I would be interested to see what you think. When my husband, Alan, and I founded Halzephron Herb Farm, we grew over 300 different herbs but nothing compared could touch it to my mind. In the little bunch of herbs you will receive with The Summer Box, a sprig of Lemon Verbena will be included. I absolutely love it and for my money, the wonderfully fresh lemony smell beats the most expensive perfumes. You will see that in the photograph above, the pies are nestling at the base of a plant, which is my very favourite herb – Lemon Verbena.
On the advice of my grandchildren, The Summer Box includes Salted Caramel Fudge, Naked Combo and Peanut Combo for chopping on to ice cream and yoghurt and Goji & Pumpkin Seed, Very Berry Pocket Pie and Mandarin Pocket Pie because they are nice and fruity for Summer eating. So, I have decided to run THE SUMMER BOX OFFER on for one more week. This last week has not been particularly good for chocolate eating, in fact eating hardly anything at all - just too hot. Please do request this, if you wish, and I will try to send what you want but obviously the whims of Pearl do dictate what is on offer! Some people ask to be sent a specific pie.
It is a wonderful place to live and work – me and Deets are very lucky and we do really appreciate it.Ī free Wonky pie continues with every order.
Of course, birds too will help and the amount of lichen growing on the trees indicates the lack of pollution. The prevailing wind (which can be considerable!) obviously blows seeds on to the Hill. Today I came across this lovely honeysuckle.Īnd to honeysuckle can be added dog roses, rhododendrons, crab apples, cornflowers and I am sure many more wonderful plants if I was knowledgeable enough to recognise them. So far as flora is concerned, the Hill is covered with the usual suspects – bracken, gorse, brambles, hawthorne and a variety of grasses. I know I bang on about the flora and fauna on Trencrom Hill but it never ceases to amaze me and bring such pleasure, as I know it does to many people. If you win, you can take your prize all at once or spread it over several months, or, maybe, save it for Christmas.
This is what a year’s supply of pies looks like! Deets will draw the winning name on Monday week.
When I saw Monique in her full scrubs heading towards us, smiling from ear to ear, I got a bit teary as it hit home how grateful we should be for our frontline workers.A years supply of raw chocolate and fudge competitionĪ GREAT COMPETITION – everyone ordering between now and next Sunday, 8th, will have their names put in the hat and be eligible to win a year’s supply of raw chocolate and fudge – i.e. My friend Deb and I set off to my mother’s nursing home with the pies and containers of delicious lasagne. After chopping, stirring, sautéing, and baking the result was succulent, juicy pies filled to the brim and encased in the lightest of pastry (which puffed up beautifully). I sourced my goods from our excellent local producers: Jason from The Bakeologists made the pie shells (he makes the best pastry), of course Rayners for the beef, and All About Fruit for the veges. Spicy Masala Beef, slow cooked with cardamom and a robust spice blend of home roasted ground garam masala, cumin, coriander, turmeric, fresh chilli, ginger, garlic, and caramelised onions.įor the vegetarians I made a family favourite, “Budgia”, a mixed vegetable curry with mustard seeds, curry leaf, turmeric, ginger, fresh chilli, and lemon juice. Thinking of my gorgeous young niece Monique, an RN at the RBWH, on the frontline every day without a complaint and all the other wonderful medical staff, teachers and essential workers stepping up during this crisis, I set about making about 60 pies: beef and vegetarian. Were teary approaching the big day and I knew the only distraction to calm myĪnxiety was to ramp up the home cooking even more! We were coming to terms with the realisation that weĬouldn’t go to the hospital or see the baby when she went home. My family was nervously navigating self-isolation with our daughterĮxpecting her first child.