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Pasta with Mushrooms, Cream and Purple Sprouting
The snow appears to have destroyed the purple sprouting on the allotment. Last year the pigeons ate most of it so this year I grew it under netting. Now it snakes across the allotment floor looking...
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Chinese Vegetable and Tofu Stew
An early celebration of Chinese New Year. Inspired by (and almost copied from) Ken Hom. 100g or so of each of the following - trimmed whole mange tout - shredded savoy cabbage - finely sliced red...
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Green Vegetable Soup with Pearl Barley
You may have noticed I’ve got a bit of a thing about soup at the moment. So simple and healthy and can be made from almost anything. This one came about one Saturday morning when I scoured the...
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Pasta with Garlic, Chili and Purple Sprouting
After a long, cold and often wet winter it was such a pick-me-up to see the small purple heads of purple sprouting broccoli peeping their way through the leaves and protective netting down on the...
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Risotto of Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Tallegio
Today’s Observer newspaper features some recipes from Nigel Slater for purple sprouting broccoli. I may be a little biased but I think this sounds nicer than either of his. So nice in fact that it all...
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Roasted, Spiced Broccoli with Paneer
I’ve been reading lately about the deliciousness of roasted cauliflower – just a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt, half an hour in a hot oven and out pops a delicious, charred side dish. I...
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Fried Cauliflower and Broccoli with Cashew “Cheese” Sauce
Last year I went to Vegfest London. I was expecting a spectacular selection of meat free foods but instead I was presented with a vast array of meat and cheese substitutes. I tried a sample from one of...
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