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 Its been a heads down, nose to the grindstone kind of month, attending to the vegetable plot, cooking madly, continuing to get the house straight and planning for the birth of a friends baby. I love the repetitive, therapeutic nature of gardening and when I've had a busy day there's nothing better than wandering out to the kitchen garden and just slowing down completely as I hoe and weed. The plot is still very new and I don’t have the luxury of things being ready yet but I’m really looking forward to reaping the rewards later in the year. For those of you lucky enough to have started harvesting, we have loads of great recipes this month, including beetroot, courgettes and peppers and of course loads of fruit too. Clarissa Porter regales us with childhood memories of cherries and plums and joy Skipper’s blueberry recipes are lovely and fresh.
My favourite recipe this month come from Agnes Rose, a Cambrian company producing a range of amazingly flavoured vinegars and oils. The Baked Camembert with strawberry vinegar was a great hit, and will definitely be featuring at out house-warming party in august. Yes its a late but since when we moved in we had no electricity, one cold tap and no lavatory, we thought we’d better wait to invite friends over
Rachel Graham, Editor
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