We had a fantastic bonfire night celebration on Saturday 5th November.
Our members, their family and friends joined together to see the huge bonfire being lit and watch the fireworks.
Afterwards Polish sausages were cooked on the fire and potatoes baked in the embers. In the Clubhouse there was delicious pumpkin soup and a selection of cakes to enjoy. And the children made leaf lanterns.
Thank you to our Members whose hard work made the event possible.
Our annual festive rent day and wreath making workshop for is back!
Members can:
At the end of the workshop you will have a fresh hand made festive wreath for your home.
Given the high levels of Covid and the new variant we will be holding
the event largely outdoors under cover. Rent can be paid and food and
drink collected in the clubhouse, and we ask that people wear a mask
at all times when inside the Clubhouse.
Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell or have any covid, cold or flu symptoms.
It’s that time in the allotment year when, if you are lucky, you have a glut of courgettes. These summer squash are incredibly versatile and can be used in savory and sweet dishes.
Here’s a few of my favourite courgette recipes:
If you want to try something a bit different, below is my favourite courgette loaf cake recipe.
Courgette cake (cuts into 10-12 slices).
60g raisins (or pecans/walnuts)
180g golden caster sugar
185ml light olive oil
3 eggs
280g plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of ground nutmeg
380g courgettes coarsely grated
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (Gas 4). Butter a 12 x 4 inch loaf tin.
Beat the sugar with the oil and vanilla until smooth and then add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition. Keep on beating until you have a thick, yet light and fluffy batter. Sift in the flower, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add a pinch of salt and the courgettes, several good grinds of black pepper and the lemon zest and fold together well. Gently stir the raisins into the the batter.
Scrape the batter into the tin and bake for 55-60 mins (it took me 75 mins) until a skewer poked into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Leave the tin on a rack to cool for 10 minutes before turning the loaf out onto the rack to cool.
Serve warm or at room temperature, buttered if you like. Well wrapped up, this stays moist and soft for days and it toasts well even after it’s lost its moistness.
Note: If using walnuts or pecans toast them in the oven first by spreading them on a baking tray and heating them in the oven until they are just crisp and lightly roasted then remove them and allow to cool. Then coarsely chop them before stirring into the batter.