{"id":10960,"date":"2022-12-18T14:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?p=10960"},"modified":"2022-12-19T11:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:01:11","slug":"its-cold-cold-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/susan\/its-cold-cold-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s been cold, cold, cold"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There’s not much to say about this week, other than it has been cold – very cold.<\/p>

Needless to say, we have not been to the allotment. Even if we had fancied a trip – which we didn’t – the ground would have been too hard to even just dig up some leeks. Fortunately, last week,\u00a0 we replenished our stock at home.<\/p>

We did manage some afternoon walks once the temperatures had lifted at least enough for little paws not to be frozen\"\"<\/p>

The lake at Nostell was mostly frozen over.<\/p>

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The sluice overflow was also solid\u00a0<\/p>

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Fortunately, the paths and mulched areas around the lake weren’t icy. The wooded areas, where we spend much of our walks, were fairly sheltered and also not icy.<\/p>

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Of course, I had to take a photo from my favourite viewpoint.<\/p>

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Again the area of the lake that adjoins a wooded area was ice free.<\/p>

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\u00a0The water birds congregated on the ice around the open water which provided somewhere to swim and forage.\"\"<\/p>

Photos were difficult as the light was such that the birds were mostly in silhouette. \"\"<\/p>

The family of swans were also in the ice free water foraging amongst the reeds. \"\"<\/p>

Where the sun had reached the scene was very different\"\"<\/p>

At home, Ruby found the perfect spot in which to sunbathe.\"\"<\/p>

So to some of last week’s meals. I used some of our Crown Prince squash, red onion, carrot and frozen courgette to make a tagine.<\/a> To be honest we felt that this recipe lacked flavour and so, if I make it again, I’ll use some ras el hanout spice mix,<\/p>

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I used more of our squash along with some of our carrots, potatoes, leeks and parsley in a chicken and vegetable casserole<\/a>. Instead of cider, I used some sparkling apple juice.<\/p>

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I made a turkey and vegetable pasta bake that used some of our onions, frozen green beans and frozen broccoli. The recipe has disappeared from the internet. Basically onion and minced turkey were fried for about five minutes and then a tin of tomatoes was added and cooked for another five minutes. Thawed beans and broccoli, cooked pasta and soured cream – I use a plant-based creme fraiche – were added to the mixture and stirred to combine. I also added some Italian seasoning to give more flavour. The mixture was popped in an over-proof dish and sprinkled with cheese. It should have been Parmesan but I used a low fat cheddar. This was then baked in the oven for about thirty minutes.<\/p>

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That’s all for this week – as always keep safe, keep well and keep warm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s not much to say about this week, other than it has been cold – very cold. Needless to say, we have not been to the allotment. Even if we had fancied a trip – which we didn’t – the ground would have been too hard to even just dig up some leeks. 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