Author Archives: Bill Mason
Pear tatin
We had a great crop of Conference Pears this year at the Moons Green Smallholding. They don’t usually last as well as apples but miraculously a few survived and Ingrid produced this the other day. Serves 4 750 g firm … Continue reading
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Celeriac soup
We made this soup the other day from the stored vegetables, grown last season on our smallholding in Moons Green in Kent. The South East of England has the perfect climate for market gardening and it is just great to … Continue reading
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Pollock with five spice
Serves 4 700 g pollack fillet 2 tbsp five- spice powder 1 tbsp flour 4 tbsp groundnut oil juice of 1 lime 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce 1/2 red chilli 1 clove garlic 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tbsp water 2 … Continue reading
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Chocolate and prune ice cream
OK, we didn’t grow any of this on our Smallholding at Moons Green! But it is a great recipe and one that my friend Gillian is very keen to try out. Serves 12 250 g prunes without stones 100 ml … Continue reading
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Rainbow Crisps
Rainbow crisps We had surplus crops in our market garden at our Moons Green Smallholding in Kent this year. We researched and dug up this recipe. We did intend the crisps for John’s kids but somehow the bowl just disappeared, … Continue reading
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The Pig Diaries, cont
The old ways work best Charlie’s a young and spirited 71. Ron’s 65 and a former gamekeeper in these parts. Add it up and they’ve been practitioners of the art of using ferrets to hunt rabbits for more than 125 … Continue reading
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The Pig Diaries
Philip’s amazing fresh apple juice is plucked from the trees We know winter’s on the way at Moons Green. The great branches of Philip’s 20-year old Howgate Wonders are arching towards the ground with ripe, red-striped apples. This year … Continue reading
A ham to make you drool
The Pig Diaries, cont. A ham to make you drool It’s been painful, the waiting. The number of times I’ve looked up at the muslin bags dangling over the front entrance of the farmhouse and wondered what’s happening to our … Continue reading
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The Pig Diaries, cont August 24th, 2010
End of summer update! John’s ham research gets serious I’ve been talking about it for long enough but I finally succumbed to my friend Linda’s prodding and left the farm to fly to Spain and a few days tracking down … Continue reading
The Bread Oven
The Bread Oven: what’s really going on! That last posting was typical Bill understatement and requires immediate clarification. Forget his description of his latest project as “a wood-fired bread oven in the gardens”. Think more in terms of the famous … Continue reading
