Posts Tagged Duke of York
Spud Sunday: My Favourite Spud
When Bord Bia’s Best in Season website asked me to write about my favourite spud, I was happy to oblige – so here he is, Mr. Sharpe’s Express himself…
Spud Sunday: The Why Of The Spud
Why do I grow potatoes, really? For the pleasure of eating them, to be sure, but also for the pleasure of being able to bring them to the folks at home.
Dig Up, Dig In
If you had been in my house for dinner last Saturday, you would have been in for a series of home-grown, homemade treats, including this household favourite, rhubarb cinnamon torte…
Spud Sunday: Small Potatoes
My excitement at digging the first new potatoes of the year quickly turned to disappointment at the size of the crop…
Spud Sunday: I Heart Potatoes
Heart-shaped potatoes for Valentines Day anyone? Tesco in the UK have these heart-shaped Francelines on sale… I’m sticking to the cultivation of regular tubers myself, though, and several varieties thereof.
Spud Sunday: One Lumper Or Two?
There are a bewildering variety of potatoes out there and I’m trying to figure out which ones to grow. Definitely won’t be growing Lumpers, though. The infamous potatoes of famine times in Ireland were reputedly nasty, wet and just not very pleasant.
