What to eat

Figs, ricotta and truffle honey on toast

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I’ve travelled just enough to know that here in the UK we don’t get sent the best fruit. I’m not blaming anyone – if you have the sun it’s reasonble that you also get the pick of the fruit. But I’ve seen enough Mediterranean markets to know that we get sent second pickings.   I [...]

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Handpicked Links Winter into Spring 2012

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Roasted beets with feta & cumin I bought some large, slightly potholed beetroots at our local farmers market and made this BBC Good Food recipe for Roasted Beets with Feta and Cumin with them.  The cumin is wonderful with the earthy beetroot and the little caramelised, crusty pieces of feta make the dish. Chickpeas centre stage [...]

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A ruby red brussels sprout and gruyere salad

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For three years in a row I have tried to grow my own brussels sprout ‘rubine’, the beautiful crimson flecked cousin of the common green brussel, and for three years I have failed. Brussels sprouts need care, love and attention right from sowing the seeds in March, through planting out the baby brassicas in early [...]

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How to make healthy eating incredibly simple this year (2012 revisit)

Thumbnail image for How to make healthy eating incredibly simple this year (2012 revisit) January 1, 2012

A year ago today I was writing about new years resolutions and how to have a big impact on health without spending the first weeks of the new year prioritising complicated, short-lived unrealistic goals.  The post I wrote then struck a chord with a lot of people looking for a simpler way to focus their [...]

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