Recipe collection – Hollin Lane Allotments

Recipes for Winter

Recipes to help us through the winter

Apple Biscuit
An old French recipe. Don’t be fooled by the name; it’s actually a cake.
Apple Juice
What do you do with all those windfall apples? Make apple juice …
Curried Parsnip Soup
A delicious and warming winter soup.
Dried Beans
It is not so hard to cook dried beans on your stove top.
Golden Apple Mincemeat
Joan Croft’s delicious filling for tartlets, flans, sponge cake or topping to ice cream…
Greek Baked Giant Beans
Would our white “Aztec” beans work in this dish?
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
JAs are delicious roasted, and as soup.
Mexican Refried Beans
Frijoles refritos are easy to make, and Borlotti beans work really well.
Okonomiyaki
A Japanese favourite Okonomiyaki is a cabbage ‘pancake’.
Pumpkin au Gratin
A simple but comforting bake of pumpkin, potatoes and cheese.
Spinach with Garlic & Ginger
An Indian recipe for spinach, this works with cabbage or kale, too.
Swedish Crispbread
Jayne brought some to our work parties. Delicious!
Tuscan Beans
My favorite bean dish, using our large white “Aztec” beans, or borlottis.

Recipes for Autumn

Recipes for the autumn harvest

Apple Biscuit
An old French recipe. Don’t be fooled by the name; it’s actually a cake.
Apple Butter
Another good way of using up surplus or damaged apples …
Apple Juice
What do you do with all those windfall apples? Make apple juice …
Beetroot Tarte Tatin Recipe
A beetroot recipe which is both different and delicious.
Borlotti Beans
I struggle to find things that work on my plot, but French beans Borlotti beans are my favourite…
Cauliflower
Two simple “Greek” recipes
Courgette Kuku
Delicious way to use up courgettes!
Cucumber Soup
A good use for a giant cucumber
Curried Parsnip Soup
A delicious and warming winter soup.
Dried Beans
It is not so hard to cook dried beans on your stove top.
Fennel Baked with Parmesan Cheese
If you manage to grow good fennel…
Golden Apple Mincemeat
Joan Croft’s delicious filling for tartlets, flans, sponge cake or topping to ice cream…
Greek Baked Giant Beans
Would our white “Aztec” beans work in this dish?
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
JAs are delicious roasted, and as soup.
Mexican Refried Beans
Frijoles refritos are easy to make, and Borlotti beans work really well.
Okonomiyaki
A Japanese favourite Okonomiyaki is a cabbage ‘pancake’.
Pumpkin au Gratin
A simple but comforting bake of pumpkin, potatoes and cheese.
Rahkomenakakku
A versatile Finnish cake with apples or other fruit.
Spinach with Garlic & Ginger
An Indian recipe for spinach, this works with cabbage or kale, too.
Swedish Crispbread
Jayne brought some to our work parties. Delicious!
Tuscan Beans
My favorite bean dish, using our large white “Aztec” beans, or borlottis.

Recipes for Summer

Recipes for the bounty of summer

Baby Globe Artichokes
Pick them young, before the choke develops and try this.
Beetroot Tarte Tatin Recipe
A beetroot recipe which is both different and delicious.
Borlotti Beans
I struggle to find things that work on my plot, but French beans Borlotti beans are my favourite…
Broad Bean Salad
Delicious and very simple.
Cauliflower
Two simple “Greek” recipes
Courgette Kuku
Delicious way to use up courgettes!
Courgette Soup
What to do with the courgette that got away? Courgette soup …
Cucumber Soup
A good use for a giant cucumber
Dried Beans
It is not so hard to cook dried beans on your stove top.
Elderflower Cordial
Made in June gives you the fragrance of summer all year round.
Fennel Baked with Parmesan Cheese
If you manage to grow good fennel…
Garlic Scapes
Around mid-June our hardneck garlic sends up scapes – curly stems you can eat.
Globe Artichokes
I like the taste, of course, but I really love the leisurely ritual of eating them…
Gooseberry Fool
Made right, gooseberry fool is sublime!
Greek Baked Giant Beans
Would our white “Aztec” beans work in this dish?
Mexican Refried Beans
Frijoles refritos are easy to make, and Borlotti beans work really well.
Okonomiyaki
A Japanese favourite Okonomiyaki is a cabbage ‘pancake’.
Rahkomenakakku
A versatile Finnish cake with apples or other fruit.
Scarpaccia
A Tuscan zucchini pie without pastry …
Sorrel-Onion Tart
Utterly delicious – worth keeping a small bed of sorrel somewhere.
Spinach with Garlic & Ginger
An Indian recipe for spinach, this works with cabbage or kale, too.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
A recipe for two of our favorite fruits which are ready to pick in June.
Swedish Crispbread
Jayne brought some to our work parties. Delicious!
Tuscan Beans
My favorite bean dish, using our large white “Aztec” beans, or borlottis.

Recipes for Spring

Recipes for what is available in spring.

Baby Globe Artichokes
Pick them young, before the choke develops and try this.
Chocolate rhubarb sponge pudding
“This recipe is so good, I have to share it.”
Dried Beans
It is not so hard to cook dried beans on your stove top.
Garlic Scapes
Around mid-June our hardneck garlic sends up scapes – curly stems you can eat.
Greek Baked Giant Beans
Would our white “Aztec” beans work in this dish?
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
JAs are delicious roasted, and as soup.
Kale Sprouts
Spring is the time for kale sprouts – the best part of the plant.
Mexican Refried Beans
Frijoles refritos are easy to make, and Borlotti beans work really well.
Rahkomenakakku
A versatile Finnish cake with apples or other fruit.
Rhubarb
There is more to it than pie and crumble.
Rhubarb Mousse
has an unexpected gentleness on the palate and a subtle flavour…
Sorrel-Onion Tart
Utterly delicious – worth keeping a small bed of sorrel somewhere.
Spinach with Garlic & Ginger
An Indian recipe for spinach, this works with cabbage or kale, too.
Swedish Crispbread
Jayne brought some to our work parties. Delicious!
Tuscan Beans
My favorite bean dish, using our large white “Aztec” beans, or borlottis.