Kitchen Tips

We would all love to have tomatoes year round, picked fresh from the vine still warm from the sun. Whilst our climate isn't capable of such a miracle, the good news is that every season is full of equally mouth watering treats and our Kitchen Tips aim to help you find, cook and enjoy them all.

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Broad Beans Tops

These tender young tops are a rare treat with a slightly sweet and buttery flavour and can be cooked much like spinach. Try blanching or lightly sa...

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Sweetcorn

One of the greatest joys of summer is having a delicious, warm and buttery corn on the cob.

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French Beans

Surprisingly common on our supermarket shelves, these beans are not something that are available all year round and are best enjoyed when in season...

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Tomatoes

Whilst not the fastest crop to grow, tomatoes truly are one of the most exciting and delicious treats from the garden. The joy of eating a tomato s...

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Autumn & Winter Squash

Our autumn and winter squash are sown in April and provide much joy over the summer as the beautiful green foliage runs riot and green, yellow, ora...

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Courgettes

We can all get a bit fed up with courgettes in the summer as they are just so productive they are the vegetable that keeps giving. But for us there...

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Radishes

Radishes are one the first crops to pop up in early spring and can be a wonderful relief from the winter roots we have been eating for months. Eate...

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Cucumber

We are all too familiar with the watery, flavourless mush of commercially grown cucumbers, but grown in healthy soil with the right amount of water...

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Spinach

When we first tasted our own grown spinach, it was the first time we realised how good spinach could be.

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Cabbages

We love cabbages. There are so many amazing varieties and are available from spring right through to the winter.

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Carrots

We love it when the time comes when we harvest our first bunch of carrots.

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Artichokes

The globe artichoke is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as food. The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the...