the spuds have all gone

red · Post: # 70612Post **red** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:55 pm

into our tummies that is.

we have finally run out of home grown spuds.. which we have been eating since June (and more than usual as we like our pasta and rice.. but we cannot grow those!) - so not bad for our first year here.. 1/4 years worth of spuds, and dug a bit early due to blight.
next year.. we aim for a whole year's worth

Wombat · Post: # 70622Post **Wombat** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:59 am

red wrote: (and more than usual as we like our pasta and rice.. but we cannot grow those!)

you've never heard of vegetable spagetti?

Well done!

Nev

Millymollymandy · Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:11 am

What about making gnocchi next year - I love that but I've never tried making it. Let's hope for good spuds and toms next year!

red · Post: # 70636Post **red** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:46 am

Wombat wrote:
red wrote: (and more than usual as we like our pasta and rice.. but we cannot grow those!)
you've never heard of vegetable spagetti?

Well done!

Nev

er actually we are growing that at the mo yes!

ina · Post: # 70673Post **ina** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:35 pm

Millymollymandy wrote:What about making gnocchi next year - I love that but I've never tried making it.

Easily done - for me, one way of using lots of tatties when they need using up quickly (like now, due to them all being blighted

).

red · Post: # 70684Post **red** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:07 pm

gnocci is a good idea.

blathanna · Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:19 pm

Could someone please tell me what gnocci is.

ina · Post: # 70708Post **ina** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:49 am

They are a bit like fresh pasta, but made from cooked, finely mashed potatoes and flour, then formed into rolls, and little bits cut off that. Stick into boiling saltwater and wait until risen to the top. (Not a very good explanation, is it - need to find a recipe somewhere...

) Absolutely delicious just with butter and either basil or sage.

I believe they call it gnocchi, too, when they are made with polenta instead of flour.

Just remembered I'd posted a recipe (and other tattie recipes) a while ago:

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... ht=gnocchi

possum · Post: # 70711Post **possum** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:31 am

Very similar to Polish pyzy.

Just been digging up some potatoes, quite incredible really as this raised border was new last year, i didn't plant potatoes there, just dug up half a bucketful when weeding getting ready to put in new seeds

SueSteve · Post: # 70775Post **SueSteve** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:48 pm

red wrote:into our tummies that is.

we have finally run out of home grown spuds.. which we have been eating since June (and more than usual as we like our pasta and rice.. but we cannot grow those!) - so not bad for our first year here.. 1/4 years worth of spuds, and dug a bit early due to blight.
next year.. we aim for a whole year's worth

I could post an identical message!! But we have 2 meals worth left!! We planted 24 earlies, 6 seconds and 54 main crop! Dug up the earlies the first week of June.

ina · Post: # 70789Post **ina** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:37 pm

possum wrote:quite incredible really as this raised border was new last year, i didn't plant potatoes there,

Potatoes are well known to go walkabout!

Millymollymandy · Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:12 am

I thought gnocchi would have egg in it like pasta. I need to use up eggs!

possum · Post: # 70844Post **possum** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:18 am

Millymollymandy wrote:I thought gnocchi would have egg in it like pasta. I need to use up eggs!

me too we should start up an egg self help group lol

Millymollymandy · Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:38 am

Ha ha! Do you get peacock eggs too?

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