Something Stirring
Let me keep you company while also encouraging you to make that leap to try out new things in the kitchen and in the garden. If I can create simple, tasty meals then you certainly can. Join me and listen in on how I do it as I prep and cook meals from scratch with healthy and nutritious ingredients. It might not be as hard as you think!You could also join me in the garden and find out what grows and what doesn't. As a latecomer to gardening I have found that I would like to pass on my...
In the Kitchen - Chili Non Carne
Join me while I cook up a batch on vegetarian chili. All prep done in under 20 minutes and a 20 minute simmer. Delicious!
2x onions, 3x carrots, 4 sticks of celery, stock, tin of tomatoes, tin of black beans, tin of taco beans, sweet potato, red lentils & spices.
In the Garden - Composting
Passionate about composting? I am...
In the Garden - Making a Raised bed
Join me while I construct an additional raised bed for the polytunnel, and listen to me witter on about all things garden... (sorry for the longer than usual episode!)
In the Garden - Just Chatting...
Join me while I start off chatting about the garden but go off on a huge tangent!
In the Kitchen - Yellow Split Pea Dhal
Join me while I cook up a delicious yellow split pea dhal.
Soaked yellow split peas, 2x onions, red lentils, grated sweet potato & carrot, 1x can chickpeas, spices.
In the Garden - Planting on
A quick update about what is happening today in the garden.
Ambient - The white noise of rainfall
Drift off while listening to rainfall with birds chirping in the background.
In the Garden - Successes & Failures
Join me in the garden as I check out what plants are growing and what ones are losing the battle to survive.
In the Kitchen - Banana Bread
Join me and make the easiest banana bread that is both tasty and (sort of) healthy.
3x bananas, 1x egg, 1.5 cups flour, 1/3 cup butter, 3/4 cup of sugar & tsp baking soda, salt, vanilla.
Recommended Podcasts
A brief breakdown of the podcasts I listen to regularly.
Ambient - In the Kitchen
Relax with the ambient sounds of me prepping in the kitchen.
Use the space you have.
A little bit of background about why and how my garden works. No matter what size you have, make it work for you.
In the Garden - Marigolds
Join me in the garden. The weather is looking up and there are plenty of tasks to complete. We start today by scattering some marigold seeds.
Ambient - Incremental Birdsong
An experimental offering of birdsong. Relaxing? Maybe not. Have a listen and let me know!
In the kitchen - Chunky Veggie Soup
Once again I am in the kitchen making a healthy and nutritious soup from the veggies in my larder.
1x potato, 2x carrots, 2x sweet potato, 2x onions & red lentils.
In the Garden - Seed updates
It only took 3 days for some of my seeds to germinate, nature is truly amazing!
In the Kitchen - Shakshuka (Paul's version)
Join me in the kitchen as I use up what's in the larder and make a very tasty version of shakshuka, a tomato and pepper based dish that can be quite versatile.
2x onions, 2x peppers, olives, 5x plum tomatoes, garlic, 1x block feta and 1x tin taco beans.
A diet for a change.
How and why I am dieting.
In the Garden - Garlic
Join me as I survey the garden after the winter and see what needs to be done.
Music track excerpt: Enlivening by Pufino
Why am I doing this!?
Let me tell you a little bit about why am I am doing this podcast.
In the Kitchen - Spinach & Feta Frittata
Join me and keep me company while I create a recipe that popped on my feed. A delicious, healthy and nutritious frittata, full of goodness.
6 eggs, 5 frozen squares of spinach, 1 potato, 1 can of cannellini beans, 1 block of feta & 1 onion.
Check out my Instagram for pictures @somrthingstirring.podcast
Ambient - Glencar waterfall
Drift away while listening to the soothing sound of running water at Glencar waterfall.
Visit https://www.discoverireland.ie/leitrim/glencar-waterfall to place yourself in the location, or visit Instagram @somethingstirring.podcast
In the kitchen - Very Celery Soup
Join me while I prepare and cook my Very Celery blended soup.
8-12 stalks of celery, 1 lge potato, 1 lge onion, 4 cloves of garlic, stock & seasoning (milk when blending)
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In the Garden - Chopping kindlers
Join me while I chop kindling and load up the hopper with timber.
In the kitchen - Chana Dhal
Join me while I cook the very easy and very tasty Chana dhal.
Red lentils, 2x tins chickpeas, 1x tin chopped tomatoes 2x onions, garlic, sweet potato, coconut milk, spices.
In the kitchen - Sweet Potato Soup
Join me while I cook up a batch of sweet potato soup with only four main ingredients and a few spices.
1 large Sweet Potato, 2 medium onions, 4 stalks of celery & 1 cup red lentils.
Stock (cube or broth), pinch of salt, garam masala, curry powder & cumin.
Coming Soon...
A new podcast about cooking with a small kitchen garden. Encouraging you to explore new challenges.
