Last year I wrote about how my broad beans had turned into triffids and had started to take over the garden. Earlier this year I proudly showed how I had tamed the broad beans in this winter's veggie garden and had them growing straight upwards using garden stakes and string. Well I gloated too soon. Now I am having to use a ladder to pick my broad beans! And they have burst out of the string and are leaning all over my raspberries. But I can't really complain as they are producing lots of … [Read more...]
Easy Mushroom Soup
I had a nice big handful of oyster mushrooms that I had grown using my mushroom growing kit and wanted to make a mushroom soup that wasn't just the standard cream of mushroom soup. 250g mushrooms (oyster, button or a mix of whatever you have) 2 tbsp oil (I used lime flavoured avocado oil) 1 litre vegetable stock 2 cloves garlic 1 tbsp miso paste Salt and pepper to taste Handful of herbs e.g. parsley and thyme Chop mushrooms into small pieces. Heat oil in a saucepan. … [Read more...]
Growing Oyster Mushrooms
My family gave me a mushroom growing kit for my birthday. The kit was from Mushroom Gourmet and was for Oyster Mushrooms but they also have a kit for Button Mushrooms. It comes with everything you need except the mushroom spawn. A few days before you want to start growing, you simply email or txt the supplied number giving the voucher number from your kit and they send the spawn to you. First you soak the straw in water for 2-3 days and then let it drain for an hour. Make a hole in the … [Read more...]