SILVER TREES

Our dahlias this summer have been wonderful. They weren’t favourites until I was given a Sarah Raven gardening catalogue once with the...

You may remember I was given some lovely looking quinces a while back. I had left them to ripen a little and until I had the time to...

OOps....thought this had posted but apparently not! I must admit I haven’t done much this year expect buy a few pumpkins. I plan to roast...

I know I have posted some gorgeous photos over the summer of the brilliant big red poppies growing in the garden. But this time these...

What a surprise today has been weather wise....when I first got up this morning to let the chickens out, the sky was blue and it looked...

Who doesn't love roast potatoes? These are more summery ( although I know we're in Autumn already!) and are a cross between roast...

One of our favourite finds this summer has been these quick flat breads. So simple.....greek yogurt and self raising flour mixed to a...

I love terracotta pots. A prized possession of ours is a lovely urn, which we bought with wedding present money. It does have a nasty...

Our tulips were gorgeous this year. They seemed to be better than ever, perhaps this had something to do with the strange times we were...

I am so looking forward to making something with these beautiful little crabapples. A lovely friend and her children picked them for me...

Now we love eating olives in this house. They can be plain, black or green but I think our favourite is with juicy sun ripened tomatoes...

Quinces are a very special fruit. So when I was offered some from a friend of my daughters, I said yes! I have made Membrillo, a thick...

Nothing quite beats having a cup of tea in a "proper" cup and saucer, poured from a"proper" teapot on pretty plates, enjoying delicate...

Some people say bad things come in three, but I say lots of "good" things come in three! We have a rule in our garden called "Judes law"....

We had a phase a few years ago of choosing a country and cooking a lovely meal based on food from the area. We have cooked food from all...

This year Head Gardener and I had ( being the operative word) been really enjoying the lovely supply of beautifully ripe red and golden...

Sorry it’s been a bit quiet at Silver trees HQ. We have just come back from a lovely family weekend away by the seaside! Nothing beats...

A couple of years ago I had a go at free motion embroidery using my sewing machine. It was good fun but for some reason I haven't done...

I was going to apologies for yet again some more gorgeous vibrant flowers to look at, but I decided not to! Sunflowers are so eye...

We have more shiny red tomatoes. So I made a simple tomato sauce which we had served with some pasta. I always try to make too much so it...