some garlic for pesto and saw this lovely stalk of Brussel sprouts. The vendor told me this is the “Norfolk Way”: they get the whole stalk and set it outside. It lasts for months and you just pull off what you want at the moment (“For instance, ‘I think I’ll have a few in my stew today…'” she says). I couldn’t resist and walked home with the garlic and the Brussel sprouts (and pears and peaches…)
- Rosehips outside my window
- Ladybugs like them too
- homemade bread & rosehip tea
I’ve always wanted to know about rosehips and how to make rosehip tea and today, as I looked out my kitchen window and saw the rose bush going to seed…I did a bit of research, gathered them up and voila! Rosehip tea and syrup; (discovered that ladybugs like them too!)
“There was a crooked man, who went a crooked mile; he found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile…”
On our visit to Swaffham Prior (which, technically is in Cambridgeshire, not Norfolk at all…) this week we came upon an honest-to-goodness stile!
I’m always surprised when I see Brussel sprouts on a stalk. I always assume they grow just like mini cabbages, not like pimply broccoli. Either way they’re delicious.