hi from northampton

[andyh]

Hello,

my names Andy and Im from Northampton. I have trained as a pro chef, but gave it all up years ago (wish I had'nt now though), my passion is food and I have a website with all my favourite recipes and my blog.
I love growing as much as I can, and avoiding supermarkets as much as possible.

Andy

[Bigmallly]

Welcome to the vine andy, when you work out how to grow a loaf of bread, gimme a shout.....

[Glutton4...]

Hi, and welcome to the madhouse!

[Dane End Dolly]

welcome to the vine Andy, i hope you enjoy the forum, you can learn a lot here

[northepaul]

Hi Andy, cool web site and I love beetroot risotto
Welcome to the vine

[Jeanied]

Welcome to the vine Andy - looking forward to your advice on eating seasonally with all the good veggies you grow!

[ginger ninger]

Hi Andy, welcome to the vine.

[binley100]

Helloo and welcome.

[Florence Fennel]

Hi Andy and Welcome to the Vine!

[Nicos]

Hi there- and welcome to the Vine!

I've just been looking at your carrot cakes...yum!!

[trufflehunter]

Nettles take me right back to my A levels. We had a lovely but completely dotty 6th Form Head who insisted we had nettle soup and nettle salad for lunch and took long and healthy walks! All de rigueur now, but way ahead of the trend back in the late 60's... My favourite qaysie food is Good King Henry (or goosefoot or Lincolnshire spinach, whatever). Not only is it better than ordinary spinach, but you can treat the seed heads like asparagus. Cook lightly, dip in melted butter and run your teeth along the stem to get that nutty flavour.
I too am a newbie, but what a lovely site to start with.

[Currysniffa]

Hey Andy, hello welcome to the Vine fella..