Good Food Kitchen
@goodfood.kitchen
I'm Deana, I cook, grow, photograph and write about food and lifestyle. Enter a world where the lens meets the rolling pin.
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓 🌶️
Week five. Four leaves became eight. A light root feed with Shogun Katana this week, and it’s responding well. Already stronger than last week - thicker stem, steadier growth. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
Week five. Four leaves became eight. A light root feed with Shogun Katana this week, and it’s responding well. Already stronger than last week - thicker stem, steadier growth. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟓 🌶️
Week five. Four leaves became eight. A light root feed with Shogun Katana this week, and it’s responding well. Already stronger than last week - thicker stem, steadier growth. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
Week five. Four leaves became eight. A light root feed with Shogun Katana this week, and it’s responding well. Already stronger than last week - thicker stem, steadier growth. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟒 🌶️
Week four. Two leaves became four. The first set of true leaves has arrived. The world’s hottest pepper is starting to take shape. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
Week four. Two leaves became four. The first set of true leaves has arrived. The world’s hottest pepper is starting to take shape. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟒 🌶️
Week four. Two leaves became four. The first set of true leaves has arrived. The world’s hottest pepper is starting to take shape. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
Week four. Two leaves became four. The first set of true leaves has arrived. The world’s hottest pepper is starting to take shape. #SeedToHarvest 👩🌾🌱
Lady Marmalade in the house 🎵 Seville oranges simmering, whisky breathing warmth into the pan - sweet and bitter finding their balance. 🍊🫙🥃
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Lady Marmalade in the house 🎵 Seville oranges simmering, whisky breathing warmth into the pan - sweet and bitter finding their balance. 🍊🫙🥃
2+ weeks later - "hello world" we have life! Beautiful seed compost recipe equals string and rapid growth! ˚˖𓍢ִ໋🍃✧˚.💚⋆ #GrowYourOwn
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
2+ weeks later - "hello world" we have life! Beautiful seed compost recipe equals string and rapid growth! ˚˖𓍢ִ໋🍃✧˚.💚⋆ #GrowYourOwn
Spotted the first snowdrop 𓇢𓆸 in our allotment kitchen garden yesterday. The late winter transition into early spring. Still brisk out, but change is in the air. #earlysignsofspring °˖𓍢ִ໋🍃✿°.💚⋆
February 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Spotted the first snowdrop 𓇢𓆸 in our allotment kitchen garden yesterday. The late winter transition into early spring. Still brisk out, but change is in the air. #earlysignsofspring °˖𓍢ִ໋🍃✿°.💚⋆
I save eggshells, dry them, then grind them into a fine powder to add back into the soil as part of long-term soil health. A simple organic source of calcium, especially useful for tomatoes, strawberries and leafy greens. #SoilHealth 🥚🌱
January 31, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I save eggshells, dry them, then grind them into a fine powder to add back into the soil as part of long-term soil health. A simple organic source of calcium, especially useful for tomatoes, strawberries and leafy greens. #SoilHealth 🥚🌱
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟑 🌶️
Week three and the seedling is starting to stretch. Delicate and a little spindly, but growing now, extending upwards and settling into its next phase.
#SeedToHarvest 👩🌾
Week three and the seedling is starting to stretch. Delicate and a little spindly, but growing now, extending upwards and settling into its next phase.
#SeedToHarvest 👩🌾
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟑 🌶️
Week three and the seedling is starting to stretch. Delicate and a little spindly, but growing now, extending upwards and settling into its next phase.
#SeedToHarvest 👩🌾
Week three and the seedling is starting to stretch. Delicate and a little spindly, but growing now, extending upwards and settling into its next phase.
#SeedToHarvest 👩🌾
A late addition: courgette and plum cake with toasted walnuts, baked last summer and nearly forgotten. Courgettes from the garden, Victoria plums from a friend’s orchard. Served with plum jam and tea. Seemed a shame not to share it. #BakeSky 🍰🥒💌🧸🍽️
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
A late addition: courgette and plum cake with toasted walnuts, baked last summer and nearly forgotten. Courgettes from the garden, Victoria plums from a friend’s orchard. Served with plum jam and tea. Seemed a shame not to share it. #BakeSky 🍰🥒💌🧸🍽️
Early carrots in containers.
Amsterdam Forcing 3 and Paris Market Atlas sown into a loose mix of topsoil, sharp sand and sieved compost, with a handful of fish, blood & bone worked into the top. New pot every 3 weeks for succession. 🥕
Amsterdam Forcing 3 and Paris Market Atlas sown into a loose mix of topsoil, sharp sand and sieved compost, with a handful of fish, blood & bone worked into the top. New pot every 3 weeks for succession. 🥕
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Early carrots in containers.
Amsterdam Forcing 3 and Paris Market Atlas sown into a loose mix of topsoil, sharp sand and sieved compost, with a handful of fish, blood & bone worked into the top. New pot every 3 weeks for succession. 🥕
Amsterdam Forcing 3 and Paris Market Atlas sown into a loose mix of topsoil, sharp sand and sieved compost, with a handful of fish, blood & bone worked into the top. New pot every 3 weeks for succession. 🥕
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐 🌶️
Week two brings the first sign of life - a fine green shoot breaking the surface. One small emergence, a very long season ahead. #kitchengarden
Week two brings the first sign of life - a fine green shoot breaking the surface. One small emergence, a very long season ahead. #kitchengarden
January 23, 2026 at 10:53 AM
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐 🌶️
Week two brings the first sign of life - a fine green shoot breaking the surface. One small emergence, a very long season ahead. #kitchengarden
Week two brings the first sign of life - a fine green shoot breaking the surface. One small emergence, a very long season ahead. #kitchengarden
Leek and potato potage. A winter soup, smooth and comforting. Gruyère stirred in at the end for a touch of richness. Served with homemade sourdough. Nothing fancy, just comfort in a bowl. ♡🫕・₊✧ 🥔🍃
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Leek and potato potage. A winter soup, smooth and comforting. Gruyère stirred in at the end for a touch of richness. Served with homemade sourdough. Nothing fancy, just comfort in a bowl. ♡🫕・₊✧ 🥔🍃
Finally, I located a stockist for Yukon Gold seed potatoes. They sold out pretty quickly but not before I managed to order a couple of bags from the Potato House www.potatohouse.co.uk/product/yuko...
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Finally, I located a stockist for Yukon Gold seed potatoes. They sold out pretty quickly but not before I managed to order a couple of bags from the Potato House www.potatohouse.co.uk/product/yuko...
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏. 🌶️
I’m growing a range of chillies this year, from mild to blisteringly hot 🔥 I’ll be tracking this one - easily the fiercest - in a weekly post as it grows. Just a seed in a small pot for now, with a wooden label.
I’m growing a range of chillies this year, from mild to blisteringly hot 🔥 I’ll be tracking this one - easily the fiercest - in a weekly post as it grows. Just a seed in a small pot for now, with a wooden label.
January 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏. 🌶️
I’m growing a range of chillies this year, from mild to blisteringly hot 🔥 I’ll be tracking this one - easily the fiercest - in a weekly post as it grows. Just a seed in a small pot for now, with a wooden label.
I’m growing a range of chillies this year, from mild to blisteringly hot 🔥 I’ll be tracking this one - easily the fiercest - in a weekly post as it grows. Just a seed in a small pot for now, with a wooden label.
Started sowing seeds in the heated propagator today to get a head start on the season - a few aubergine types, sweet peppers, and a range of chillies from mild to seriously hot. Looking forward to seeing which ones sprout first. 🌶️🍆🍆 #KitchenGarden
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Started sowing seeds in the heated propagator today to get a head start on the season - a few aubergine types, sweet peppers, and a range of chillies from mild to seriously hot. Looking forward to seeing which ones sprout first. 🌶️🍆🍆 #KitchenGarden
Stopped by a local farm shop for Seville oranges. The kitchen is about to smell of bitter citrus, whisky and sugar. Seville orange season has begun. 🍊🟠🧡
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Stopped by a local farm shop for Seville oranges. The kitchen is about to smell of bitter citrus, whisky and sugar. Seville orange season has begun. 🍊🟠🧡
Bangers and mash made with Yukon Golds and a hybrid courgette mash, grown by our allotment neighbour Thor Davidson, head chef at Luigi’s. Country-style sausages, proper gravy, and kitchen garden generosity on a plate. Real comfort. #ComfortFood 👩🍳🍽️🤌🏻
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Bangers and mash made with Yukon Golds and a hybrid courgette mash, grown by our allotment neighbour Thor Davidson, head chef at Luigi’s. Country-style sausages, proper gravy, and kitchen garden generosity on a plate. Real comfort. #ComfortFood 👩🍳🍽️🤌🏻
't Klokhuys restaurant in the evening. This is where you go to eat a gentze waterzooi or Flemish stew when in Ghent.
January 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
't Klokhuys restaurant in the evening. This is where you go to eat a gentze waterzooi or Flemish stew when in Ghent.
Happy New Year to all our Bluesky friends 💙🦋
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Happy New Year to all our Bluesky friends 💙🦋
And a quickie video of the Ferris wheel 🎡
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
And a quickie video of the Ferris wheel 🎡
The Grand Soleil Ferris wheel in the Korenmarkt in Gent, Belgium. #FairyWheel 🎡🎇
December 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Grand Soleil Ferris wheel in the Korenmarkt in Gent, Belgium. #FairyWheel 🎡🎇
Good morning, it's minus -1°C in Gent, Belgium - full on breakfast then a brisk walk over cobbled stones to start the day!
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Good morning, it's minus -1°C in Gent, Belgium - full on breakfast then a brisk walk over cobbled stones to start the day!
Entering Le Shuttle on the Eurotunnel, always a little daunting when navigating the edges.
December 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Entering Le Shuttle on the Eurotunnel, always a little daunting when navigating the edges.
Same photoshoot before I dressed the cake with homemade cases fruit and.frosting snow etc
December 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Same photoshoot before I dressed the cake with homemade cases fruit and.frosting snow etc
Wishing all our Bluesky friends a very merry Christmas. The kitchen has been quietly busy here, with a Christmas cake now baked, iced and ready for the table. Hope the day treats you kindly. 🧣🧸🎀🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Wishing all our Bluesky friends a very merry Christmas. The kitchen has been quietly busy here, with a Christmas cake now baked, iced and ready for the table. Hope the day treats you kindly. 🧣🧸🎀🎄
As is tradition in our house, the turkey has spent 24 hours in brine. It’s now resting in the fridge, properly seasoned and ready for a long, steady roast for Christmas lunch. #turkeybrine ‧₊˚🎄✩ ₊˚🦌⊹♡
December 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
As is tradition in our house, the turkey has spent 24 hours in brine. It’s now resting in the fridge, properly seasoned and ready for a long, steady roast for Christmas lunch. #turkeybrine ‧₊˚🎄✩ ₊˚🦌⊹♡