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Here are a couple of recipes to tyr with your quinces this year, a quince jam and quinces preserved in white wine and rum.
http://mediterraneancuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/free_food_for_autumn_gathering_quince_recipes
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Have a look at my latest article on rosehips another great fruit to collect for free from the countryside this autumn.
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Try this taste of the Mediterranean with a rich Spanish Fish Stew
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After a spring of plentiful rain the sun is now shining and the countryside is becoming a rich tapestry of colour as the wildflower show begins.
It's glorious from the beginning to the end of May a riot of blooms clothe almost every corner of the countryside, they're even taking over the olives groves now that weedkilling is frowned upon.
It's beautiful, May in Andalucia has to be the best season of all.
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Over 800 voters can't be wrong - the UK's Restaurant magazine which is fast becoming the in guide rather than the old Michelin out-moded tome.
I like the fact that chefs and critics numbering 800 make the choice of whether an establishment is great or not rather than the rather stuffy Michelin guide that covers very few places and relies on the mood of the day of an inspector of which I've heard there is a scarcity in some countries. A job I wouldn't mind trying I admit, though not the grading bit!
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It's that glorious bird singing, trees budding, asparagus-shooting time again. I'm doing my plant a tree bit this year and have an almond tree waiting for the weekend planting session.
I love almonds and they are so good for you, but high in calories so it's limit there intake or raise the walking hours - such choices.
Next year it'll be almonds galore - well maybe in a few years time. I'm still waiting for my first walnut five years after planting!
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The olive owners are happy - and they're not. Like us all the rain is welcome - but enough is enough.
The olive harvest is being lost in the rain and mud, with the few fine days for the harvest collection few so far in 2009. Many harvests are barely touched it's been so wet.
The good news is that the 2010 and 2011 harvest should be good! But this year? So far my supply of olive oil for this year exists on the ground and on the trees.
My few trees lay unpicked and sad looking olives sit in the mud - they're waiting - like me for a fine day or two.