Around a month ago in one in my previous videos I mentioned an idea to make a cooking program where I share recipes and cook produce grown in my allotment. So this video is my little experiment, obviously the cooking series will be a little better filmed. I will set my little oven up outside and have a better script too
But in the mean time I just wanted to share some cordial recipes using foraged sloe berries and cherry plums.
19 thoughts on “The Allotment Kitchen”
Where did you you get the bottles Katie?
The 500ml bottles are from Wilkinsons and they are currently on offer for a pack of 6 for £6.00! The smaller ones are Kilner Sloe Gin bottles and the large bottle is ikea I think
Hey Katie
Love your cooking show in the shed!!!
Don’t buy a stand for your Muslin just use and upturned stool four legged better than three.
Tie with string tie wraps or strong elastic bands a each corner of a square muslin to each leg. Place the bowl underneath and pour mix into muslin. You can do whatever you like then whilst it drips away and you get the maximum amount out of the berries. Telling all my Friends about Lavendar and Leeks it’s fab!!!!!!
Hello Penny and thank you so much for your comment!
I was thinking of trying to make my own stand seeing as some of the stands in the shops are £18.00!! So thanks for the tip and thank you for following my allotment adventures
love the new foodie video
Thank you so much Stephen. I can’t wait to make some more, it’s just finding the time!
What fun! I love your shed, actually I’m fascinated with them. Allotments and sheds are so different from the way we garden in southeastern US. I also learn so much from watching and hearing how you do things
Oh don’t worry I’m obssessed with sheds too! I often get a lot of questions about allotments from U.S residents so it’s great to share stories
Hi Katie. I really enjoyed your first cooking video! You made it interesting and informative, but what I liked best is how naturally you talk to the camera and the homey feeling from your shed and little stove. I don’t know that I’d change a thing :-).
Thank you so much Deb, this was just a little experiment really just to see how things go. Its a little short of space in the shed so I may need to buy a bracket for my camera! Thank you again
Thank you.what a lovely video I have been inspired to make some. They do say fruit cordial is a good winter tonic and a teaspoon in hot tea works too.
Thank you Jennifer I’m alittle obssessed with making cordials, we currently have sloe, plum, elderflower and strawberry bottles on the shelf so we are all set for winter! I’ll have to give the hot water a go, never thought of that xx
Thanks so much for sharing this video! I’ve always wanted to make my own cordial and today I’ve done just that! 2 bottles of Sloe Berry Cordial…looking forward to trying it later
Yay! Well done you! I never realised how easy it was and now my shelves are full of the stuff Thank you for watching the video and enjoy your homemade goodies!
What a lovely blog. I have just got my own allotment (very excited) and what an inspiration you are : ). Please keep up the good work. I might just have to go foraging tomorrow now too!
Hi Katie,
I have just returned from our family holiday and I am very impressed with my fix of Lavender and Leeks! There is lots of apples about this year for foraging. I love making cordials as well, I saw somewhere a recipe for rhubarb cordial which is on my to do list.
Once again fab video Katie, great work.
Helen
Hi Can you tell me if the pulp from the Sloe is green and a bit sticky like its almost a jam already? I found a bush today and wanted to check it was a sloe, my husband said the berry was bitter, but i found it more of a dry taste.
Thanks
Hello and so sorry for the late reply! The pulp is indeed green and the sloes don’t taste very nice raw. They looks almost like blueberries, a dark purple/blue colour and around 1.5cm. I think I have a photo somewhere on the blog and on Instagram.
Hi katie firstly let me say what great videos on you tube , you should be on the bbc they are my salvation as my wife loves the x factor and casualty .I save this time to watch you and your dad
in the allotments, And as i am new to gardening i find the programms very informative. I am restricted as i have to grow things in buckets and grow sacks i have at the moment, sweetcorn bell peppers beefstake tomatoes basil purple basil. but my pumpkins in a large grow sack failed i only got three female plants and the slugs and insects had i high old time destroying my pumpkins. The pumpkins that you have grown look great are they easy to buy seeds or plugs etc as i would like to try some next year. hopefully i will have more room as i am going to build some raised beds. anyway thanks very much for taking the time and trouble to put the video s and your blog. kind regards
kevin