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In Season in October: Peppers

  We’ve only really got one month left to enjoy British grown peppers and chillies, so best make the most of them. As well as trying our new and special feature recipe, don’t miss oth… more →

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In Season in October: Peppers

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago:   We’ve only really got one month left to enjoy British grown peppers and chillies, so be … more →

Tags: in season this month, Ingredients, seasonal recipes, Capsicum recipes, how to roast vegetables, in season in october, Red Pepper Recipes, what's in season in october

In Season in October: Jerusalem Artichokes

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago: Jerusalem Artichoke (which is not an artichoke and is not from Jerusalem!) has a tasty nutty flavour … more →

Tags: in season this month, Ingredients, seasonal recipes, how to cook jerusalem artichokes, jerusalem artichoke recipes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Broad Beans

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago: Chilli Broad Beans and more... This month sees the last of the broad beans. But before you dig out t … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, Broad beans, how to cook broad beans, broad bean recipes, how to skin broad beans, how to pod broad beans

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Broccoli - Calabrese, Purple Sprouting and Tenderstem

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago: PSB, Tenderstem and Calabrese Broccoli is a member of the brassica family, like cabbage. The plant p … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, PSB, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, Calabrese, psb recipes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Cucumber

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago: nature's WD40?! Pretty much every weekday morning right now we’re mindlessly chunking up cucumb … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, Cucumber, how to cook cucumber, cucumber recipes

Fruit-in-the-Spotlight: Squashes — 2 comments

clairepvdb wrote 1 year ago: squashes in the spotlight We are close to declaring squashes our favourite of all the ingredients we … more →

Tags: in season this month, Fruit-in-the-Spotlight, seasonal food, seasonal recipes, July, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, Squash, Squashes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Kohl rabi

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: NOT from Mars... Kohl rabi (or kohlrabi – from the German for “cabbage turnip”!) i … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, Kohl Rabi, how to cook kohl rabi, kohl rabi recipes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Purple Sprouting Broccoli

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: which is which?! Calabrese is the large headed variety that most of us call Broccoli. Actual Broccol … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, PSB, how to cook purple sprouting broccoli, psb recipes, purple sprouting broccoli recipes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Asparagus

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: asparagus casserole with mushrooms, nuts, rice and chickpeas... Asparagus is considered a delicacy a … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, asparagus. how to cook asparagus, asparagus recipes

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Chicory

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: a little cheeky chicory... What we are here referring to as chicory is also known as Belgian endive … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, Chicory, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, in season in april, what's in season in april

Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Swede

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: what to do with swede Fellow member of the Ooffoo online eco-community Craftymax issued a plea to us … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, seasonal food, Swede, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, how to cook swede, swede recipes

February Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Watercress

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: don't be fooled - it's FIREY! Although the peak season is usually seen as April to November, … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, seasonal food, Watercress, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, what to do with watercress, how to cook watercress, when is watercress in season

February Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: "Swiss" Chard

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: Hey Pesto! Some Swiss Chard Sorcery Swiss chard is another one of those vegetables that tends to arr … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, Ingredients, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, in season in february, what's in season in february, Swiss Chard

January Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Winter Greens

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: in search of the mysterious winter green I have long been asking: Is there such a plant as a “ … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, winter greens, winter green recipes, how to cook winter greens

January Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Turnips

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: spotlight on turnips Here’s a turnip for the books (groan)… We’ve been running for … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, seasonal food, seasonal eating, Seasonal Cooking, Turnips, turnip recipes, how to cook turnips

The Sprout Recipe Most Likely to Succeed...

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: seven sprouts specials... In honour of these much-maligned little greenies, we used to run an annual … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, Brussels Sprouts, December, what's in season in December, in season in December, Brussels sprouts, how to cook Brussels Sprouts

December Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Kohl Rabi

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: from mars? Kohl rabi (or kohlrabi) is one of those vegetables that makes a regular appearance in veg … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, Kohl Rabi, in season in December, what's in seasonl in December, how to cook kohl rabi, kohl rabi recipes, how to cook kohlrabi, KOHLRABI RECIPES

December Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Potatoes

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: tagine with potatoes Potatoes come in many shapes and sizes and are usually a standard item in a veg … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, Potatoes, what's in season in December, in season in December, how to cook potatoes, Potato Recipes, dauphinoise potatoes

December Veggie-in-the-Spotlight: Parsnips

clairepvdb wrote 2 years ago: parsnip + carrot = parrot! Now I have a friend who refuses to eat parsnips on the grounds that … more →

Tags: seasonal recipes, in season this month, what's in season in December, in season in December, Parsnips, how to cook parsnips, vegetarian chilli, parsnip pie


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