Pick ‘n’ mix I like a nice slice of sourdough toast, butter and a good homemade marmalade with my morning cup of coffee. My weekend favourite is sweetcorn fritters with a poached egg, crispy streaky bacon and a dash of hot sauce when I feel a bit spicy – I’m always making them for friends or family. In the morning! One made by Lola Brandelli, a home economist I work with.
She’s a natural baker: name your flavour and she’ll whizz up an exquisite and stunning-looking cake in a flash. Anything my mum made for us: she was a great home cook. Her stews with rice and peas were so comforting and delicious.
I liked a fairy cake too – coconut and lime were my favourite. The main meal The beauty of visiting these amazing National Trust establishments was experiencing the detail that goes into preserving them..
. You can understand why people love visiting these places, because they are not just gardens, they’re a sanctuary where nature meets community. During the series, people will be able to see, for example, how the gardeners place doors to create a flow of air to help the growth of plants or vegetables.
There’s a lot of fascinating detail – it’s a bit like Alice in Wonderland! Everywhere that we cooked, in all the different locations, we had amazing kitchen gardens. We brought along the equipment – barbecue grills, outdoor pizza ovens and so on – and it was wonderful, because it just brought the kitchen into the gardens. To be able to pick produce out of the.
