Posted on April 30th, 2017 - Fiona
Back in March I shared a clever way to keep potted herbs looking stylish on the window ledge, this month I’m sharing the easiest recipe I can think of from the clumps of wild garlic now flowering all over our farm. This wild garlic pasta sauce requires no cooking, is as versatile as any expensive garlic sauce in a tube or jar that you can buy from the supermarket and yet can be made from scratch for next to nothing in just 3 minutes; that’s a lot quicker than a trip to the supermarket when you live in rural Cornwall! What’s more it is packed with nature’s goodness and couldn’t be fresher, just the sort of instant meal you need when added to fresh pasta after a day at the beach or working here on the farm.
Ingredients for Wild Garlic Pasta Sauce
The Basics
- Wild garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh pasta
- Knife
- Blender
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Method
Put your fresh pasta on the hob to boil for 3 minutes. Meanwhile ……… |
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Chop a good bunch of wild garlic including roots, flower and leaves. |
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Add enough olive oil to make a paste consistency with your garlic, about 1/4 cup for a large bunch of garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste. |
| Blend to a coarse paste consistency. You may need to stir part way through for an even texture. |
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Drain pasta. Stir in sauce. |
| If liked grate over cheddar or Parmesan cheese and garnish with chopped chives. |
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Enjoy! |
After care
The sauce can be kept in a container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
A few alternatives to try
- Replace garlic butter with wild garlic pasta sauce for a tasty garlic bread.
- Fry sliced mushrooms in the sauce and serve on toast.
- Use to seal meat when making casseroles or stews.
A quick 45 second vlog on how to make wild garlic pasta sauce
Posted on April 2nd, 2017 - Fiona
Welcome to a new month of Trash 2 Treasure. With Easter fast approaching we have been looking at bunny and chick crafts here on the farm and flower crafts associated with spring. Whether you are sewing, crafting, cooking or sawing I love to see all your upcycled ideas.
Joining in with Trash 2 Treasure
- Trash 2 Treasure is all about upcycling. Posts should be about making something foraged from nature, household throw away items or low value items you have added value to.
- Posts can take any form, all that matters is that the item made has primarily been upcycled. Whether you cook, sew, make or create I’d love you to join me.
- The linky will run on the 1st Monday of every month and stay open for the full month.
- There is no post limit as the link up is open all month.
- Old posts and new posts welcome.
- Please comment on my host post and at least 2 others and use #Trash2Treasure in the sign off so other’s know where you came from and can pop back to see what you have made too.
- Do remember to pop back during the month to check on later posts linked up. I will share linked posts during the month as a reminder to pop back and as a thank you for joining in.
- Please add my Trash 2 Treasure badge to help others find the link up and to be in with a chance of winning the lovely Duck Tape Colours (see below).
Most of my Trash 2 Treasure tutorials will come from fun keepsakes we have made with the children in our farm activity hour, but sometimes I share bigger upcycling projects from the farm too. I hope through the linky to acquire some new ideas from you.
A little extra from the awesome folk at Duck Tape Colours
Trash to Treasure is sponsored by Duck Tape Colours, makers of colourful tape to add pattern and sparkle to all your upcycling projects. My favourite upcycling post each month will receive 3 colourful rolls of tape to inspire their next project. Do check out the website for plenty of creative ideas.
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Congratulations to Scribbled with Love who has won the Duck Tape Colours for March with her lovely Easter Chick Treat Bag. Please drop me an email me with your address to get these posted out to you. |
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Posted on April 2nd, 2017 - Fiona
The rabbits on the farm here are one of the most popular animals with the children. Feeding them, cuddling them and looking after them is something that can while away an hours on holiday. Children are endlessly drawn to their soft fur and cute looks, though catching them can be quite a challenge. Watch out in spring and you may spot the Easter Bunny.
With Easter looming I thought sharing one of my most popular bunny rabbit crafts was in order for April’s #Trash2Treasure. What I love about this bunny rabbit tutorial is that it requires no glue, no stick on extras and no artistic talent; you can have a whole herd of rabbits in minutes with a few empty toilet rolls; something we have plenty of with a large family and a holiday business!
What you’ll need
- Toilet roll
- Scissors
- Paints
- Paintbrush
- Black pen
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Method
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- First cut the ears out of the body of the toilet roll being careful not to cut right through the top
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- Bend the ears up and fold the edges over
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- Cut feet and the front and back
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- Cut a V in the back of the toilet roll and pull forward for the tail.
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- Use a black pen or paint to mark out your rabbits face.
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- Enjoy your Easter Bunny
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Easter Bunny Craft Suitability:
Preschool and primary school age children will love this craft. Younger children will need some help with the scissors but older children who have mastered basic scissor control should cope with every stage.
A Few Alternatives you could try
- Add a branch to sit on and a chick for company out of more toilet rolls.
- Thread string through the top to create bunting.
- Hide a crème egg inside and place around the garden as an Easter Egg Hunt.
- Make an Easter Basket for your bunny.
- Add your bunny rabbit to an Easter Bonnet.
- Thread them onto Fairy Lights to create an fun Easter Decoration.
Vlog tutorial on how to make an Easter Bunny
Posted on March 5th, 2017 - Fiona
Welcome to a new month of Trash 2 Treasure. With Mother’s Day approaching we have been looking at a fun craft to try with children for keeping potted herbs looking tidy in the kitchen but could also be used for craft flowers. Whether you are sewing, crafting, cooking or sawing I love to see all your upcycled ideas.
Joining in with Trash 2 Treasure
- Trash 2 Treasure is all about upcycling. Posts should be about making something foraged from nature, household throw away items or low value items you have added value to.
- Posts can take any form, all that matters is that the item made has primarily been upcycled. Whether you cook, sew, make or create I’d love you to join me.
- The linky will run on the 1st Monday of every month and stay open for the full month.
- There is no post limit as the link up is open all month.
- Old posts and new posts welcome.
- Please comment on my host post and at least 2 others and use #Trash2Treasure in the sign off so other’s know where you came from and can pop back to see what you have made too.
- Do remember to pop back during the month to check on later posts linked up. I will share linked posts during the month as a reminder to pop back and as a thank you for joining in.
- Please add my Trash 2 Treasure badge to help others find the link up and to be in with a chance of winning the lovely Duck Tape Colours (see below).
Most of my Trash 2 Treasure tutorials will come from fun keepsakes we have made with the children in our farm activity hour, but sometimes I share bigger upcycling projects from the farm too. I hope through the linky to acquire some new ideas from you.
A little extra from the awesome folk at Duck Tape Colours
Trash to Treasure is sponsored by Duck Tape Colours, makers of colourful tape to add pattern and sparkle to all your upcycling projects. My favourite upcycling post each month will receive 3 colourful rolls of tape to inspire their next project. Do check out the website for plenty of creative ideas.
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Congratulations to Lucy from Kids of the Wild who has won the Duck Tape Colours for February with her lovely welly herb planters. Lucy please email me your address to get these posted out to you. |
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Trash 2 Treasure Communities
Please use the hashtag #Trash2Treasure for your makes, I’ll find you and promote your post or picture on
- Twitter
- Instagram
- Google Plus
If you link up below to Trash 2 Treasure March I’ll also send you an invite to pin on the Trash 2 Treasure Pinterest board
Please grab the badge and join the #Trash2Treasure linky
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Posted on March 5th, 2017 - Fiona
If you are a cook who likes to use fresh herbs, you may well be like me and have a window ledge full of little pots ready to take a cutting to add to recipes. Mine were beginning to look rather messy scattered amongst a couple of neglected pot plants and during a kitchen clear up I suddenly had the urge to tidy this area. With some new glittery Duck Tape Colours that matched my kitchen perfectly and a pub drinks holder from a box of goodies kindly been given for our farm crafts a plan for a potted herb holder was formed. It would also make a great activity for kids to give on Mother’s Day.
What You’ll Need
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Pub Drinks Holder Duck Tape Colours Scissors Supermarket growing herbs or herbs with a little root from the garden in good compost. |
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Method
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Collect 4 herbs in matching pots.
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Cut strips of your chosen duck tape colours to cover the outside of the pub tray.. |
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Take care to cut and tuck around the drink holder spaces to give a smooth finish on top. |
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Pop your growing herbs into the drink spaces and arrange on a light surface or window ledge |
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After careSnip leaves as needed Water regularly according to instructions: Basil I find needs a daily top up but coriander and Rosemary need very little. Replace as required. |
A few alternatives you could try.
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Instead of throwing the pots away when the herbs are used, try planting some spring seeds in them or succulents Look for other containers that will fit the holes. I found Robinson’s squash bottles a perfect fit and cut these to size, added a little duck tape colours to the raw edge at the top and filled them with gravel before adding tin can flowers and tissue paper flowers. This makes a crafty alternative to the potted herb holder for spring that is great to do with children. If you don’t have access to a pub drinks holder, you could cut holes in the top of a cereal box. |
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Vlog tutorial on making a potted herb holder
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