Mandy Watson
Mandy Watson is a freelance journalist and an incurable plantaholic. MandyCanUDigIt grew from the tiny seed of a Twitter account into the rainforest of information you see before you. Gardening columnist for the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool Mail and editor of the Teesdale Mercury Magazine. Attracted by anything rebellious, exotic and nerdy, even after all these years. Passionate about northern England and gardens everywhere. Falls over a lot.
Fruity cakes
Rhubarb, apple and ginger cake
For the fruit puree:
Approx 180g apple (peeled, cored and chopped) and rhubarb (remove stringy bits)
1 teaspoon ginger preserve...
Runner bean gluts
Enjoying a bean feast
Runner beans are synonymous with gluts, especially in a decent summer. You're forced into picking them, as once large pods set,...
Tomato gluts
Space-saving concentrate
I love home-grown tomatoes. Trouble is, they tend to come in gluts, especially with the amount I grow.
Freezing was the obvious answer -...
Winter veg warmers
Fill up on the cheap
Here are a few trial-and-error recipes I've knocked together out of leftovers, inspired by restaurants past, or to save time when...
Soup recipes
Food for the soul
Soups - extremely comforting, nutritious and dirt cheap. Yet you can make them into something special with a little know-how. Here...
Faster pasta recipes
10 minutes to cook a filling meal
It's cheap, easy and cooks in 10 minutes - who could be without pasta? Another great virtue is...
