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Desert Island diet - Veggie - 18-04-2022
I read today that some Portuguese country folk say that, if you have Portuguese cabbage, onions and chickens in your garden you'll never starve.
On those lines, do you remember Desert Island Discs where you choose 10 records and a book and a luxury item to take with you when you're a castaway.
My Nutty question is - what 10 items of food would you take with you to your desert island and what luxury food would you choose?
RE: Desert Island diet - Small chilli - 18-04-2022
This is quite difficult.
1, tromboncino - covers any courgette or squash recipe very versatile, stores well.
2, beans - very versatile & productive stores well
3, red cabbage - good cooked or raw
4, flour - so I can make flatbread
5, sunflower - so I can make oil , have seeds in my flat bread, pretty and hopefully feed the native bees so I can collect some of there honey.
6, hops - so I can make my own beer
7, rhubarb - I like it
8, carrots - very versatile
9, tomatoes - very versatile and productive
10, quail - meat & eggs
Luxury item. Mini cheddars.
RE: Desert Island diet - Scarlet - 19-04-2022
I am stealing some of Sc's ideas
1. Flour - to make flatbreads
2.Chickens - meat and eggs
3. Tomatoes
4.lettuce
5. Garlic, can I take the bulbs to grow more?
( how long are we staying for?)
6.potatoes.
7. Tangerines
Could I swap 2 or 3 basics for luxury tinned sardines in oil? I would use the oil for cooking and drizzling on my salad
The real luxury would have to be dry white wine
Oh, I forgot beans!!!
RE: Desert Island diet - Bren - 19-04-2022
Here's mine.
1 lettuce.
2 JA's
3 beans,
4 potatoes
5 toms
6 onions
7 raspberries
8 apples
9 kale
10 chick peas
Luxury food Custard powder
RE: Desert Island diet - Veggie - 19-04-2022
(19-04-2022, 09:02 AM)Scarlet Wrote: I am stealing some of Sc's ideasYou forgot a couple more as you're allowed 10 items - Tinned sardines are 1 in thsi game.
1. Flour - to make flatbreads
2.Chickens - meat and eggs
3. Tomatoes
4.lettuce
5. Garlic, can I take the bulbs to grow more?
( how long are we staying for?)
6.potatoes.
7. Tangerines
Could I swap 2 or 3 basics for luxury tinned sardines in oil? I would use the oil for cooking and drizzling on my salad
The real luxury would have to be dry white wine
Oh, I forgot beans!!!
RE: Desert Island diet - Scarlet - 19-04-2022
(19-04-2022, 11:13 AM)Veggie Wrote:Yay!(19-04-2022, 09:02 AM)Scarlet Wrote: I am stealing some of Sc's ideasYou forgot a couple more as you're allowed 10 items - Tinned sardines are 1 in thsi game.
1. Flour - to make flatbreads
2.Chickens - meat and eggs
3. Tomatoes
4.lettuce
5. Garlic, can I take the bulbs to grow more?
( how long are we staying for?)
6.potatoes.
7. Tangerines
Could I swap 2 or 3 basics for luxury tinned sardines in oil? I would use the oil for cooking and drizzling on my salad
The real luxury would have to be dry white wine
Oh, I forgot beans!!!
1. Flour - to make flatbreads
2.Chickens - meat and eggs
3. Tomatoes
4.lettuce
5. Garlic, can I take the bulbs to grow more?
( how long are we staying for?)
6.potatoes.
7. Tangerines
8. sardines
9. raspberries
10.... is coffee a luxury?
luxury - white wine
RE: Desert Island diet - Veggie - 19-04-2022
^^^ ..........and you still forgot Beans.
RE: Desert Island diet - Scarlet - 19-04-2022
(19-04-2022, 11:59 AM)Veggie Wrote: ^^^ ..........and you still forgot Beans.Oh, carp!
RE: Desert Island diet - JJB - 19-04-2022
1. Strong Flour - flatbread or sourdough
2. Chickens - meat and eggs
3. Beans - a multipurpose sort for fresh and dried
4. Salt
5. Chard
6. Tomatoes depending on the climate and length of stay I could ultimately save seed.
7. Onions
8. Butter
9. Carrots
10. Rice
Luxury item A cow - hey, it's food on the hoof! So long as the desert island had grazing. Or maybe chocolate.
RE: Desert Island diet - Veggie - 19-04-2022
My list :-
1. Beans of all sorts
2. Potatoes
3. Tomatoes.
4. Courgettes
5. Rocket (more flavour than lettuce)
6. Mint (for herb tea and flavouring)
7. Kale (just because)
8. Apples ( fresh, cooked, vinegar, cider)
9. Tuna in oil (oil for cooking)
10. Coconuts (drink, nut meat and husks for coir and compost)
Luxury - Cheese although chocolate is a close contender