How to Make a Hearty Cauliflower Cheese Bake

This is a great heart warming recipe, and is one easy way to eat one of your 5  a day.  Plus cauliflowers are at their seasonal best round about now. Recipe 1 large, creamy-white cauliflower, trimmed and broken into florets 25g butter 25g plain flour 550 ml milk 150g cheddar Cheddar, grated 2 tbsp crème fraîche [...]

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Enjoy the Autumn Delight that is Poached Pears in Chocolate Sauce!

Autumn is here and along with misty, cobwebbed mornings and crunchy leaves underfoot there are the delights of the orchard fruit season to enjoy.  …and there is no better time to savour delicious English pears.  So with that in mind why not try our deliciously indulgent poached pears. Ingredients 4 Comice pears 350 g golden caster [...]

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If Your Runner Beans Are Stringy Don’t Despair – Turn them into Yummy Runner Bean Soup!

At this time in the harvesting calendar runner beans can be past their best and it is certainly the case on our allotment at the moment.  But having taken the time to grow them and then pick them, I was determined to find a recipe that would turn stringy runner beans into something delicious.  I am [...]

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Recipe For Picalilly

This recipe is from ‘Bulletin 21’ the preservation book from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries & mentioned last week on our newsletter ‘Sylvia’s Briefs. It is very down to earth! Ingredients: 1½ Kg Marrow 500gm Cauliflower florets 400 gm Beans 250 gm Onions ½ large Cucumber 1.5 lt Vinegar 250 – 350 gm Sugar [...]

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How to Make Courgette Cake

As the courgette harvest begins to turn into gigantic proportions why not try something a little different with this delicious courgette cake.  Perfect for people who don’t really like courgettes, in this recipe they disappear wonderfully into the beautifully moist sponge! Ingredients 50g raisins, optional handful of chopped walnuts, optional 230g courgettes (2-3), weighed before grating [...]

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Our Recipe for Fresh Tomato Soup

I’m a huge fan of freshly made soups.  Like a lot of traditional cooking, soup making is so easy, but is often forgotten in these days of convenience.  …But as soon as you’ve tried your own you won’t ever want to open another tin.  I like to make a huge pan of soup on a Sunday evening [...]

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How to Make Gooseberry Fool

Gooseberries are at their seasonal best round about now and this recipe is totally delicious and very indulgent.  The perfect end to a dinner party or a little treat to enjoy on a warm day, it has to be one of the most yummy ways to eat gooseberries. If you want to make a slightly healthier version [...]

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Charlotte’s Wonderful Mushroom Pasta Recipe

We are still enjoying a steady supply of mushrooms from our Mushroom Growing Kit, and as promised this week we have one of our favourite yummy mushroom recipes for you. My children love this recipe, which is always a good sign, and it’s ready in around 20 minutes! Ingredients Knob of butter 1½lb mushrooms, thickly [...]

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A Seasonal Favourite – Our Carrot & Root Vegetable Gratin

We always love to find recipes that are full of seasonal ingredients and this one is perfect. So if you are still enjoying your harvest of carrots, parsnips and garlic give this carrot and root vegetable gratin a go. Fruit and vegetables taste best when they are at their freshest – straight from the plot to [...]

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Eat Vegetables at their Seasonal Best – Try Our Delicious Cauliflower Cheese Bake

If you have been growing a crop of  cauliflower this year, you’ll hopefully be enjoying the harvest round about now.  vegetables taste so much better when they are eaten in season, and nothing beats harvesting your own tea!  The taste and sense of satisfaction is beyond compare. If you want to grow your own vegetables visit www.recycleworks.co.uk [...]

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