Potatoes
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Breakfast eggs with spinach
Set yourself up for a good start with this filling and nutritious breakfast of perpetual spinach and eggs. SERVES 2 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes • 2 large potatoes • 1 large handful of perpetual spinach, washed…
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Carrot Rosti
Surprisingly easy to make and so tasty, these carrot and potato rostis make a wonderful cooked lunch or a light supper if served with an egg SERVES 4 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes • 800g/1lb 12oz potatoes…
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Spiced squash and potato wedges
Winter squash and potatoes make a very happy marriage. Serve this up with a tray of sausages for an easy midweek supper – or an outdoor feast around a Guy Fawkes’ bonfire. Ingredients (serves 2) 350g (12oz) floury potatoes, peeled…
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Herb Butter Hasselback Potatoes
Bring a little Nordic charm to your Christmas table with these tasty Swedish potatoes. Smother them in herb butter for a sure crowd pleaser over the festive period. They make a great alternative to a roasted spud. SERVES 4 Preparation…
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Butternut Squash Lasange
Creamy, sweet and savoury, this is a comfort food that will warm you up on a cold winter night. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes • 2 tbsp olive oil • 1 large butternut squash •…
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Carrot & Coriander Soup
A classic way to use up some of your seasonal carrots. Enjoy the fresh taste of this easy soup. SERVES 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 large onion, chopped •…
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Spicy Kale Pasties
These vegetarian pasties are great to make up for a picnic, or a party for easy one-handed eating! MAKES 6 pasties Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes | Cooking time: 30 minutes You can get creative…
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Urban food for thought
Each issue of London Essays, which is available free online, focuses on a single theme, and this time it’s London’s food scene. The latest issue of London Essays includes an inspiring piece about Capital Growth, the London food-growing network, which…
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Baked Fennel Fish
A zesty and flavourful dish that is both easy to prepare and impressive to look at. SERVES 4 Preperation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 35 minutes | Total time: 50 minutes…
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Lettuce & Spinach Soup
by Gaby Bartai My verdict on lettuce in soup: yes, but it needs company. Lettuce on its own produces altogether too mild a flavour, but to my taste, an all-spinach soup is just too green for its own good. Half and…
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New dual-cropper impresses industry awards
Thompson & Morgan has launched Egg & Chips, a dual-cropping aubergine/potato. First it was the TomTato; now Thompson & Morgan has launched Egg & Chips, a dual-cropping aubergine/potato. An aubergine plant grafted on to a heavy-cropping potato variety offers gardeners…
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A nation of super growers
British gardeners more than ever are experiencing the satisfaction that growing your own can bring According to a new report from YouGov, commissioned by Wyevale Garden Centres, the top reason why people are growing their own food in the garden…
