While reading about leeks last weekend I came across reference to a famous Welsh national dish called Cawl (pronounced Cowl). Meat and vegetables are cooked in a broth which is not thickened but instead reduced by long cooking to concentrate the flavours. I wanted to try it out. Vegetables: There were many versions of this national dish, but…
Month: July 2020
Leeks with tomato and olives (Poireux a la nicoise)
Possibly the best argument for growing your own, baby leeks are a gourmet food you would never find anywhere else. Sow a whole packet of 250 seeds in late spring. Transplant a third of them to the winter leek bed and thin the rest to eat when they are tiny, like asparagus, teamed with a…
winter in my vege garden – leeks
Leeks can wait all winter in the vege garden and be ready when you want them, but you need to time their sowing so they are big enough before growth slows in the really cold part of the winter. Then, along with carrots and celery (which you also might have managed to grow in time),…
food ripe from my garden 