I'm Deana, I cook, grow, photograph and write about food and lifestyle. Enter a world where the lens meets the rolling pin.https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchenhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mk5teorz7h2kForget the Rainbow Bridge; this one keeps them off it. "The UK’s first heathland green bridge is due to open in Surrey next month to help snakes, toads and badgers cross the busy A3, National Highways says.” #heathlandgreenbridge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24zw8ye57o23 Apr 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5teorz7h2khttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mk3ilm6hpo23We’re building a heavy-duty polytunnel from scratch on the allotment kitchen garden. The aim is simple: year-round organic produce and fewer reasons to rely on supermarkets. Cutting out the middleman starts in the soil. #KitchenGarden22 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ilm6hpo23https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjz55nefps2aA “miracle tree” can remove up to 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming some chemical treatments. A plant doing what industrial processes struggle with. #Microplastics https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/miracle-tree-removes-98-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-outperforming-chemical-altern21 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz55nefps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjw2qlsgux22New asparagus bed, properly prepared with fresh seaweed, well-rotted manure and homemade compost. Gijnlim, Guelph Millennium and Pacific Purple going in. Good ground matters more than anything with asparagus. #KitchenGarden 🌞🌱👩‍🌾20 Apr 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2qlsgux22https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjovkeiblk2vWithout them there is no life: the race to understand the mysterious world of Africa’s fungi. https://share.google/6bfZrXiGxyAF242KF17 Apr 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjovkeiblk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjlsq6bzdy24Baked a giouvetsi with orzo using lamb neck. Exceptionally tender, which is what it should be at this time of year. Greek workshop training still earning its keep. #FarmToTable 🍽️16 Apr 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlsq6bzdy24https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjjdexfyea2g𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟏 🌶️ Week eleven. Now in the greenhouse and potted on. Mulched with compost and seaweed, then inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi. With this level of attention, it should have no excuses. #SeedToHarvest 👩‍🌾🌱15 Apr 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjdexfyea2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mjjdexfyea2g𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟏 🌶️ Week eleven. Now in the greenhouse and potted on. Mulched with compost and seaweed, then inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi. With this level of attention, it should have no excuses. #SeedToHarvest 👩‍🌾🌱15 Apr 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjdexfyea2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mj54sto5nt2jRhubarb pushing its way out of the forcer on the allotment. Grown in the dark, it comes out tender, almost silk-like, with a softer acidity. Going into a crumble later - very little sugar needed. #KitchenGarden 🎋10 Apr 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj54sto5nt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3milyrlbzkn2j𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏𝟎 🌶️ Week ten. It’s bushing out and the stem is thickening. This weekend it leaves home, moving into the greenhouse with a fresh pot and soil. Apparently, it’s ready. #SeedToHarvest 👩‍🌾🌱03 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3milyrlbzkn2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mil6wo7lpe2gGood Friday morning. Fresh from the oven, a batch of sourdough hot cross buns with citrus and spice. Breakfast’s on me. #HotCrossBuns ✩°𓏲⋆🌿. ⋆⸜ 🍵✮˚03 Apr 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil6wo7lpe2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mig4sgr2p62hSoaking my Ozark bell pepper 🫑 seeds in chamomile tea for better and faster germination.01 Apr 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig4sgr2p62hhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhzrzrty242h‘Red Duke of York’ coming through on the patch - that purple-green on the first leaves. One of several varieties of potatoes we’re growing this year, but the first to make a grand entrance. #EdibleGarden ˚˖𓍢ִִ໋🌼🌞🥔˚˖𓍢ִ🌿˚.27 Mar 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzrzrty242hhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhvfco5euu2gBeef stifado, from an advanced cookery workshop I took in Greece last year. Six hours on a low heat and the onions break down into the sauce while the beef turns soft enough to cut with a spoon. #ComfortFood 👩‍🍳🍽️25 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvfco5euu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhpkvezitv25First strawberry flowers of the season. Vibrant is the variety, one of many we’re growing. I’m already thinking cheesecake and ice cream. #kitchengarden ₊˚⊹♡🍰🍓♡⊹˚₊23 Mar 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpkvezitv25https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhknkqh44j23Late light on the allotment before I left. Everything ready for planting, greens just returning, rhubarb waking, blueberries already in bud. The Kent coast mildness meant I put the first early potatoes in last week. #kitchengarden 👩‍🌾🌱🌿 🍃21 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhknkqh44j23https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhknkqh44j23Late light on the allotment before I left. Everything ready for planting, greens just returning, rhubarb waking, blueberries already in bud. The Kent coast mildness meant I put the first early potatoes in last week. #kitchengarden 👩‍🌾🌱🌿 🍃21 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhknkqh44j23https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhhynsdcik2qGiven these three-cornered leeks by our friend Diana from her allotment, just in time for the spring equinox. Softer than wild garlic, with a clean, green bite. I’ll make a pesto later; the sort that tastes of damp soil warming and longer days ahead. #SpringEquinox 🌼🌗🍃🐝⟡˚ ݁⋆˖₊.𓂃20 Mar 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhhynsdcik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhfla2yr352xLuna in the daffodils, mildly inconvenienced when I tried to get her to look up. Totally not interested. #CatsofBluesky 🐈19 Mar 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfla2yr352xhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mhcy7ydgat25Bench-rested sourdough on a marble pastry board, scraper beside it, knives in the background. Feels a bit rustic. Ready for shaping into a boule, then into the fridge. #sourdough 🥐🍞🥖18 Mar 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcy7ydgat25https://bsky.app/profile/goodfood.kitchen/post/3mgwvx5gze22vGate closed on the allotment for the day. Late afternoon birds still carrying on and the beds looking good after a few hours’ work. "Okay, let’s go." #AllotmentLife 👩‍🌾🌱🌿 🫧🍃13 Mar 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:k3hnpbps2gpelmvifetglfsv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwvx5gze22v