English Emma Blooms

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting • 2 tablespoons baking powder • 1 scant tablespoon sugar • 1 teaspoon salt • 5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter • 1 cup whole milk • PREPARATION • Preheat oven to 425. Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Transfer to a food processor. Cut butter into pats and add to flour, then pulse 5 or 6 times until the mixture resembles rough crumbs. (Alternatively, cut butter into flour in the mixing bowl using a fork or a pastry cutter.) Return dough to bowl, add milk and stir with a fork until it forms a rough ball. • Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and pat it down into a rough rectangle, about an inch thick. Fold it over and gently pat it down again. Repeat. Cover the dough loosely with a kitchen towel and allow it to rest for 30 minutes. • Gently pat out the dough some more, so that the rectangle is roughly 10 inches by 6 inches. Cut dough into biscuits using a floured g

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1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli 1 cup spinach 3 cloves of garlic 4 oz pkg of goat cheese .25 cup basil 2 tablespoons sliced almonds Sea salt and pepper to taste Sundried tomatoes optional Steam broccoli until soft Melt goat cheese with 1/4 cup- 1/2 cup vegetable broth Add everything to food processor and blend!! Make noodles and top with chicken and pesto! Enjoy!!! Sincerely, Emma

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How to make seed bombs • Gather clay/native seeds/compost or potting mix/water • Lay your clay, seeds and compost on a surface that you don’t mind getting dirty. • Divide them into five parts clay, one part compost (or potting mix) and one part seeds. • Next, form the compound for the outside of the seed bombs by combining the clay and the compost. The clay might be tough until you’ve warmed it with your hands, so don’t be afraid to get stuck in. • Adding a drop or two of water can make it more pliable, but be careful not to overdo it. The mixture should be malleable, but not too sloppy. Carefully add more water if you need to, one drop at a time, and rub it all together until it has a gritty, dough-like mixture. Seed bombs are perfect for cultivating a patch of wildflowers CREDIT: ALAMY • Add the seeds and gradually work them in, using the same rubbing and kneading method as before. • Tear the mixture into pieces about the size of a nectarine, then roll the