It’s March; what are we sowing?
peas Today we made a few more sowings of early crops. In an earlier post we discussed our planting timeframes. Our main sowing spree is a good few weeks off, but we do have some things on the go. For crops to be sown now they need to be quite hardy to resist the low overnight temperatures which can be below zero celcius even in the greenhouse. We don’t have heat in the greenhouse.
Piri-piri cauliflower with lemon-parsley cous cous
I have an abundance of parsley. When I say an abundance, I could literally have picked about 80 bunches this size! I am planning to freeze alot for use within the winter months, but I thought it was time to start adding large quantities to most meals for the next month! I had planned to serve this with halloumi, but I forgot to get it out of the freezer!
Piri piri cauliflower with lemon-parsley cous cous 
One of 80 possible bunches of parsley!
A Cauliflower shortage? Cauliflower ‘steaks’ for dinner it is!
According to the BBC, Britain is experiencing a shortage of cauliflower due to extreme weather. “Heavy rainfall in June destroyed crops in Lincolnshire, and alternative European supplies wilted in July’s heatwave”
I have to say my cauliflowers have been very slow this year. The plants themselves looked well, but not much was happening in the development of the curds themselves. Then this weekend this beauty appeared (no, I mean the cauliflower…)
For dinner we cooked up a roasted cauliflower ‘steak’ with courgette, tomato & garlic cous cous and our fiery hot sauce as a dressing and roasted cashew nuts.a perfect specimen